The pay is decent, although better can be found elsewhere for high performers in the City.
The leadership is extremely inexperienced and recently hostile towards its employees. They treat everyone like children who don't know that things can be better or shouldn't be like they are at Checkout.com.
I thought I could slug it out for the somewhat decent pay, but it's just not good here. I would not recommend others join.
You need actual experienced leadership. Not people who have never worked at any other company, and definitely not McKinsey MBAs.
Applied online and then received feedback to come in for a screening. I then had a second stage interview with an engineering manager, which lasted for an hour. They asked questions around my latest project, diving into the approaches I took and also
A few years ago, I interviewed with Checkout.com in London. I was living abroad and let them know my phone signal was very bad, but they still decided to keep the technical interview via phone call. During the call, I mentioned several times that I
Initial HR phone call: Depending on interest, the conversation might be quick. Interview with an Engineering Manager: 1-hour interview, an intense cross-examination trying to understand your experience. Take-home challenge: They will mention that t
Applied online and then received feedback to come in for a screening. I then had a second stage interview with an engineering manager, which lasted for an hour. They asked questions around my latest project, diving into the approaches I took and also
A few years ago, I interviewed with Checkout.com in London. I was living abroad and let them know my phone signal was very bad, but they still decided to keep the technical interview via phone call. During the call, I mentioned several times that I
Initial HR phone call: Depending on interest, the conversation might be quick. Interview with an Engineering Manager: 1-hour interview, an intense cross-examination trying to understand your experience. Take-home challenge: They will mention that t