I applied online. I interviewed at GitLab (Washington, DC)
Interview
The interview process took about 3 weeks. I interviewed with the hiring manager and 2 other team members on three seperate days. One interviewer was a no show and did not make my interview. I had to take off a fourth day and reach to the hiring manager in attempt to reschedule because the recreuting POC was out of the office. I think we had some good discussions, but they decided to go another way which is fine, but after taking off 4 days and speaking to 3 people and being flexible through there disorginzation it would have been nice to receive an email from a human being or a quick phone call to let me know the news and to give me some feedback. I instead just received an automated email their HR system. People invest alot of time and effort into these interview processes, and companies owe a bit more courtesy to candiates who are are deep in there interview loops.
The people I spoke to were perfectly nice, and the interview was pleasant enough, just didn't love the HR process.
I applied for a role at GitLab multiple times for the same position over last 2 years and advanced through several rounds , including a detailed take-home test and a technical interview. I spent a significant amount of time preparing and completing these assessments, only to be rejected without any feedback. In multiple cases, the final interview was with same person
What’s most upsetting is not just the rejection, but the complete lack of transparency or feedback, despite the time and effort involved. It left me feeling that candidates' time is not valued at all.
If GitLab truly stands by its values of transparency and inclusion, this kind of candidate experience does not reflect that.
I hope GitLab takes this seriously and improves both the professionalism of its interviewers and the fairness of its hiring process. Candidates deserve to be treated with respect and to at least receive constructive feedback after investing time in multiple stages.
