Good Work, Bad Management
Good Work, Bad Management
Easy to get things done with some initiative.
Good for self-starters.
Little to no interference from management before 2024.
Can avoid politics as an IC not trying to uplevel.
Supportive and helpful colleagues.
- Below-average compensation compared to industry leaders.
- TC is limited by stock price.
- Minimal opportunities for career development.
- Subpar engineering managers.
- Poor direction from middle management.
- Excessive time wasted on frequent planning and re-planning.
Stop planning and changing priorities, re-organizing, and then needing to re-plan everything because the shapes of teams have changed.
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Overall, it was pretty pleasant and everyone was nice. I thought the culture was great, and everyone seemed to really enjoy working there. There were lots of interesting projects, and the questions were all fair. The recruiter was awesome – super fri
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I interviewed at a lot of great tech companies, but my experience with Square was by far my favorite. Starting from the interviews themselves, the interviewers were all extremely welcoming and kind. The questions they asked were a lot more practical
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High-level: Met with about nine engineers and other staff in total, all of whom were pleasant to collaborate with. They made the interview process humane and enjoyable, with the correct level of difficulty (in my opinion). The only downside is that
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San Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2016Overall, it was pretty pleasant and everyone was nice. I thought the culture was great, and everyone seemed to really enjoy working there. There were lots of interesting projects, and the questions were all fair. The recruiter was awesome – super fri
Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesApril 21, 2016I interviewed at a lot of great tech companies, but my experience with Square was by far my favorite. Starting from the interviews themselves, the interviewers were all extremely welcoming and kind. The questions they asked were a lot more practical
Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2022High-level: Met with about nine engineers and other staff in total, all of whom were pleasant to collaborate with. They made the interview process humane and enjoyable, with the correct level of difficulty (in my opinion). The only downside is that
