Staff UI/UX Engineer (Core Experience)

Candidate completed initial screen, technical interview, and submitted a 5-hour interactive React prototype. Candidate presented the prototype to a 4-person panel. Recruiter praised the work verbally and scheduled a debrief, then cancelled and never responded to 3 subsequent emails over 35 days. 📋 Uncompensated Assessment Details: 5-hour high-fidelity interactive streaming interface prototype and performance audit ⭐ Ghost Severity Rating: 4.39 / 5.0 Rating Analysis: Severe rating reflecting 5-hour uncompensated prototype work (4.8), 4 interview rounds (4.2), and 35 days of ghosting (4.0). Rubric Breakdown: Silence: 4.0/5.0 | Rounds: 4.2/5.0 | Take-Home: 4.8/5.0 | Reposting: 4.5/5.0 | Consensus: 4.7/5.0 🔗 Community Discussion & Evidence: Reddit (680 upvotes, 210 comments) — https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1cm4891/netflix_interactive_prototype_panel_ghosting/ 🔍 LinkedIn Footprint: Perpetually Reposted (6+ months). Core UI engineering postings continuously refreshed on LinkedIn for 6+ months. Glassdoor reviews cite difficult design challenges followed by cold silence.