Great ICs, terrible leadership
Great ICs, terrible leadership
A lot of very smart people work here.
Leadership is the weakest link. After two rounds of layoffs, we're stuck with the same bad leaders while having fewer engineers to help with the work.
Bring in new leadership from established financial companies, not startups.
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Senior Software Engineer
After an initial and very generic interview with HR, I was asked to take a 45-minute quiz. This was a major turn-off right away. Spending 45 minutes without even talking to a live engineer is a lot to ask. Since it was pretty early in my interviewing
Senior Software Engineer
A recruiter reached out to me first, followed by a Google Hangout interview. They allowed me to use whatever IDE, editor, or terminal I was comfortable with. This went well. At the end, the engineer seemed pleasantly happy and said I would hear from
Senior Software Engineer
Basic phone screen, then a lot of rounds begin: 1. Coding problem - LC medium problem. Anyone that did some LC problems can solve this. The interviewer for this part, if it is the same for everyone, is a VERY nice guy. 2. Behavior with Management
Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesApril 22, 2019After an initial and very generic interview with HR, I was asked to take a 45-minute quiz. This was a major turn-off right away. Spending 45 minutes without even talking to a live engineer is a lot to ask. Since it was pretty early in my interviewing
Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2018A recruiter reached out to me first, followed by a Google Hangout interview. They allowed me to use whatever IDE, editor, or terminal I was comfortable with. This went well. At the end, the engineer seemed pleasantly happy and said I would hear from
Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 1, 2021Basic phone screen, then a lot of rounds begin: 1. Coding problem - LC medium problem. Anyone that did some LC problems can solve this. The interviewer for this part, if it is the same for everyone, is a VERY nice guy. 2. Behavior with Management
