Phone screening, then technical interview. Talked about my previous experiences on developer teams, then did a coding assessment, which I passed. The assessment was an easy-level Leetcode question. The two interviewers seemed satisfied with my performance. Two weeks passed and I heard nothing. I emailed them again, and got an automated rejection email. No feedback, even though I asked for it. Feedback is quite critical for interviewing devs, especially after interviews that seem to go so well that I'm waiting for the invitation to advance to the next step. Like most companies out there, they switch off the courtesy once they decide I can't do anything for them. Not that I'm too concerned, I was hesitant about working there anyway, since they're not exactly a paragon of unbiased and fact-based reporting.

The team members I spoke with seemed reasonable, if poorly coordinated, but the HR department was especially rude. I was disappointed with the lack of agreement on which technologies they planned to use. I was excited to work in an environment where Node might be leveraged heavily, but upon arrival I was told this was not likely; I'm not sure I'd have made the trip for a PHP gig. After sitting though a grueling 4hr interview, where I was asked the same questions repeatedly and left sitting alone for up to 20min at a time, the HR department never contacted me again. I've assumed they were uninterested, which not at issue, however, I attempted to contact them twice for information on my status with no reply. I got the strong impression they don't understand how to hire technical people and/or don't realize fundamentals, like the fact that I will not be pointing colleagues at NYT due to their poor treatment of me.