The vacation and sick time, health insurance, pay, ESPP, and other benefits were so great; I was almost always impressed with the generosity and flexibility.
The culture was incredibly toxic and suffocating. The lack of diversity was very problematic; there were no women or POC (tech minorities) anywhere up my entire manager chain, all the way up to Tim Cook. People I worked with were often rude, impatient, and biased towards underrepresented minorities in tech. Management was unhelpful, often gaslighting complaints. HR was nowhere to be seen. The perks were not worth the trauma.
Educate yourself about the pitfalls of "inclusion and diversity" efforts.
Pay more attention to your team's culture and work to foster a warm and inclusive environment before a productive one. With the former, the latter will come. With only the latter, work is just miserable, even if productive.
The process is very straightforward and simple, with only three stages. 1. Phone talk 2. Coding interview and introduction for the team 3. Team online interview 4. On-campus interview At first, HR will give a phone call to understand your status, l
The interview process was pretty smooth. It included: * An initial call with the recruiter. * A second round with the hiring manager. * Final rounds with three senior developers. During the final rounds, they asked LeetCode questions and beh
Had an initial Hiring Manager screen for 45 minutes. Discussed projects and questions related to OS and C++. Moved to the next technical coding round after 2 weeks. Had 3 easy questions in C++ in that round. Moved to onsite after this with 5 round
The process is very straightforward and simple, with only three stages. 1. Phone talk 2. Coding interview and introduction for the team 3. Team online interview 4. On-campus interview At first, HR will give a phone call to understand your status, l
The interview process was pretty smooth. It included: * An initial call with the recruiter. * A second round with the hiring manager. * Final rounds with three senior developers. During the final rounds, they asked LeetCode questions and beh
Had an initial Hiring Manager screen for 45 minutes. Discussed projects and questions related to OS and C++. Moved to the next technical coding round after 2 weeks. Had 3 easy questions in C++ in that round. Moved to onsite after this with 5 round