One of the most uncomfortable interview experiences I've had. The interviewer appeared completely disinterested — minimal engagement, no conversational flow, and no meaningful interaction. The energy was cold from the start and gave off bad vibes throughout.
I completed the problem, handled edge cases, and explained trade-offs However, there was almost no follow-up discussion, no probing into reasoning, and no collaborative back-and-forth. It felt less like a technical interview and more like silently performing for someone who had already checked out.
A strong engineering interview should assess communication, problem-solving approach, and collaboration. Instead, this felt transactional and rigid — as if the interviewer was looking for a specific memorized pattern rather than engaging in actual engineering dialogue.
The interviewer was also overseas. For a U.S.-based healthtech company, it raises questions about whether engineering investment and hiring are aligned with domestic growth. Communication gaps and cultural disconnect can significantly impact interview quality and team cohesion.
Overall, the experience left a negative impression not because of difficulty — but because of disengagement and lack of professionalism.
The process started with a recruiter call, followed by two Python technical interviews, a system design round, and a behavioral interview about past experience. Positives: The recruiter was friendly, and the process moved fast, about two days between rounds.
Negatives: Every interviewer showed up ~5 minutes late, and communication between the recruiter and technical team was poor. I was told to prep a full-stack environment for the second technical round, but it was just another Python problem, coded in an API endpoint instead of a script. That felt like a waste of my time and disrespectful, why tell me to prep a react environment when the interview is another python problem? The interviewers were mostly young engineers, some came off a little egotistical and biased (or maybe I was biased in my judgement but that's how i felt with some interviewers). They seemed disengaged, with little to no followup questions. One was clearly working on their laptop during the interview, which was obvious and unprofessional.
Overall: Neutral experience due to the quick process and friendly recruiter. Commure seems better suited for fresh grads, especially international students on OPT seeking visa extensions or H1B sponsorship.
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Question 1
Fetch some data from an API and do some data manipulation on it
The interview process was very standard process. There was a recruiter screen, 2x technical, 1 system design, 3x HM/Executive screen. The technical's were not leetcode and more implementation focused. The other stages were very standard where they asked questions about past technical projects.
Multiple google meet calls, then a technical interview. Met with a team in person and then had another meeting with another executive. Total of 4 interviews, with one of them being a technical interview.