I want to share honest feedback on the candidate experience, in case it's useful to future applicants and to the team. The process required a significant time investment from my side. Between the application and a multi-part take-home assignment, I spent several hours of work, only to receive a fully templated rejection with no role-specific feedback of any kind. That's a fair outcome on its own; rejections happen, but the way it was handled is what I'd flag. Every communication came from a no-reply address, so there was no channel to ask a single question or request even brief feedback after putting in that much work. When a company asks candidates to complete hours of unpaid assessment, a one-way no-reply pipeline sends a clear message about how candidate time is valued. My suggestion would be simple: if you're going to require a substantial assignment, give people a reachable contact and a sentence or two of real feedback. It costs very little and makes the process feel like a two-way exchange rather than a formality. I'd think carefully before investing this kind of time again, and I'd encourage other candidates to weigh the time commitment realistically before starting.