Join only if you want to settle down
Join only if you want to settle down
Work-life balance, talented people still left there, scale of operations does pose some interesting engineering challenges, decent benefits and pay.
Suffocating politics. After some time, you will start seeing the real hidden agenda of your colleagues and managers. It is not their fault; they want to grow and have no other option than playing as per the system.
Incompetent managers. eBay has somehow managed to attract all the inept engineers into management roles. They thrive and let only those of their kind thrive.
Trim the company down to 7 to 8 thousand. You do not need 15k+ people to carry a dying company. Get acquired quickly. Stop taking pride in being the first marketplace; Amazon is literally eating you alive and you do not realize it. Shore up, guys!
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The process was fast, involving two phone interviews and then one onsite interview with five people, all in a one-on-one format. I was prepared for writing code, and all interviewers wanted to have code written on a board or paper. Most were helpful,
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People on eBay think they know everything and ask questions. They don't listen properly to the other person's view. They will expect an answer, and the funniest thing is they want only that specific answer, though there are many ways to solve a probl
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They conducted 5 rounds, which included a lunch interview. There were design questions, as well as data structures and algorithm questions. They got back to me the very next day with the offer. However, one thing that dissatisfied me is that they
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San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 14, 2018People on eBay think they know everything and ask questions. They don't listen properly to the other person's view. They will expect an answer, and the funniest thing is they want only that specific answer, though there are many ways to solve a probl
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