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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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. Very defined process, friendly interviewers. One very hard round which might trip you. The other interviews were pretty easy. Recruiter was super helpful, and helped with rescheduling as well. Blind 75 is
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
The recruiter contacted me via email regarding the position. Following the resume screening, I received an online assessment link that included two coding questions and some workstyle questions, with a total duration of about 90 minutes. Both coding
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 5, 2026I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. Very defined process, friendly interviewers. One very hard round which might trip you. The other interviews were pretty easy. Recruiter was super helpful, and helped with rescheduling as well. Blind 75 is
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 StatesJune 1, 2024The recruiter contacted me via email regarding the position. Following the resume screening, I received an online assessment link that included two coding questions and some workstyle questions, with a total duration of about 90 minutes. Both coding
