After investing pretty significant time across 6 interviews with their digital assets team, the recruiter ghosted. Never received a final update from them. Follow-up emails went unanswered, and the process effectively ended with silence. Regardless of outcome, was quite disrespectful and unprofessional.
I was also surprised by the level of domain expertise. For a team focused on digital assets, several interviewers only had a superficial understanding of core concepts.
In one conversation, their lead engineer challenged me on Ethereum finality. I explained that economic finality is generally measured in the ~12–15 minute range (depending on assumptions), while he aggressively insisted it was 2–5 minutes. As their technical lead, was surprising he wouldn't know something so basic. It made for a strange discussion and, along with several similar interactions, left me questioning the depth of expertise across the team.
Overall, the process was underwhelming and poorly coordinated. I expected more from Fidelity.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you approach designing these new products?
I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Toronto, ON)
Interview
I had a 15-minute HR screening call, followed by an interview with the hiring manager that went really well. However, after that, I didn’t hear back from them. Despite following up with the HR multiple times, I received no response — and after three months, I finally got a rejection email.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Fidelity Investments (Merrimack, NH)
Interview
Recruiter call first explaining the job and seeing the job fit and cultural fit.
It was followed by hiring manager interview within few days.
Informed the decision with in another week with feedback on why not hired.
