Without question the worst interview experience in my career. I started with a standard phone screen which went well. I was then invited later to a Zoom call, which is also fairly standard. This Zoom included the original lady from the phone screen, and a new guy. It went well. I was then invited to do a mock demo. The mock demo included the original lady from the phone screen, the new guy, and another new guy. It went well. I was then invited to a face to face meeting with the guy from the second touchpoint. If you’ve lost track, this is a request for a 4th interview at this point. I agreed. Naturally, he was late. He asked me questions that would have provided him with zero value. Very vapid, pointless questions. At the end, I was advised there would be one more step (lmao). A fifth interview. After a week, I had heard nothing so I emailed them. The lady from the phone screen replied to me that they had went with another candidate. I called out the unprofessional nature of this and they told me they had literally *just* came to that decision minutes prior to my email…sure. A small Canadian startup requiring 5 interviews to make a hire is such a red flag so I’m happy I dodged that bullet, but what a comical circus that was.