I applied online through the Wells Fargo careers portal in January and got a HackerRank coding assessment within a few days. The assessment covered basic programming problems and logical reasoning questions, nothing too difficult if you have a programming background. After passing the HackerRank, I received a pre-screening questionnaire via email asking me to confirm work authorization eligibility, acceptance of the salary, availability for a pre-selected start date, and willingness to work hybrid 3 days per week. Once I confirmed everything, the interview was scheduled for February. The interview was a one-hour video panel with two senior engineering leaders: a VP of Engineering Leadership and a Principal Engineer/Executive Director. They asked detailed questions about SDLC and Agile methodologies, test automation frameworks and tools like Selenium and Playwright, strategies for handling flaky tests and test maintenance, CI/CD pipeline integration, and behavioral questions about past project experiences, problem-solving approaches, and teamwork. The interviewers were professional, engaged, and gave me the full hour. Post-interview is where things completely fell apart. The recruiter was initially responsive, saying I should expect an update within 1-2 weeks. Two weeks later, I followed up and got a response that I was "still under consideration," they were continuing interviews with other candidates, and asking if I'd still be available for the pre-selected start date, which I confirmed right away. On the day before the supposed start date, I sent another follow-up asking about the timeline. That evening, I got a rejection email with no explanation or feedback after 26 days of waiting. The recruiter who had been responsive throughout the early process never replied to my final follow-up and completely ghosted after sending the rejection.