Kraken Digital Asset Exchange Systems Engineer interview experience

I had a video-based screening where interviewers refused to be on camera even though that had been set up as part of the process, and I was left talking to empty space and an awkward black screen.

The questioning also didn’t match what I expected from an interview about my experience. Instead of a normal back-and-forth, it felt like the goal was to extract information about how my current company operates or to steer toward ideas of how they might do things rather than genuinely evaluate my fit. At times, the interviewers’ manner felt hostile or rushed, like they had already decided.

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