No chat, straight to an assessment requesting I create Canva slides based off very general guidelines. Free work despite sharing my extensive portfolio...what else is new? But I played the game and got a generic rejection soon after submission. I don't recall saying anything about being a mindreader in my resume.

I recently interviewed for the Senior C++ Robotics Engineer role. Despite preparing extensively and having years of experience in autonomy, path planning, and ROS-based development, the interviewer focused solely on control theory questions and ended the interview abruptly when I didn’t respond immediately. The question itself was extremely basic (involving trigonometry), and while I interpreted it more broadly at first, the lack of communication or interest in my thought process was disheartening. The interviewer did not say goodbye, provide feedback, or even acknowledge my background. It felt dismissive and discourteous. For a company seeking engineers for planning and behavior modules—not a pure control role—it’s surprising that the interview focused exclusively on control-related questions without context. I believe interview processes should aim to assess holistic skills, critical thinking, and relevance to the job—not just gatekeeping with a single math question. I hope Cyngn reconsiders how it evaluates candidates, especially experienced ones.