Manager - Engineering Interview Experience - San Jose, California
August 1, 2020
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Everything was over Zoom:
- Recruiter interview
- Two screenings (people management, architecture)
- Virtual onsite (6 interviews focused on people, project, system design, resume-based project deep dive, biggest mistake, challenging project, managing an underperformer)
Questions
People Management:
- Growth plans
- Recruiting
Project Management:
- Failures
- Process
Resume-based project deep dive
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the eBay Manager - Engineering role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
eBay's interview process for their Manager - Engineering roles in San Jose, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for eBay's Manager - Engineering interview process in San Jose, California.
eBay Work Experiences
3.0
Interesting and challenging
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 11, 2011
Pros: Get to work on different projects, faced with challenging problems quite often. Good company culture, with on-the-job opportunities to learn.
Cons: Too many reorg changes and too often, constantly changing priorities, duplication of work across teams, promotions are not frequent.
3.0
Smart Colleagues, Unfair Reviews
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
April 21, 2021
Pros: Not any extraordinary pros that I can think of. Few teammates have very good knowledge, and it's great working with such people.
Cons: Unfair performance reviews. Though we excel in 99 things and lack in 1, they evaluate the whole performance based on that 1.
Leads have favorites, and management loves to get only good feedback from engineers.
Impractical project plans and a poor work-life balance. Still no good recognition for engineers' efforts.
Not a great package when compared to its Bay Area contemporaries.
4.0
A good company to work for
Database Administrator • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 1, 2013
Pros: I like 12-hour shifts and "more" off-shift weekends.
Cons: It is a high-pressure environment.
- 3.0Interesting and challengingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 11, 2011Pros: Get to work on different projects, faced with challenging problems quite often. Good company culture, with on-the-job opportunities to learn.Cons: Too many reorg changes and too often, constantly changing priorities, duplication of work across teams, promotions are not frequent.
- 3.0Smart Colleagues, Unfair ReviewsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesApril 21, 2021Pros: Not any extraordinary pros that I can think of. Few teammates have very good knowledge, and it's great working with such people.Cons: Unfair performance reviews. Though we excel in 99 things and lack in 1, they evaluate the whole performance based on that 1. Leads have favorites, and management loves to get only good feedback from engineers. Impractical project plans and a poor work-life balance. Still no good recognition for engineers' efforts. Not a great package when compared to its Bay Area contemporaries.
- 4.0A good company to work forDatabase Administrator • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2013Pros: I like 12-hour shifts and "more" off-shift weekends.Cons: It is a high-pressure environment.
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