It wasn't what I expected; it wasn't for me
It wasn't what I expected; it wasn't for me
Great pay, solid benefits, and the like. Engineering is held to a very high standard.
Some of the internal tooling is miserable to work with. Was assigned to a different team than I applied for. You're working for a massive corporation, and you'll feel it in everything you do. Tons of trainings. Your first month and some change will literally be just trainings. Tons of pushing around career advancement, even before your first month is up.
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Software Engineer II
Interview process: Online assessment, followed by a recruiter screen, then four technical rounds — two coding interviews focusing on algorithms and problem-solving, one coding interview like low-level system design, and one system-design interview ev
Software Engineer II
The process started with a recruiter reaching out, followed by an online assessment. After passing the test, I was invited to a four-round onsite loop spread across one week. I had around 20 days of preparation time before the loop. Each round foc
Software Engineer II
Tough. Interviewers didn't pay attention sometimes, on their phone, etc. They also didn't really listen to what I was saying. It seemed like they were there to check a box. Not helpful at all when I asked for further clarification outputs.
Software Engineer II
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNovember 14, 2025Interview process: Online assessment, followed by a recruiter screen, then four technical rounds — two coding interviews focusing on algorithms and problem-solving, one coding interview like low-level system design, and one system-design interview ev
Software Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 16, 2025The process started with a recruiter reaching out, followed by an online assessment. After passing the test, I was invited to a four-round onsite loop spread across one week. I had around 20 days of preparation time before the loop. Each round foc
Software Engineer II
New York, New York, United StatesAugust 1, 2025Tough. Interviewers didn't pay attention sometimes, on their phone, etc. They also didn't really listen to what I was saying. It seemed like they were there to check a box. Not helpful at all when I asked for further clarification outputs.
