Nothing comes without sacrifice
Nothing comes without sacrifice
Intelligent and hardworking coworkers, plenty of work to do, lots of potential for impact.
Above average pay and a great boost to your resume.
The work expectations will wreck your physical and mental health and likely cripple your social life.
Culture is cutthroat and prevents building connections with coworkers beyond the bare minimum.
Delivery expectations rival that of a startup's, but big-tech bureaucracy and politics prevent realization of those goals. You'll always be behind schedule with an already massive backlog.
The stress and expectation of overtime mean you will probably be thinking about work even in the few hours you have off.
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Software Development Engineer (SDE) I
Recruiter call. Online coding session (approximately 2-hour window). Four 45-minute interviews. You need to have the STAR process memorized for each of their LPs. I was grilled pretty hard in the behavioral section.
Software Development Engineer (SDE) I
Three rounds with two rounds being out-of-domain (OOD) and one round with an easy LeetCode question. They asked a lot of behavioral questions. I was not prepared for so many behavioral questions. I guess that was why I failed.
Software Development Engineer (SDE) I
Received OA. Questions were medium-hard. Next, a "day in the life" technical test was administered, followed by a personality test. Finally, there were three interviews: * One focused solely on LP questions. * Two were coding interviews (easy and
Software Development Engineer (SDE) I
New York, New York, United StatesFebruary 1, 2022Recruiter call. Online coding session (approximately 2-hour window). Four 45-minute interviews. You need to have the STAR process memorized for each of their LPs. I was grilled pretty hard in the behavioral section.
Software Development Engineer (SDE) I
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJune 1, 2025Three rounds with two rounds being out-of-domain (OOD) and one round with an easy LeetCode question. They asked a lot of behavioral questions. I was not prepared for so many behavioral questions. I guess that was why I failed.
Software Development Engineer (SDE) I
CanadaApril 1, 2025Received OA. Questions were medium-hard. Next, a "day in the life" technical test was administered, followed by a personality test. Finally, there were three interviews: * One focused solely on LP questions. * Two were coding interviews (easy and
