Good work-life balance and people; bad in most other fields
Good work-life balance and people; bad in most other fields
The people there are generally young and very friendly. I encountered one unpleasant director in two years. The work-life balance is really amazing. There are some periods of crunch time, and you can take on a lot of responsibility, but generally it’s quite chill. The unlimited PTO is fantastic, and a lot of people abuse it. My manager was on about 40 days off in a year. Most people take between 28 and 35.
Unless you land on one of the ML or compute teams, the tech is really old with an atrocious CI/CD pipeline. The pay and bonuses definitely can be better, and there’s a sense that most associates stick around just for the unlimited PTO.
Management can be clueless about human resource allocation, randomly shifting or outsourcing jobs, only to change their mind three weeks later.
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Associate Software Engineer
Had a phone screen, then called in for an onsite at the SF office. Involved video conferencing with a couple of folks in the London office and NY office, and two people at the SF office. Most of the questions involved were pretty basic: * Algorith
Associate Software Engineer
I had an online interview where two interviewers conducted the session. The interview was short and simple, but it felt like they could have asked better questions, though they did not.
Associate Software Engineer
The interview process was very easy. The assessment center was the most fun part, with activities lasting for a few hours. I cracked all the rounds; I believe the technical interview was the most difficult.
Associate Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesMay 1, 2013Had a phone screen, then called in for an onsite at the SF office. Involved video conferencing with a couple of folks in the London office and NY office, and two people at the SF office. Most of the questions involved were pretty basic: * Algorith
Associate Software Engineer
IndiaOctober 22, 2021I had an online interview where two interviewers conducted the session. The interview was short and simple, but it felt like they could have asked better questions, though they did not.
Associate Software Engineer
Edinburgh, United KingdomSeptember 28, 2015The interview process was very easy. The assessment center was the most fun part, with activities lasting for a few hours. I cracked all the rounds; I believe the technical interview was the most difficult.
