Good starter FAANG
Good starter FAANG
- Easier FAANG to get into, leading to great career opportunities.
- Total compensation is competitive.
- My particular team was great and supportive.
- My Org has to PIP 10% of its worst-performing SDEs every year regardless of their actual performance, which is why I left.
- Workplace benefits are scarce. You pay to park, pay for food/snacks, and happy hours/events are rare. I've heard and experienced anywhere from 0-4 per year.
- 401k contribution is industry-low.
Get rid of 10% PIP. Maybe you'll actually retain the talent needed to build devices as nice as Apple, Google, Meta, or Microsoft.
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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
The online assessment worked pretty flawlessly. However, not having someone to ask clarifying questions to is tough, especially when a problem is phrased intentionally in a very complex way. Additionally, there were some extra questions at the end ab
Software Engineer II
It was just an online round that I got. I had two questions that were of a hard level from LeetCode, and not enough time. The next round had a set of online system design questions. The system design questions were of a basic level and they tested t
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
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2025The online assessment worked pretty flawlessly. However, not having someone to ask clarifying questions to is tough, especially when a problem is phrased intentionally in a very complex way. Additionally, there were some extra questions at the end ab
Software Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesApril 11, 2025It was just an online round that I got. I had two questions that were of a hard level from LeetCode, and not enough time. The next round had a set of online system design questions. The system design questions were of a basic level and they tested t
