Silicon Labs Software Engineer interview experience

I told HR up front that I’d be overseas and that my connection might be unstable since I’d have to use a VPN. The first part of the interview indeed had a choppy connection, but it stabilized after a while.

What I couldn’t shake was how the hiring manager reacted to the connectivity. They visibly seemed impatient and annoyed the entire time, and when I tried to ask questions, I felt dismissed—eye-rolling instead of normal conversation. It made the call feel like it was sliding toward me wanting to drop off, and even after it ended, there wasn’t a basic courtesy like a thank-you.

The HR