The Austin office has a much more laid-back culture than the Seattle HQ.
Compensation is awesome compared to other Austin companies, and the cost of living is reasonable.
It's a fast-paced work environment with very capable coworkers.
Most senior management is back in Seattle, which leads to a lot of remote meetings and more flying to Seattle than I would like.
Missing most of the crazy benefits of other big tech companies.
The company cafeteria isn't very good.
As we continue to grow in Austin, don't lose the things that make this office unique.
Interview stages: * HR interview * Phone interview with engineer * Virtual onsite interview (5 sessions) They have too many "gotchas" to learn, such as "culture," 14 principles, shareholder letters, the CEO's bio, a first dog in the office (who die
First, an interview with a recruiter. Then you are sent an email to take a timed Leet Code style of tests. Once you pass these two hurdles, you meet with individual teams and hiring managers.
The interview was quite smooth, and the people were polite. I had one round of coding interview before this. If you solve one out of two questions, that's enough in the coding round. Practice LeetCode well.
Interview stages: * HR interview * Phone interview with engineer * Virtual onsite interview (5 sessions) They have too many "gotchas" to learn, such as "culture," 14 principles, shareholder letters, the CEO's bio, a first dog in the office (who die
First, an interview with a recruiter. Then you are sent an email to take a timed Leet Code style of tests. Once you pass these two hurdles, you meet with individual teams and hiring managers.
The interview was quite smooth, and the people were polite. I had one round of coding interview before this. If you solve one out of two questions, that's enough in the coding round. Practice LeetCode well.