Smartsheet Software Engineer interview: two live coding sessions and an engineer loop

Recruiter outreach led to a drawn-out process with three interviews over about a month and a half. The overall mood stayed relaxed, which helped because the process still involved several stages.

I first had an HR-related screening call, then two live coding sessions. Those coding sessions were the main technical hurdle before I could move forward. After I cleared them, I was invited to a loop interview with engineers. I do not know the exact number of people in that loop, only that it was the stage where I spoke with engineers after the coding rounds.

Even though the process took time, the interviewers were chill and did not make it adversarial. I did not get an offer, but it felt more humane than some other processes I had heard about.

Location: India. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: no offer.