Not for everyone
Not for everyone
You will almost definitely deliver production software if you program. If you deliver software, you will see it work in Prod. It looks really good on a resume. It gets you experience in Ops.
Not industry-standard software tools and stack. Work/life balance is skewed to work (see experience in Ops). Lots of security and upgrade treadmill.
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The process was broken into 3 parts. After applying in April, I did the online assessment (LeetCode-style coding + workplace simulation) later that month. In August, I received an invite for a 3-round interview: Round 1 (Behavioral + LLD): A coupl
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1. Coding round: Two LeetCode Easy questions, including array and string operations. 2. Behavioral: A three-hour test, quite lengthy and confusing. Take it seriously and be prepared for the long process.
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I am a PhD student. First, I applied to a position related to my research field and passed the coding test. There were two technical interviews. They asked about my research background and tested if I had a base knowledge of their work.
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Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAugust 1, 2025The process was broken into 3 parts. After applying in April, I did the online assessment (LeetCode-style coding + workplace simulation) later that month. In August, I received an invite for a 3-round interview: Round 1 (Behavioral + LLD): A coupl
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San Diego, California, United StatesNovember 1, 20211. Coding round: Two LeetCode Easy questions, including array and string operations. 2. Behavioral: A three-hour test, quite lengthy and confusing. Take it seriously and be prepared for the long process.
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United StatesNovember 7, 2021I am a PhD student. First, I applied to a position related to my research field and passed the coding test. There were two technical interviews. They asked about my research background and tested if I had a base knowledge of their work.
