The workload is quite light, and the culture and colleagues in the East Bay area are quite pleasant. For the amount of work, the pay is good.
It seems to be a 50/50 shot of having a manager who leads valuable ideas. Some groups are very poorly run, with a manager that talks the talk but does not walk the walk. In fact, this talk-the-talk mentality is greatly encouraged and valued above all else in management.
A caveat is that some groups are run with laser precision and work on leading-edge ideas. It's hit or miss. The disappointment comes from having a poorly run team not have any managerial consequences.
The variability of this drives me crazy.
Listen more and talk less, be humble, and take some time to learn the technologies in more depth.
A 6-step interview over the course of about 2 months. At the end, they told me they'd read my resume wrong and couldn't actually hire me. The engineering manager for the position seemed like a good guy; it really just depends on the team you end up o
The whole process took around 1 month, I think. Once I started the interviews, it went pretty fast. Two technical interviews, including questions about imaging, like how to blur an image, etc. Then an HR interview just to know you.
Talked with hiring managers, and they wanted more security+ experience rather than QA automation. Also, they were willing to allow time to get a security clearance. Nice people. Had an interview over Teams with two people, and it was very nice.
A 6-step interview over the course of about 2 months. At the end, they told me they'd read my resume wrong and couldn't actually hire me. The engineering manager for the position seemed like a good guy; it really just depends on the team you end up o
The whole process took around 1 month, I think. Once I started the interviews, it went pretty fast. Two technical interviews, including questions about imaging, like how to blur an image, etc. Then an HR interview just to know you.
Talked with hiring managers, and they wanted more security+ experience rather than QA automation. Also, they were willing to allow time to get a security clearance. Nice people. Had an interview over Teams with two people, and it was very nice.