Scales come with responsibility (and smart team members)!
Scales come with responsibility (and smart team members)!
Great to work on products which impact millions (or billions) of people.
Lots of smart engineers and access to various perspectives.
Focus on the customer is a priority, and it's fun to interact with your users.
Comp is above average.
Work-life balance is actually good, which is not what I had heard before joining.
Some of the internal engineering tools are homegrown and focused on scale over usability.
There can be a lot of on-call depending on your team and the criticality of the product.
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Software Development Manager
Had a phone screen with a Sr. Data Scientist, went deep into LP-based "tell me about a time when" questions with abundant follow-ups into the STAR-structured responses. Process started with the hiring manager reaching out on LinkedIn. Recruiter rea
Software Development Manager
The interviewer did not come to the interview meeting. After waiting 15 minutes, I left. I sent an e-mail to the HR team and informed them. Two weeks later, the meeting was organized again. The hiring manager did not come to the meeting again. I had
Software Development Manager
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. The interview process is straightforward but intense. First interview was with another Software Dev Manager in the same team. After that the famous loop interview where I had to take
Software Development Manager
New York, New York, United StatesSeptember 20, 2026Had a phone screen with a Sr. Data Scientist, went deep into LP-based "tell me about a time when" questions with abundant follow-ups into the STAR-structured responses. Process started with the hiring manager reaching out on LinkedIn. Recruiter rea
Software Development Manager
TurkeyNovember 3, 2022The interviewer did not come to the interview meeting. After waiting 15 minutes, I left. I sent an e-mail to the HR team and informed them. Two weeks later, the meeting was organized again. The hiring manager did not come to the meeting again. I had
Software Development Manager
Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanFebruary 5, 2026I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. The interview process is straightforward but intense. First interview was with another Software Dev Manager in the same team. After that the famous loop interview where I had to take
