I found out about the job through a referral and fast-tracked through to the onsite stage. The bulk of the interview was 4 hours of dehumanising, humiliating and frustrating whiteboard coding exercises conducted by different members of the team that was hiring. There was very little focus on the company and what it is like to work there or cordial interaction; just gruelling hours of back-to-back writing on a whiteboard.

The role was for a Senior Software Engineer (Data Engineering Oracle Health). A recruiter reached out via LinkedIn and provided a link to apply. After submitting my application, I was scheduled for an initial screening call to discuss my experience and background. The recruiter screen primarily focused on high-level role fit and basic behavioral questions. Following that, I was invited to a technical interview. The technical interview was a 1-hour coding session conducted via HackerRank, featuring a LeetCode-style problem. The first ~10 minutes were dedicated to behavioral questions, after which we moved on to the coding challenge. Candidates were allowed to use their preferred programming language.