In an earlier experience, there were three rounds of interviews after an initial screen, where I was ultimately rejected on account of a disability. This time around, despite matching numerous skill requirements (90%), the candidate can be rejected due to either being on a blacklist or not meeting equity targets.

I applied online and was asked to provide availability a couple days after. Took two weeks to book an appointment. I was pretty excited to interview Github but the screening call was a real letdown. The interviewers could not or would not give any relevant information about the position and the organization and there a very distinct age bias. The "process" was explained to me: 5 interviews! EM meeting, 2 coding rounds followed by a behavioral interview and a system deiagn interview (that's before meeting HR): everything from the book to dilute responsibility and avoid accountability, which is a big red flag. The third red flag: being ghosted. In summary : - age bias - unrealistic process - ghosting