Qualys Software Engineer interview experience

I applied through LinkedIn and it took weeks for them to get back to me, during which the process kind of hung. Eventually, the interviews started and I went through two main technical rounds, with the first round also covering managerial aspects. The second round leaned heavily into aptitude rather than deeper role-specific work, which left me unsure why it became the focus after the earlier technical discussion.

After completing all the rounds, HR said they would release an offer soon, but the timeline slipped and the message changed to something like they couldn’t match expectations. Even