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Great company but quickly falling behind

Software Engineer I
Current Employee
Has worked at Expedia Group for 2 years
March 15, 2018
Chicago, Illinois
3.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Laid-back culture.

Code on-site is run by millions of people.

Work can be interesting, with cool engineering problems.

Great work locations.

Cons

Hiring standards have gone way down.

Low pay compared to other tech companies. Not as many perks as other tech companies.

Work-life balance can be bad on certain teams. Politics of a regular large company. Stock is falling.

Promotions appear to be time-based rather than merit-based. Work from home is less flexible than other jobs in the industry. Bulky legacy codebases slow down development.

Advice to Management

The technical interview questions given to new grads haven't changed in a long time and result in a lot of cheating. The difficulty level for these interviews has also gone down by a lot, with each iteration getting easier. There's much more acceptance for writing inefficient code during these interviews, which enables almost any "working" solution to get an employee hired.

Please make an effort to hire stronger talent in the Chicago office. Expedia is a tech company. Although, hiring candidates with lacking skills increases onboarding time, generates bugs, and increases overall development time. Also, skilled employees from Expedia are leaving because of the company's average pay.

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