Recently, I had a nice talk with HR from a successful fintech startup already secured series A. I could not resist having this call, because for quite a long time, the message from HR was respectful and no bs informative, with included concrete numbers of compensation. (WOW, No mind-games!) Everything from the initial meeting was super cool - monolith, flat, and transparent organization. Positions opened just to grow teams and increase the pace of integrations, without having gaps in the lifecycle of the product itself. Zero red flags, but there are 5 (or 4?) interview steps. Oh momma, where I should get so much time to not just attend, but prepare somehow for these interviews? I am so sorry, but last years I've been hard-working (and continuing to do so), instead of jerking LeetCode.