Thanks for the feedback. We regret that you had a less-than-enjoyable experience during your recent interview process at CobbleWeb. However, after carefully examining your complaints, we have to clarify a number of inaccuracies and/or misunderstandings. First, and most important, the engineering position was clearly advertised as a senior role. This was reiterated during the interview process, since this role carries a high level of responsibility for project outcomes. Yes, we do have a rigorous recruitment process, which has proven to be the best way to establish if there is a good fit between CobbleWeb and a particular candidate. This is obviously to both parties' advantage. Nobody wants to start a new job only to discover it was not what they initially made it out to be. And we don’t want to set anyone up for failure by putting them in a role they are not equipped for. You provided a detailed breakdown of the interview steps and their apparent duration in your case. It is worth mentioning that candidates progress through these steps at different speeds. It may take longer, especially if a candidate excels in some aspects, but there are still question marks over other critical areas of experience and/or expertise. This is true in your case, as there were concerns whether you could make the jump from your mid-level engineering experience (which offers good technical skills) to a more senior role, which requires a high-level product focus and deeper understanding of business logic. We do concede that the technical take-home exercise was a bit time-consuming for some candidates. We have therefore replaced it with a shorter live technical interview. With regards to " internal restructuring" and "requiring a more senior developer": This was mentioned to you in the regret email to (1) explain that due to rapid growth there may be a future, more suitable, role for you with CobbleWeb, and (2) to reiterate the seniority requirement for the advertised role. You seem to have misinterpreted our message, but we do apologise if it was not clear enough. Finally, we pride ourselves on respecting candidates' time and effort by always keeping them in the loop. You admit as such when you refer to the detailed regret message you received. It is therefore disappointing that you decided to vent your frustration on Glassdoor, instead of accepting our offer of a meeting to discuss your concerns and clarify future opportunities with CobbleWeb. While we wish you well in your future endeavours, we are a bit sad that this issue was not dealt with in a more amicable, constructive (and dare we say, mature) manner. Hopefully some lessons have been learnt all around.