Tldr

TLDR: Had a 3rd‐round onsite—my future manager gave me a tour and introduced me to some team members instead of interviewing, the director did a normal interview, then the manager asked about my start date and ended with “See you soon.” Green flag or not? Would you consider this situation a green flag, leaning towards possibly getting hired, or should I not get my hopes up? The situation: I had a third round interview in person, which was split into two different sections - Part one involved meeting with the hiring manager I had spoken with for my second round video interview and Part two focused on meeting with the team's director (senior leadership for the team). The entire thing was slated to last one hour. The first interview was with the hiring manageer who would be my direct manager. I had already met with her on a video call prior to this. She didn't actually interview me at all this go around, but instead gave me a mini-office tour on the way up to her floor, introduced me to a few team members, and walked me through some of the software the team uses. The second interview was with the team director, who I had never spoken with before. He asked the standard tell me about yourself and why this role/this team questions, but also seemed to really lean into wanting to gauge my true interest in the role after he explained more of the day to day, to make sure it still aligned with my interests. Additionally, after the interviews ended, the hiring manager walked me out. As we walked, she asked my questions about when I could start and if the shift time + hybrid schedule was still suitable. She closed out our conversation with "See you soon". I recognize that some people just say this, but am I crazy to think that was a cough cough, wink wink?