Depends on the team/product
Depends on the team/product
It's easy to take time out for family and personal stuff. Some teams work on cutting-edge projects and are very good for learning, but there are also a lot of other teams which work on sustaining old products and don't have a lot of learning opportunities.
Compensation and other perks are not that great, and it's hard to get a promotion.
Lots of bureaucracy to contend with.
The constant lay-offs and changes in direction can also make it difficult for you to focus.
Cut down on the bureaucracy. Reduce management overhead and invest in new technologies.
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There are two rounds of phone interviews. The on-site portion has two rounds. Each interview is half an hour long. Questions range from big-endian to driving programming and troubleshooting. These questions are not very tricky and do not involve brai
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Referred by friends. It took one month to start the phone interview, which covered basic programming questions and GDB. The onsite interview was with five people the following Monday and included many questions about linked lists and OS.
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I had two phone interviews, one of which included the manager. After a week and a half, I was invited to an onsite interview. The onsite interview consisted of six one-on-one meetings with team members, including individuals from other teams, which p
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Milpitas, California, United StatesMay 1, 2011There are two rounds of phone interviews. The on-site portion has two rounds. Each interview is half an hour long. Questions range from big-endian to driving programming and troubleshooting. These questions are not very tricky and do not involve brai
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Milpitas, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2016Referred by friends. It took one month to start the phone interview, which covered basic programming questions and GDB. The onsite interview was with five people the following Monday and included many questions about linked lists and OS.
Software Engineer
Milpitas, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2010I had two phone interviews, one of which included the manager. After a week and a half, I was invited to an onsite interview. The onsite interview consisted of six one-on-one meetings with team members, including individuals from other teams, which p
