xAI Software Engineer interview experience

The momentum felt promising until I was hit with an abrupt last-minute message that they couldn’t hire from my country.

The explanation they gave was framed like a payroll software eligibility issue, but what I later inferred was that there was an internal no-hire list for international contractors. I felt it was unprofessional because they contacted me and advanced me far enough that it didn’t feel like the country constraint should have been a surprise at the end.

I didn’t proceed to a meaningful interview outcome because the process stopped abruptly. What bothered me most wasn’t just the