As a contractor, very little positive. Good pay, but no benefits.
It's hard to get full-time employment unless in management or senior-level positions.
Eighty-five percent of the Test Engineering team in Center City Philadelphia is comprised of foreign workers who are here on H1B visas. They get taken advantage of with less pay and long hours, or they get sent back home. Conversely, US workers are let go in favor of the cheaper labor that foreign workers from India, Asia, and Russia can provide. It's really messed up. In a meeting recently, out of 33 people, only 6 were US citizens.
Invest in America and hire US citizens.
Then make them direct hires, as that gives them pride and a sense of loyalty to their company, instead of having a mercenary attitude since the company shows no loyalty to them.
Tired of seeing US workers train their foreign replacements... I am in the process of doing that now.
First, there was an initial recruiter screening. Then, there was an in-person logical interview focused on Java to see if you understood the concepts of Java and OOP. Next, there was a technical interview with LeetCode-style questions.
Mostly behavioral, with less of a technical focus. The interviewer was interested in hearing about my prior experiences. I prepared Leetcode questions but wasn't asked anything like that. This role was specifically Golang microservices, so they asked
Met in person with the hiring manager and 3-4 VP peers. Questions were around technical background, management philosophy, and managing key stakeholders. There was some discussion of leading remote and offshore teams.
First, there was an initial recruiter screening. Then, there was an in-person logical interview focused on Java to see if you understood the concepts of Java and OOP. Next, there was a technical interview with LeetCode-style questions.
Mostly behavioral, with less of a technical focus. The interviewer was interested in hearing about my prior experiences. I prepared Leetcode questions but wasn't asked anything like that. This role was specifically Golang microservices, so they asked
Met in person with the hiring manager and 3-4 VP peers. Questions were around technical background, management philosophy, and managing key stakeholders. There was some discussion of leading remote and offshore teams.