SigmaTEK Systems interview questions

Was contacted by the Head of HR and had an informal hour-long interview. The interview questions were very off the cuff and unscripted, as this was a new role for the company. The interviewer asked some “out of bounds” questions about family status and children. Overall, I felt that I was a strong candidate for the role and the interviewer led me to believe that I was a top candidate, however, the tone did change late in the interview when I shared details of having a child with special needs. I was promised a followup within the next week, however, never heard back and received no followup responses on emails sent after the interview.

Worst interview in my life. Disorganized & unpredictable. ALL glassdoor reviews are negative but I was optimistic because what they do is interesting. First contact by email (they dont have a recruitment team!). Initially they said they wanted to interview for a software lead position. After the initial contact, they sent out a coding exercise which was straightforward but open ended. I completed this & sent it back. I was contacted again saying they were impressed with my submission. Scheduled for skype interview. Skype round with 2 people - was more behavioral & few technical questions about my background. The frustrating part was the technical questions. They shared random class from their code base & asking me what it does? Then they showed me a bunch of numbers & asked me what those numbers meant! I struggled trying to make sense of data without context. Then a couple of more Skype interviews followed without any agenda or intent. They would just schedule the interviews (w same people) ask questions about my background. Before every interview, I asked what the agenda/nature of interview would be, answer - "Prepare everything! :)". After these pointless 5-6 skype interviews, they said they want to bring me on-site but before talk about compensation. We negotiated & agreed on a number. On-site! Definitely the worst travel experience for an interview! I was picked up from the hotel. They asked me whether I had checked out from the hotel, because my interview was scheduled to end in the afternoon & I was to fly out in the evening. Asked me to check out and put my bags in his car! Red signal. When I arrived at the interview, there was no agenda for the day. I was just being walked around the offices meeting people. I was casually asked about my high school (I don't understand how that was relevant to my skills, I passed high school 12 years ago). Then they made me attend a sprint meeting. I had no idea about the project, did not know any people & was just sitting there awkwardly (they were killing time till interviewers got free). Then there was a lunch with engineers which was good. Then technical interview - utter mess. 4 people in the interview panel at once. One person would ask a question, 2nd person would interrupt ask something else (at one point they were just discussing among themselves). When talking about a project, I tried to give a brief background, 1 guy abruptly stopped & said he doesn't care & asked something else. The interviewers were very rude. Finally pulled up a bunch of numbers in a text file and asked to explain what I thought about this data. The whole point of interview was to intimidate me & justify that I would not fit for the lead position which was initially offered. Later, I was dropped back at the hotel & had to change in the hotel's public restroom! The shuttle was booked for a different date! I was told to just take an Uber & they would reimburse, 45 days & no sign of the check. Speaks a lot about their professionalism. I was sent an offer letter. The position was a lower one than they interviewed for and the compensation was not even close to what was initially discussed. The company culture, the people, the environment was toxic, disorganized & non-professional. Conclusion : Glassdoor reviews don't lie! When I read I did not want to believe glassdoor reviews blindly. After experiencing this mess of an interview, I sure am happy that things did not work out.