Smart Engineers. Distracted Management
Smart Engineers. Distracted Management
Smart engineers.
Tough problems at scale.
Lots of opportunities to learn.
Cross-role interactions.
High visibility into business.
Overworked engineers.
Constant decision flip-flops higher up in the management chain.
No appreciation for hard work.
Micromanagement.
Start listening to engineers more before it's too late.
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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
I was assigned an online assessment through HackerRank (2 hours). After passing the assessment, the virtual onsite was scheduled 3 weeks out. The onsite consisted of 4 hours of system design, coding, and managerial rounds. They all had a peculiar m
Software Development Engineer II
The interview was a one-hour video session, with approximately half the time dedicated to leadership principles and the other half to technical questions. The interviewer was difficult to understand and appeared irritated throughout the session. Du
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 StatesFebruary 1, 2022I was assigned an online assessment through HackerRank (2 hours). After passing the assessment, the virtual onsite was scheduled 3 weeks out. The onsite consisted of 4 hours of system design, coding, and managerial rounds. They all had a peculiar m
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 2022The interview was a one-hour video session, with approximately half the time dedicated to leadership principles and the other half to technical questions. The interviewer was difficult to understand and appeared irritated throughout the session. Du
