So much potential, but so much mediocrity
So much potential, but so much mediocrity
Few companies are as much a part of our culture as eBay is.
It is a household word; it has good employee benefits and cares for its employees. The general corporate culture is great.
There are many perspectives to the company, and many smaller companies under the "Inc" umbrella, so there is much potential in many technical directions.
Very large company, lots of red tape, many management levels. Although technically innovative in scalability, eBay trails other similar-sized companies in other technical areas. eBay tends to attempt innovation via acquisition, and that has repercussions. Technically, eBay struggles to maintain an environment that encourages excellence and innovation in engineering.
Excellence breeds excellence, and mediocrity breeds mediocrity. Find a way to breed excellence in key areas of focus.
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Principal Software Engineer
I believed I was used only to justify hiring an internal candidate (most likely H1-B). The interview went well, both technically and personally, except the recruiters messed up the interview process, so some interviewers were not available. Instead
Principal Software Engineer
I was referred by a friend and contacted by HR soon after. The first round was a standard phone interview with CoderPad. I passed the first round and was invited onsite a week later. The onsite interview was a breeze; the questions were fair and n
Principal Software Engineer
Called for a technical telephone screening, followed by an in-person interview. The interview was very detailed, focusing more in-depth on knowledge of core Java skills, algorithms, data structures, etc.
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesAugust 27, 2019I believed I was used only to justify hiring an internal candidate (most likely H1-B). The interview went well, both technically and personally, except the recruiters messed up the interview process, so some interviewers were not available. Instead
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesApril 1, 2016I was referred by a friend and contacted by HR soon after. The first round was a standard phone interview with CoderPad. I passed the first round and was invited onsite a week later. The onsite interview was a breeze; the questions were fair and n
Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesAugust 1, 2010Called for a technical telephone screening, followed by an in-person interview. The interview was very detailed, focusing more in-depth on knowledge of core Java skills, algorithms, data structures, etc.
