Nice technology, nice hardware, some good teams and good people in some areas.
Obviously, every team and role is different. In my experience, the contractor role was abused. Others took credit for your work. You can't access needed systems, which slows your work down compared to an FTE. Contractors are treated as second-class citizens, like a caste system. Compensation is okay, but the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) is much less than an FTE. It's likely a short-term opportunity. There are some creeps in the organization. All depends on the team and management.
Stop hiring under contracts. Realize technology enables remote work and stops the inefficient waste and dangerous situations that commuting in overpopulated areas causes. Finally, how is isolating your employees to regions creating a diverse and inclusive workforce?
They know how to assess a software engineer. This is why they have very good engineers. I believe they will continue to be the best company. They ask competitive programming questions based on real-life problems.
Design a smart elevator system that optimizes travel efficiency by grouping similar destination requests, prioritizes accessibility needs, incorporates real-time adjustments based on user input, and ensures energy-efficient operations through idle mo
Pretty standard: two phone calls followed by an onsite. The process was a bit slow from the phone calls to the onsite. To note, the phone calls were much easier than the onsite, where it was just five standard software questions.
They know how to assess a software engineer. This is why they have very good engineers. I believe they will continue to be the best company. They ask competitive programming questions based on real-life problems.
Design a smart elevator system that optimizes travel efficiency by grouping similar destination requests, prioritizes accessibility needs, incorporates real-time adjustments based on user input, and ensures energy-efficient operations through idle mo
Pretty standard: two phone calls followed by an onsite. The process was a bit slow from the phone calls to the onsite. To note, the phone calls were much easier than the onsite, where it was just five standard software questions.