went through the robinhood loop recently for a senior PM role and wanted to document the timeline because i couldn't find clean info on this before i started.
my timeline: recruiter screen: day 0 hiring manager phone screen: day 8 take-home product case (gave 48 hours, i did it in 3): day 14-16 panel onsite (virtual, 4 hours): day 25 recruiter call saying debrief happened: day 29 verbal offer: day 32 written offer: day 35
total: about 5 weeks from first contact to written offer. faster than stripe, slower than early-stage companies i've seen.
few things i noticed: the 8-day gap before the HM screen was scheduling friction, not a signal. recruiter was responsive and set expectations well. take-home was a legitimate case, not a trick. they want a structured written narrative plus a few rough slides. i did about 8 slides total. after the onsite they said debrief happens 'within a week' and they meant it. i got the recruiter call on day 29, which was 4 days post-onsite. verbal to written was 3 days. the written offer had a 1-week decision window.
other data points i've gathered: friend (SWE, L5, 2025 Q4): screen to offer in 38 days. onsite was 5 rounds in one day. another contact (data scientist): 6 weeks, had a delay because one panel interviewer had to reschedule twice.
one thing: if you don't hear back within a week after the onsite, nudge the recruiter. i've heard of cases where the debrief happened but no one sent the update email.