Solving Problems, Unfair Promotions
Solving Problems, Unfair Promotions
Solve practical problems, business-driven.
Tech debt, non-transparent (unfair) promotion process.
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Software Development Engineer II (SDEII)
Online assessment: 2 coding questions and some following work style surveys. Virtual onsite 2 months later: 4 rounds of technical interviews with behavioral questions in each round. 3 of them included coding questions. The other round featured syste
SDE-intern
OA and then interview. The online assessment was 2 LeetCode medium problems in 60 minutes. The interview was 1 LeetCode medium problem—a class design question—and two Amazon Leadership Principles behavioral questions about past experiences.
Software Engineer
The interviewer was not prepared. They did not try to understand the solution, even though it was correct. I think they were absent-minded. It was a little unfortunate, but that's okay. I just wanted to inform everyone that this can happen. Not ever
Software Development Engineer II (SDEII)
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJuly 1, 2022Online assessment: 2 coding questions and some following work style surveys. Virtual onsite 2 months later: 4 rounds of technical interviews with behavioral questions in each round. 3 of them included coding questions. The other round featured syste
SDE-intern
Palo Alto, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2024OA and then interview. The online assessment was 2 LeetCode medium problems in 60 minutes. The interview was 1 LeetCode medium problem—a class design question—and two Amazon Leadership Principles behavioral questions about past experiences.
Software Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United StatesJune 21, 2023The interviewer was not prepared. They did not try to understand the solution, even though it was correct. I think they were absent-minded. It was a little unfortunate, but that's okay. I just wanted to inform everyone that this can happen. Not ever
