I have a lot of thoughts on the process so scroll to the bottom for a summary. Timeline: Applied on the company website. Contacted by a recruiter one week later over text message. The entire process (two virtual interviews, a quick onsite overview phone call, and the actual onsite visit) took less than a month. I'll start with the positives: - Speed. The process was very quick; I had the two interviews that decided if I would move to an on-site within two days of each other. Following my onsite, I was notified of the decision two business days later. - Everyone I talked to was extremely nice and accommodating. If you get hired here, I'm sure the culture is great. - Astranis offered to pay for an in person visit even though there was an option to do it virtually. Everything was a great experience up until the onsite. In advance of my onsite, I was told to expect: - A 45 minute presentation about one of my projects - A 60 minute challenge project - 3 separate interviews with about a 80/20 split of conversation and technical subjects. My actual experience with each step: -The project was fine, though I was told during the process that I was the "guinea pig" for this particular problem as they had never given it to candidates before. - One of my three interviews was a coding challenge. It wasn't particularly difficult, but I wasn't told to expect this kind of interview and was blindsided. If i knew this was coming, I would have prepared appropriately. - Another of the three interviews was entirely conceptual and technical. I was asked a mix of business questions (again, not in the job description, but I guess fair game for an interdisciplinary role in a small company) and statistics questions related to measurements and error. This interviewer confirmed the lack of work-life balance other glassdoor reviews have mentioned. - The third interview was with the team lead. This interview was mostly technical but the questions were more in-line with what I was expecting for the role. - The fourth(!) interview was with the CTO. Not unusual for startups, but I would have appreciated knowing to expect a fourth interview. Standard interview questions: what makes you a unique applicant, why this company, etc. All throughout the day, I received nothing but positive feedback. Even the recruiter who walked me out of the building let me know how much the team had enjoyed talking with me. Two days later I was contacted to schedule a 15 minute followup call with the team lead regarding my visit. I made this mistake of interpreting this as a good sign, so I was extremely taken aback when I was told I would not be getting an offer and to consider applying again in the future. This conversation lasted all of 45 seconds. Here is my biggest issue with the process: When I sent a followup email asking for feedback, I was told that "it's against company policy to provide specific feedback for interviews". So after a total of six interviews, a presentation, a project, and a trip across the country, I was left with nothing but positive feedback and no offer. I don't believe this is a good way to treat applicants who make it this far into the process. Does the applicant not have enough experience? Are they not a good fit for the role? Are they not a good fit for the company culture? These are things Astranis should strongly consider telling its candidates if they aren't selected after they make it to the on-site stage. Although I was told to apply again in the future, why would I if I was cut for a culture fit, for example? Another concern: In my pre-onsite call, the recruiter told me they "strongly expect" we'd be taking about an offer in the coming days. They also offered for the team to take me and my partner out for dinner if we were in town the coming weeks, provided I get an offer. All of these little things just felt more heart-breaking when I wasn't selected. I strongly encourage Astranis to not mention anything related to chances of getting an offer or things that would occur after an offer until an offer is actually given, otherwise the rejection just stings more. So to summarize my experience: Even though the first part of the process was fast and painless, the onsite interview has left me feeling confused and like a guinea pig for applicants they actually had in mind. This experience isn't unique to me- another review on here mentions they also put in a ton of work, got great feedback, and then were left with no offer and no explanation. Unfortunately, expect a similar outcome if you apply and aren't selected.