Energy, expanding business, good direction, challenging projects, some cool technologies, lots of areas to make a contribution, evolving APIs, solid back-end components, great coworkers, different approaches to projects, mostly Microsoft stack, some pretty neat side benefits like:
Trust in the team sometimes vanishes when the stakes and risks elevate.
Pay raises are abysmal or just don't exist.
The company has been pre-IPO for what seems like an eternity; you'll tire telling your friends.
I sometimes hear more inter-departmental feuding than I'd care for; it feels unprofessional.
Eliminate some of the unnecessary levels of management. It still feels way too thick. It is nice that many management positions are ones where rolling up the sleeves to get dirty is required.
The interview process included: * A basic recruiter call. * LeetCode questions. * System design. * A hiring manager interview. The LeetCode questions were of medium difficulty. The system design discussion seemed relevant to the business, w
The scheduling process was a bit slow, with too many updates. Interviewers were frequently changed, sometimes even on the day of the interview. Despite the changes, the interviewers were mostly prompt and attentive. Overall, it was a decent experi
The first round was with a recruiter to understand the role. The recruiter informed me there would be four rounds, including a Hiring Manager round. **First Round: Technical Screening** * A LeetCode easy and medium problem was presented. I was ab
The interview process included: * A basic recruiter call. * LeetCode questions. * System design. * A hiring manager interview. The LeetCode questions were of medium difficulty. The system design discussion seemed relevant to the business, w
The scheduling process was a bit slow, with too many updates. Interviewers were frequently changed, sometimes even on the day of the interview. Despite the changes, the interviewers were mostly prompt and attentive. Overall, it was a decent experi
The first round was with a recruiter to understand the role. The recruiter informed me there would be four rounds, including a Hiring Manager round. **First Round: Technical Screening** * A LeetCode easy and medium problem was presented. I was ab