Great company if you want to work on tough technical problems; it comes with tough politics, too
Great company if you want to work on tough technical problems; it comes with tough politics, too
Technical challenges are great and can only be found in half a dozen companies. There are lots of tough problems to work on, from infrastructure to fraud technologies to optimization and AI.
The sheer amount of politics just to get a project booked is comparable to budget negotiation up in Sacramento. There are too many politicians and not that many good engineers. Lots of MBAs, and none of them are PMs. Lots of clueless PMs.
Resign, and a management team that is not like you... your options might be worth something.
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Front End Developer
San Jose, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2021eBay sent me a job prospect for a new project. They were looking for a full-stack engineer with a nice tech stack. They told me I only had to complete one exercise and one interview. I did the exercise, which seemed easy for what they were asking.
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San Jose, California, United StatesApril 1, 2025After the initial recruiter screening, the first interview round was set up with one of the developers from the team. The first 10 minutes were for introductions, talking about the job role and my experience. Then, we started with an LC-style questio
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San Jose, California, United StatesAugust 2, 2013Background Phone Screen Technical Phone Screen On-site with about 5 interviewers Call with VP Call with Senior VP Offer sent.
