Senior Software Development Engineer In Test Interview Experience - Emeryville, California
March 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
This was with Adobe at Emeryville. They are basically TubeMogul, acquired by Adobe. So it's a mixed bag; don't expect the same Adobe experience.
- Call with the hiring manager. No coding, which was concerning.
- Setup for an onsite interview in a week or so.
- There were four technical interviews onsite. All coding.
- The third interviewer screwed up the experience. She appeared biased, irritated, and mean. She asked an open-ended coding question: "Design a parser to parse different types of inputs (XML/JSON/etc) and send it to a common function to process the data." When it was my turn to ask questions, I asked how the team was and how the hiring manager was. She snapped at me, saying she is also supposed to be at the same level as the hiring manager and insinuated that she deserved a promotion.
Rest of the interviewers were good and respectful. I am not too worried about not getting the offer and would have left a positive review, had it not been for this one low-caliber interviewer.
Questions
- Design a parser to parse different types of inputs (XML/JSON/etc.).
- Simple standard coding questions.
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Adobe Work Experiences
4.0
Good place to work
SRE Manager • Current Employee
Emeryville, California, United States
December 26, 2020
Pros: They offer good comparison and benefits.
Cons: Culture differentiates from business unit to business unit.
1.0
Adobe Emeryville Sucks!
Software Development Engineer In Test • Former Employee
Emeryville, California, United States
March 10, 2019
Pros: Benefits & Stocks!
Location - for Emeryville office.
Cons: The Adobe Emeryville office.
It's actually not a true Adobe office; it's a Tubemogul company, which is basically an adtech company acquired by Adobe later.
The Ad Cloud of Adobe is not doing well, and hence there's not much focus on quality or any new exciting initiatives. The growth rate is literally slowing down.
Better beware of this company and do not get fooled by the name Adobe.
I got three offers (Adobe, another big Fortune 500 tech, and a startup) and I chose this offer mainly fooled by the brand Adobe, location, benefits, and stocks.
But, after a couple of months joining, I really repented a lot for making the decision as the work or the growth of Adobe's adtech portfolio is literally slowing down, and even their technology stack is not so exciting to work or learn.
Their office space sucks, and it's a damn old building in Emeryville, not like a corporate atmosphere.
If you have multiple offers, better stay away from this Adobe Emeryville office (Adobe Ad Cloud), at least for your own good.
I'm currently out of them, and my experience with them was I just wasted one year of my career with them without learning anything new or exciting to my interest.
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Emeryville, California, United States
June 29, 2018
Pros: - Good projects, good leadership.
- Lot of communication about what's going on.
- Great benefits: 25% ESPP contribution.
- Good parental leave.
Cons: - No free food / very poor food options
- Work can be slow
- 4.0Good place to workSRE Manager • Current EmployeeEmeryville, California, United StatesDecember 26, 2020Pros: They offer good comparison and benefits.Cons: Culture differentiates from business unit to business unit.
- 1.0Adobe Emeryville Sucks!Software Development Engineer In Test • Former EmployeeEmeryville, California, United StatesMarch 10, 2019Pros: Benefits & Stocks! Location - for Emeryville office.Cons: The Adobe Emeryville office. It's actually not a true Adobe office; it's a Tubemogul company, which is basically an adtech company acquired by Adobe later. The Ad Cloud of Adobe is not doing well, and hence there's not much focus on quality or any new exciting initiatives. The growth rate is literally slowing down. Better beware of this company and do not get fooled by the name Adobe. I got three offers (Adobe, another big Fortune 500 tech, and a startup) and I chose this offer mainly fooled by the brand Adobe, location, benefits, and stocks. But, after a couple of months joining, I really repented a lot for making the decision as the work or the growth of Adobe's adtech portfolio is literally slowing down, and even their technology stack is not so exciting to work or learn. Their office space sucks, and it's a damn old building in Emeryville, not like a corporate atmosphere. If you have multiple offers, better stay away from this Adobe Emeryville office (Adobe Ad Cloud), at least for your own good. I'm currently out of them, and my experience with them was I just wasted one year of my career with them without learning anything new or exciting to my interest.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeEmeryville, California, United StatesJune 29, 2018Pros: - Good projects, good leadership. - Lot of communication about what's going on. - Great benefits: 25% ESPP contribution. - Good parental leave.Cons: - No free food / very poor food options - Work can be slow
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