Great colleagues. Great benefits. Good compensation. Decent work-life balance. Some software projects are interesting. Lately, they are improving how software projects are run. There has been some relaxing of the unending emphasis on Time-to-Market (i.e., deliver something ASAP) to actually taking the time to build something cool.
Old and proprietary technology. There is no way around this.
The terminal is an artifact from the 80s, with several paint jobs. But hey, it works!
There are some teams working on cool stuff, but they are the exception rather than the norm.
Management is rigid, and there is quite a bit of politics.
Not always a meritocracy – more like a favoritocracy. But that is a fact of life everywhere.
Big brother atmosphere, where everything is monitored. Lately, this has been improving.
The direction over the last couple of years has been positive, with the work environment improving. Keep moving in that direction. Market conditions will be a challenge, and hence attrition becomes doubly expensive.
I was given two LeetCode problems of medium difficulty. I was able to solve the first, and while in the process of solving the second, I was interrupted by the interviewer. He pushed on his solution, questioning if I was taking too long. In the midst
Email exchange to schedule a telephonic round. I needed a laptop to code in HackerRank. There was a guy called Alex, who worked in the MARS team. He explained to me that it was not a quant or maths-related role.
HackerRank + Phone Interview I had a HackerRank code pair which was shared with the interviewer. The interview was quite interactive and friendly.
I was given two LeetCode problems of medium difficulty. I was able to solve the first, and while in the process of solving the second, I was interrupted by the interviewer. He pushed on his solution, questioning if I was taking too long. In the midst
Email exchange to schedule a telephonic round. I needed a laptop to code in HackerRank. There was a guy called Alex, who worked in the MARS team. He explained to me that it was not a quant or maths-related role.
HackerRank + Phone Interview I had a HackerRank code pair which was shared with the interviewer. The interview was quite interactive and friendly.