Bad work environment
Bad work environment
At a given point, there are many good engineers there to learn from. They typically leave within a year, but at least they're usually replaced by other good engineers.
The rest. Work/life balance, perks, management, office environment, operational load, etc., are all very bad.
The office is crowded, loud, and I'm interrupted for status updates almost continuously.
The operational load is unbearable on some teams that were unfortunate enough to inherit years of technical debt incurred by former engineers.
Learn from what people are saying in their exit interviews. You have a lot of data points from those.
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Software Development Engineer I
There was an OA, a phone round with the recruiter, and then a loop with the panel. This included medium and hard LeetCode problems, followed by system design.
Software Development Engineer I
Round 1: OA. Cleared in November 2024. No word until February 2025 when I was told I was scheduled for interviews. A week later, they wrote back stating that email was sent "by mistake" and should not be considered. Another recruiter reached out in
Software Development Engineer I
The interview process is too lengthy. It includes an online assessment that lasts for 4 hours, followed by a panel round consisting of three back-to-back interviews: one for LeetCode, one for system design, and one behavioral interview. My interview
Software Development Engineer I
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2024There was an OA, a phone round with the recruiter, and then a loop with the panel. This included medium and hard LeetCode problems, followed by system design.
Software Development Engineer I
Seattle, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2025Round 1: OA. Cleared in November 2024. No word until February 2025 when I was told I was scheduled for interviews. A week later, they wrote back stating that email was sent "by mistake" and should not be considered. Another recruiter reached out in
Software Development Engineer I
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2025The interview process is too lengthy. It includes an online assessment that lasts for 4 hours, followed by a panel round consisting of three back-to-back interviews: one for LeetCode, one for system design, and one behavioral interview. My interview
