This was the most rigorous interview process I've ever taken part in. It involved a 1:1 with the recruiter, a take home test, a phone call with someone on the team, then a virtual on-site. They gave you 3 days to submit your answers to the take home test and it took me about 16 hours total to complete. I'm not sure how anyone would have been able to complete this assignment in 3 days while working full time as it involved researching their current policies, thoroughly reading their community guidelines, and also understanding how their product works on the back end. Next was the phone call where someone on their team essentially challenges all of your answers to the questions. This was echoed in the on-site interview, where 4 out of the 5 people I spoke to asked my opinion on policies and proceeded to play devil's advocate against whatever I said. I understand the skills that they were looking for but it seemed unnecessary to do so over and over throughout the process.

My first interview was with a very enthusiastic and nice recruiter. The entire thing lasted about 30 mins and was your basic introductory conversation. The recruiter mentioned several times at how hard it is to get a job on the trust and safety team and to check out the policy section of the site. The second interview was scheduled with the head of trust and safety, instead I got a random member of the team with no acknowledgment that there had been a change. The person who did interview me was extremely rude, vague, and aggressive with his questioning style to the point i felt like they were trying to catch me "slipping up". I actually considered hanging up on the person mid interview because the entire thing felt ludicrous, however I forged through and was immediately sent a link to the "test" afterwards. The "test" was a badly formatted mess. I have added most the questions below.

Overall a good experience. Here is basically the breakdown of the entire process: - Applied online via Discord website - Contacted by recruiter to set up a phone interview - 30 min phone interview with the hiring manager - 11-12 page take-home assignment containing scenario cases as well as questions about policy - Contacted by recruiter to set up on-site interview - 6 hour on-site interview with 5-6 people from varying departments - Lunch included with 3 people from different deparments The vibe and culture at Discord is very rich and pure and you can tell that everyone is truly happy to be where they are at, doing what they love. In regards to this position, it sounded like they were looking more for a Community Moderator versus someone with seasoned Trust & Safety experience to really change and challenge their risk model and/or Community Guidelines. Almost every person I spoke to would get off topic to talk about video games. While this was great in terms of a cultural fit, I'm not sure if deterring from the subject matter of my background and skills helped me in this case. Overall, it was a very good experience.