Align Technology Software Engineer interview experience

I completed multiple rounds—initial screening plus several technical stages and then a managerial round—and I never received feedback. When I followed up with HR about the delay, I only heard that they were still interviewing other candidates for the final round.

What made the experience feel unprofessional wasn’t the outcome as much as the lack of any response. It started to feel like I was being treated as an option while they decided between candidates, as if the time I’d invested didn’t really matter.

By the time it ended without clear communication, the process left a strong negative