Challenging, but not rewarding
Challenging, but not rewarding
You will learn a lot. You will work with some very smart people on some very hard problems. You will grow and develop your ability to use data for effective decision-making.
You will no longer have a life. Expect an intense 8-9 hours of work each day, plus 3-6 days of on-call each month if you are an SDE (weekends too!). Perks are minimal to nonexistent compared to the rest of the industry. Pay is average. Equipment is outright cheap and sometimes painful to deal with.
I was lucky enough to be on a team whose manager is nothing short of amazing. All advice below goes to senior management.
Raise salaries. Be more understanding of employee needs/requirements and don't treat them at a large scale like sheep. Employees are not robots but people who need to spend quality time with their friends and family. If you cannot understand and respect that, people will keep leaving the company at year 2 despite the stock awards that vest at year 3 and 4.
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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
Before being considered for an interview, you will need to pass an OA. The interview process will consist of three interviews. * The first interview had two coding questions. * The second interview included two behavioral questions and a LLD qu
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 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, 2025Before being considered for an interview, you will need to pass an OA. The interview process will consist of three interviews. * The first interview had two coding questions. * The second interview included two behavioral questions and a LLD qu
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
