Top-notch offices and equipment.
Great HR team.
Great exposure to a valuable industry, products, and sales force.
Working with leading tech.
Good compensation and benefits.
Big pay gaps across engineers of similar experience.
On-call is demanding.
Heavy emphasis and enforcement of in-office time impedes individual contributors' ability to produce the best work.
Lots of clique-y behavior in middle and upper management. Heavy emphasis on advancing the careers of foreign folks and POC (visa sponsorship reciprocity). Contributions are largely ignored no matter how large the task is.
Little to no exposure to higher-ups, which makes it impossible to level up after contextual spin-up of products/software.
First, a behavioral screen with an HR representative, followed by a 50-minute phone screen. The interviewer was nice and patient, offering hints on where I should pay more attention or elaborate.
They ask you what language you are most comfortable with. I said C, and they can screw you in C, no matter how long and how good you are at C, because they have been coding in C ever since they were born. C++ or Java might be a better option. But th
Typical coding interview. Questions range from easy to medium for both phone and onsite rounds. I am not sure about further rounds, as I only made it to the onsite interview. Behavioral questions are also asked during each round.
First, a behavioral screen with an HR representative, followed by a 50-minute phone screen. The interviewer was nice and patient, offering hints on where I should pay more attention or elaborate.
They ask you what language you are most comfortable with. I said C, and they can screw you in C, no matter how long and how good you are at C, because they have been coding in C ever since they were born. C++ or Java might be a better option. But th
Typical coding interview. Questions range from easy to medium for both phone and onsite rounds. I am not sure about further rounds, as I only made it to the onsite interview. Behavioral questions are also asked during each round.