Software Engineer Interview Experience - Berlin, Germany
Process
I applied through another source. The process took 1 day.
I was actively sourced by Doctolib. It was stated explicitly on my profile that I was only interested in 100% remote roles. The interviewer was 9 minutes late. If I, as an applicant, were 9 minutes late, I am pretty sure that the interview would have been over and my application dismissed. The interview lasted just a few minutes, and the whole conversation circled around whether I would make an exception and travel every two weeks to their office in another city to visit the team. I refused that. The interviewer promised to check whether that would be possible and reach back out to me. There was no possibility to ask any questions or to learn more about the role or the company. Just that. Since then, weeks have passed. I never heard anything from them again, and I got ghosted. It was extremely unprofessional behaviour. I would not apply with them again, nor recommend anyone to do so.
Questions
Would you be willing to travel to our office, 300km away, every other week, to see the team, although you stated explicitly that you are only interested in remote roles?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Doctolib Software Engineer role in Berlin, Berlin.
Success Rate
Doctolib's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Berlin, Berlin is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Doctolib's Software Engineer interview process in Berlin, Berlin.
Doctolib Work Experiences
- 5.0a good tech environment. it is a healthcare company not a non profit, be aware of that.Software Engineer • Former EmployeeParisJune 8, 2023Pros: It is a dynamic tech environment to work in.Cons: the publicly stated mission of helping people and improving healthcare can often be at odds with the nature of a for profit company. you may experience cognitive dissonance as a result. if you're ok with this fact then you should be fine.
- 1.0Worst CompanySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeParisNovember 4, 2019Pros: I will update you when I find any.Cons: Worst Management, Dirty Politics Founders are very arrogant. Salary is also not up to the standard. No work life balance
- 2.0Great people, but confused leadershipSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLyonAugust 4, 2023Pros: - People are very nice and eager to help you - Agile environment. Project lasts at most 3-4 weeks so it doesn’t get boring - Lots of responsibilities. Doctolib doesn’t have project managers. It’s the software engineer’s role. Every project has a “tech holder” whose job it is to talk to product and create functional requirements and JIRA tickets. - The remote policy was great while I was there, but I have been told by my past coworkers that they stopped hiring remotely.Cons: - Very complex product. Doctolib is a huge product dealing with doctors, agendas, calendar availabilities, reasons for consulting a doctor, … Depending on which team you find yourself in, you might have to deal with a LOT of product knowledge. - Confusing roadmap. Unfortunately, the roadmap decisions are very decided top down. We would be handed projects just because other teams didn’t have the bandwidth. We would also be told by the CTO to reduce bug injection rate, but with no concrete plans. - Big code base and no plans to address technical debt. In a bid to become profitable, Doctolib is far more focusing on releasing new features rather than address some of the very real and very blocking technical debt present in the codebase. There is also no initiative to improve the developer experience so merging and shipping can also be a pain. -The promotion process is broken. You need to build a “case” for promotions, but some of their criteria require to touch things that you might not have access to (like security). Even if you have the level, you would probably need to wait a few years and get yourself “known” with some big project before you get it.
