Happy for the Experience, Glad to be Gone
Happy for the Experience, Glad to be Gone
Even on backend teams, your customer impact is more than pretty much anywhere else in the world. You'll learn a lot. You can use whatever technology you want to get it done.
Culture and leadership, mostly. Jassy once recommended us "death by meeting." The premises sounded solid, so I bought a copy. The thought process throughout was absolutely horrifying. However, the company felt run exactly as how the author would have you run a company.
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Software Engineer II
The interview process began with an initial phone screening from a recruiter, followed by another phone screen with the hiring manager. This led to a full day of five one-hour interviews. The interviews covered various LeetCode-style problems and th
Software Engineer II
The interview was a full loop of 4 rounds, with each round featuring one LP and one medium/hard level LeetCode question. One round was HLD with the hiring manager. The interviewers were polite and helpful.
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
Seattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 1, 2022The interview process began with an initial phone screening from a recruiter, followed by another phone screen with the hiring manager. This led to a full day of five one-hour interviews. The interviews covered various LeetCode-style problems and th
Software Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2024The interview was a full loop of 4 rounds, with each round featuring one LP and one medium/hard level LeetCode question. One round was HLD with the hiring manager. The interviewers were polite and helpful.
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
