Like a PhD in large-scale systems
Like a PhD in large-scale systems
You'll work with smart people and learn a lot.
Decent but not great compensation. On-call can be painful.
The teams I've worked on where there's a separate on-call group to handle the pages and only escalate to SDEs when necessary have been less stressful and just as effective. Use this model more.
Also, getting promoted from SDE II is a hit-and-miss proposition (a lot depends on your manager). Fix this, as you're losing good people because of it.
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Software Development Engineer II
I was contacted by the recruiter on LinkedIn in October. I took an online assessment in January and cleared it. I received an invitation for an onsite interview in February. The interview was 4 hours long and involved speaking with different membe
Software Development Engineer II
Took about a month. 1 online assessment with 2 medium LeetCode questions (3 coding, 1 system design). They also expect OOPS and LLD knowledge. 2 behavioral questions in every interview (8 in total).
Software Development Engineer II
Technical Screening - Call with a recruiter Online Assessment - 1.5 hours for 2 medium LeetCode questions - Personality assessment - System design multiple choice style assessment Final Round - 4, 1-hour interviews, with a 1-hour break - Each inter
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2025I was contacted by the recruiter on LinkedIn in October. I took an online assessment in January and cleared it. I received an invitation for an onsite interview in February. The interview was 4 hours long and involved speaking with different membe
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 14, 2024Took about a month. 1 online assessment with 2 medium LeetCode questions (3 coding, 1 system design). They also expect OOPS and LLD knowledge. 2 behavioral questions in every interview (8 in total).
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 1, 2024Technical Screening - Call with a recruiter Online Assessment - 1.5 hours for 2 medium LeetCode questions - Personality assessment - System design multiple choice style assessment Final Round - 4, 1-hour interviews, with a 1-hour break - Each inter
