This was without a doubt, the worst interview process I've ever gone through. I first applied through a recruiter, and after looking at my resume told me that he'd like to set up a time to speak on the phone. A day later, instead of calling me, he sent me an email that the team thought my background and experience were perfect for the role. So he just sent me a coding challenge to do. This was a 4-hour open ended challenge.
After submitting it, I did not hear anything for a week. I emailed, then emailed again a few days later. After 2 WEEKS, they email me back. In this email, they never once reference the challenge I did. In fact, all they say is that my "background" is not fit for the role. Basically, I was strung along and I don't think they even read over the challenge that took me 4 hours to complete.