The development work itself was fun, and I had some great coworkers.
Management is an absolute joke, at least for the team I was on.
The project I was working on was already 8 months behind schedule by the time I got hired.
I was given inconsistent tasks, priorities shifted daily, and I was reminded regularly that I was only a contractor. I was expected to drive to an empty office three times a week where the rest of my team was not.
I would get praised by my lead, only to get berated by the director for the same thing. I would ask for help, only to get lectured for asking.
Finally, my contract was terminated with no explanation. The team I was on went through a lot of contractors. It was a very unpleasant experience that I do not recommend to anyone.
Find someone who knows how to manage people and understand how to run a project. Stop micromanaging your contractors to the point they can't succeed.
There was an initial interview. These were composed of screening questions. They asked for more requirements than listed. The technical interview was reasonable. The interviews were around 30 minutes long.
Met with interviewers over Zoom and talked about my previous experience and how it was relevant to the work they needed done. They were nice. I asked a bit about their team. They didn't really ask any technical "leetcode"-like questions; they just
Multiple interview rounds start with a recruiter and then technical. In general, the questions are relatively easy, and the process is very smooth. It takes them a while, though, to get back to you.
There was an initial interview. These were composed of screening questions. They asked for more requirements than listed. The technical interview was reasonable. The interviews were around 30 minutes long.
Met with interviewers over Zoom and talked about my previous experience and how it was relevant to the work they needed done. They were nice. I asked a bit about their team. They didn't really ask any technical "leetcode"-like questions; they just
Multiple interview rounds start with a recruiter and then technical. In general, the questions are relatively easy, and the process is very smooth. It takes them a while, though, to get back to you.