Moving in the right direction
Moving in the right direction
The company has been undergoing a transformation of its tech stack as well as its team organizational structure (Agile).
They are steadily shedding their legacy Microsoft stack and adopting microservices, Kubernetes, and the cloud.
They are supportive of work-life balance and are open to helping employees grow.
They are too bureaucratic at times. Managers are overworked and hard to get access to. On-call rotations will disrupt your sleep, and if you love the holiday season, be prepared to forego it.
Give time to the development teams to experiment, have fun, and take risks.
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Best Buy Interview Experiences
Operations Engineer
Best Buy approached me through LinkedIn (August). Screen interview (mid-August). On-site interview with the technical team (mid-August). Technical assignment (August 2nd-3rd) - finished in 48-72 hours. Silence since the end of August. I did ask a
Release Manager
1:1 Call with Recruiter Group Call - Manager & Team Member Onsite Interview: two panel interviews (executive and team position managed). Terrible follow-ups with the recruitment team; phone calls and emails were not returned after multiple attempt
Mssql Database Administrator
The first call with HR was pretty normal, followed by a second interview with the hiring manager. He was completely unprofessional, asking irrelevant questions about which button to press to configure something. At the end of the interview, he didn’t
Operations Engineer
Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaAugust 1, 2017Best Buy approached me through LinkedIn (August). Screen interview (mid-August). On-site interview with the technical team (mid-August). Technical assignment (August 2nd-3rd) - finished in 48-72 hours. Silence since the end of August. I did ask a
Release Manager
Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaJune 1, 20181:1 Call with Recruiter Group Call - Manager & Team Member Onsite Interview: two panel interviews (executive and team position managed). Terrible follow-ups with the recruitment team; phone calls and emails were not returned after multiple attempt
Mssql Database Administrator
Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaSeptember 1, 2018The first call with HR was pretty normal, followed by a second interview with the hiring manager. He was completely unprofessional, asking irrelevant questions about which button to press to configure something. At the end of the interview, he didn’t
