Khan Academy Frontend Engineer interview experience

After the initial screen, I was scheduled for a virtual onsite with five back-to-back interviews on the same day with short breaks. The hiring manager round was where things immediately soured; I said something that fell badly and I could feel the shift in their attitude. I kept going through the remaining interviews anyway.

When I checked my email afterward, I saw that I’d been rejected between interview three and four. It meant they already had the decision, but they didn’t communicate it to the interviewers or to me in time, so my time—and theirs—was wasted. Even though the broader