Confluent Software Engineer interview experience

The conversation felt positive, and I got scheduled for the next interview fairly quickly. That interview went well too—the interviewer seemed impressed and suggested I’d hear back soon.

But the follow-up never came. After more than a month of waiting, I started reaching out with emails and phone calls. I got no acknowledgement, and eventually when I did manage to get the recruiter on the line, the call was cut off immediately after they heard my voice. I tried again after that, and subsequent calls were ignored.

Even though the interviews themselves had gone reasonably well, the silence