MEH!
MEH!
If you are looking for a pie in the sky technology this is the place.
If you are looking to contribute this is the place since many times folks do not know what they are doing.
Incredibly poor coordination. The place it run by scientists that do not know how to keep schedules or get things done in budget and on time. These folks spend too much time and effort with warm and fuzzies (inclusiveness, gay pride, what pronoun to use...) and too little time on hardcore engineering.
Hire high quality engineering managers and pay them well.
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I applied online. The process took two months. - Phone screen with a recruiter. - Video call with a hiring manager and one level above. - An hour-long presentation with a panel of people, followed by two breakout sessions with two to three people fr
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took two weeks. When I talked to a recruiter, I told him about my background and actually explicitly said, "I'm not an [X] expert, I'm much more of a generalist," and went on to describe my other fortes. I
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It was a lengthy interview process. There were a few quick questions with recruitment and HR, then a call scheduled with the hiring manager, and then the rest of the team. I didn't make it past this round, but I was told there were even more steps to
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April 24, 2023I applied online. The process took two months. - Phone screen with a recruiter. - Video call with a hiring manager and one level above. - An hour-long presentation with a panel of people, followed by two breakout sessions with two to three people fr
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April 11, 2025I applied through a recruiter. The process took two weeks. When I talked to a recruiter, I told him about my background and actually explicitly said, "I'm not an [X] expert, I'm much more of a generalist," and went on to describe my other fortes. I
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June 17, 2025It was a lengthy interview process. There were a few quick questions with recruitment and HR, then a call scheduled with the hiring manager, and then the rest of the team. I didn't make it past this round, but I was told there were even more steps to
