Very professional and clear on expectations. First round was screening, and second round was hiring manager. During the screening call, the recruiter gave an overview of the position and of the company. They also asked high level questions about my experience in product. Hiring Manager went into detail about my experience in product, and was able to easily answer my questions about the job's day to day and project types that the role was responsible for.
I applied online. I interviewed at Reddit in May 2025
Interview
The interview process took 11 weeks for me to hear an answer after initially being quoted 2-3 weeks. Deadlines were never met from the recruiter and I constantly had to push for updates, including being ghosted for 3 weeks after the final round.
Positives were the interviewers were pleasant and asked good questions and seemed nice to work with.
Overall, really unprofessional experience after making it through 6 interviews, but seems like decent people on the actual product and cross-functional teams.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Reddit
Interview
Applied through an employee referral. Spoke with a recruiter who insisted they had a few roles that would sync up really well with my background.
Spoke with a hiring manager who structured their chat more as a getting to know you, with a few mild but pointed questions. Later recruiter said they didn't think it was a perfect fit but they had another role opening soon they wanted to interview me for. When that role opened, I reached out again and there was absolute silence in response.
Just be honest in your feedback; it was a really confusing, negative experience, and honestly now I'd never trust your hiring managers or recruiters. I'm a relatively senior product person and I can handle negative feedback, but silence and misleading feedback is very frustrating.
