Most of the interview focused on system design/architecture topics. There were also a few technical questions about Java, Kafka, and Spring. However, I need to point out the recruiter’s behavior. She joined the interview call wearing a bathrobe. At the beginning of the conversation, I couldn’t understand her due to background noise, so I asked her to use headphones. She responded by saying that no one had ever pointed this out before and that she always conducts interviews this way. Eventually, she put on headphones, but they didn’t work, so the interview continued with her laptop microphone. I had to ask for clarification multiple times to ensure I understood the questions correctly. Towards the end of the interview, I noticed that the recruiter was frequently typing on her laptop while laughing ostentatiously. Overall, my impressions of the interview were quite poor.

In general, the technical interview process was friendlies, clear, interesting questions, fair, without stupid questions. As a result, I was evaluated as Lead Java Software Engineer. The second stage of technical interview with client team lead also was clear and concise.