Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Geneva, Switzerland
September 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Firstly, I was contacted by an HR person, and I briefed her on my experience as well as my motivations for this position. There were questions about past experience with my team, and finally, my expected salary.
After that, I had a call with the Project Manager of the candidate's position team.
He was friendly, but not too casual. More information about the projects I was working on was requested, especially from the perspective of working in a team. He also asked me why I should be hired – a question I was not very familiar with until then.
Thirdly, there was the technical interview, an automated process in which you receive a series of questions. These were answered either by recording yourself on video or by typing.
From those, only one involved coding; many were a bit overly general, like 'Why choose JavaScript?' etc.
After completing the latter, there was just radio silence and unanswered emails.
Questions
Why should we hire you?
Why choose Javascript?
What does a framework like Angular offer more than vanilla JS?
Imagine your page is slow. What would you do to make it faster?
How do indexes in databases work?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Expedia Group Software Development Engineer role in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Pass Rate
Expedia Group's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Geneva, Switzerland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Expedia Group's Software Development Engineer interview process in Geneva, Switzerland.
Expedia Group Work Experiences
5.0
Awesome work-life balance
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
January 20, 2015
Pros: You cannot ask for a better work-life balance when you are working for Expedia.
There are ample opportunities within the company, so you always have the option to switch roles, responsibilities, areas of work, etc.
The company encourages you to travel and compensates for your travel.
It is a socially aware company that does an awesome job at encouraging philanthropy. It matches 1:1, organizes social events, and uses compostable cutlery.
Cons: No stock option.
Holidays do not carry over, which may not be a bad thing because it encourages you to take your days off.
5.0
Great learning experience and awesome work environment
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
May 12, 2021
Pros: A really talented group of people work there.
Seniors in engineering teams are very helpful and guide well.
You will have tons and tons of technologies as an engineer to work on, learn, and get better at each day.
Cons: I don't really have any cons. Actually, I loved it the whole time I was working there.
3.0
Software Development Engineer
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Bellevue, Washington, United States
April 25, 2017
Pros: - Overall work-life balance is great with flexible work hours and schedules, but this can be team dependent.
- Generally very friendly and nice people with a mostly relaxed and laid-back work environment.
- Decent benefits including:
* Travel and wellness reimbursement
* Travel discounts
* Standard 401k matching
* Good vacation policy
* Healthcare
* Matching charitable donations
- A "Test and Learn" culture makes data the main driving force for product decisions.
Cons: - Generally poor middle management and heavy politics at management levels.
- Some engineering teams have bad ratios of technical product managers/engineering managers to developers, which creates too much overhead and slows initiatives down.
- Very unclear promotion paths and requirements. This causes a clash between diversity initiatives and the meritocracy that the company preaches, and can lead to a sentiment of unfairness during promotion cycles.
- Overall average engineering quality, with some exceptions. Unable to maintain solid talent, as they leave for other companies in the area (seems like Amazon is becoming a top destination).
- Expedia advertises itself as a tech company, but the culture of average compensation makes the company lag behind tech companies in the area.
- Constantly playing catch-up to competitors, which creates fewer opportunities to pursue features that innovate or distinguish Expedia in the market.
- Some product decisions feel short-sighted. Just because conversion numbers are good does not mean it is good in the long run.
- 5.0Awesome work-life balanceSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesJanuary 20, 2015Pros: You cannot ask for a better work-life balance when you are working for Expedia. There are ample opportunities within the company, so you always have the option to switch roles, responsibilities, areas of work, etc. The company encourages you to travel and compensates for your travel. It is a socially aware company that does an awesome job at encouraging philanthropy. It matches 1:1, organizes social events, and uses compostable cutlery.Cons: No stock option. Holidays do not carry over, which may not be a bad thing because it encourages you to take your days off.
- 5.0Great learning experience and awesome work environmentSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeGurgaon, Haryana, IndiaMay 12, 2021Pros: A really talented group of people work there. Seniors in engineering teams are very helpful and guide well. You will have tons and tons of technologies as an engineer to work on, learn, and get better at each day.Cons: I don't really have any cons. Actually, I loved it the whole time I was working there.
- 3.0Software Development EngineerSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeBellevue, Washington, United StatesApril 25, 2017Pros: - Overall work-life balance is great with flexible work hours and schedules, but this can be team dependent. - Generally very friendly and nice people with a mostly relaxed and laid-back work environment. - Decent benefits including: * Travel and wellness reimbursement * Travel discounts * Standard 401k matching * Good vacation policy * Healthcare * Matching charitable donations - A "Test and Learn" culture makes data the main driving force for product decisions.Cons: - Generally poor middle management and heavy politics at management levels. - Some engineering teams have bad ratios of technical product managers/engineering managers to developers, which creates too much overhead and slows initiatives down. - Very unclear promotion paths and requirements. This causes a clash between diversity initiatives and the meritocracy that the company preaches, and can lead to a sentiment of unfairness during promotion cycles. - Overall average engineering quality, with some exceptions. Unable to maintain solid talent, as they leave for other companies in the area (seems like Amazon is becoming a top destination). - Expedia advertises itself as a tech company, but the culture of average compensation makes the company lag behind tech companies in the area. - Constantly playing catch-up to competitors, which creates fewer opportunities to pursue features that innovate or distinguish Expedia in the market. - Some product decisions feel short-sighted. Just because conversion numbers are good does not mean it is good in the long run.
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