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Hey there,
Peter here. Thanks so much for posting this in a public forum, and really appreciate the transparency that you’ve shown here. Let me share a little bit of our thought process as well.
Here’s what the current funnel looks like for the engineering manager position:
https://imgur.com/OcFGnyF
You made it to the second round. To be honest, I really, really appreciated the time you spent on our application -- filling out the initial screening question, and then doing the second one where you talked about the open door policy, the sync-ups, and the team ‘show and tells’ -- all of these were great ideas, and it’s clear that you’re a super thoughtful and empathetic leader.
During our second call, when we talked about how to train junior engineers to rise to the top, you gave similarly solid responses on why how you would have approached the problem as well, and I really appreciated that discussion as well.
At the end of the day, though, we decided that it wasn’t the right fit. While it’s a policy of ours not to give feedback on why you were rejected, please know that we do spend a lot of time internally talking through what we think of a candidate, and the decision isn’t made without any process or due diligence. I think one thing we can get better with, of course, is following up and being more empathetic about letting you know promptly, and being more responsive. For that, I apologize.
In a few weeks, we’re bringing on a head recruiter to revamp all our processes, so for future applicants, we’ll make sure to improve here. Thank you so much for writing this, and I truly hope our paths cross again in the future!
Peter
