Some pockets of excellence, but it sucks overall
Some pockets of excellence, but it sucks overall
Get to work on great projects.
A lot of IP to learn from.
Compensation is competitive for good performers.
Flexible work hours and good benefits.
Extremely bureaucratic and political. Complete disconnect between upper management and engineers. Outsourcing to consultants who have neither the skills nor any interest in performing well.
Stop replacing engineers with contractors
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Software Engineer
There were two coding rounds and one technical round; overall, a pleasant experience. There was a long time between application submission and when the interviewing process began, but the interviewing process was completed in a few weeks.
Software Engineer
The experience was really good overall. Although certain questions seemed irrelevant, like file system architecture, it was overall a good mix of OS, DBMS, and computer network fundamentals. Thank you for your time.
Software Engineer
Screening phone call, 15-minute introductory conversation. Technical interview consisted of asking basic OOP, 2 LeetCode Easy-Medium questions, and being asked about your project experience. Ghosted and rejected finally after a month.
Software Engineer
United StatesNovember 17, 2025There were two coding rounds and one technical round; overall, a pleasant experience. There was a long time between application submission and when the interviewing process began, but the interviewing process was completed in a few weeks.
Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 9, 2025The experience was really good overall. Although certain questions seemed irrelevant, like file system architecture, it was overall a good mix of OS, DBMS, and computer network fundamentals. Thank you for your time.
Software Engineer
United StatesOctober 13, 2025Screening phone call, 15-minute introductory conversation. Technical interview consisted of asking basic OOP, 2 LeetCode Easy-Medium questions, and being asked about your project experience. Ghosted and rejected finally after a month.
