I really appreciated Stripe's commitment to structured interview processes and competency-based interviewing, but the process itself was too extensive to be a positive experience for me. I respect the high bar, but don't necessarily think "more people and more rounds" equals a more effective process. Overview: 1. Phone screen with Recruiter/hiring manager. We got straight into competency-based questions, so not a casual chat. 2. Phone interview with another sr team member, went straight into competency-based questions. 3. Panel with four 45-min interviews and one 30-min interview, meeting with 7 people total. Each round covered a competency, and there were a few repeat questions, or questions that were worded differently but drilled into the same competency. My background is slightly non-traditional, and one of my interviewers didn't know how to adjust his questions. He kept pushing me to give examples I simply didn't have (versus rewording as a "what would you do" hypothetical). 4. Interview with the Head of the team -- seemed uninterested but I assumed she was busy.