Whip smart people. A meritocracy where smart people are listened to. They are willing to allocate an amazing amount of resources to solve problems. Amazing benefits (food, technology, lectures, and other extra activities). Great mix of interesting projects to work on.
High expectations to achieve. Sometimes what they say the company's values are and what is actually applied don't completely match.
Keep encouraging employees' creativity.
I had two recruiters during the process. Both were nice, and the interviewers were generally pleasant. Consider it a collaborative effort to solve interesting problems. I went through almost every stage, but somehow did not get the final VP's bless
The recruiter brought me in. I then had five 45-minute, one-on-one sessions with different people, asking different questions. Most required writing code on the whiteboard. I had an HR break in the middle for lunch. It was quite intense, with tough
I was flown into NYC for an interview. It was a quick meeting with HR, followed by five (or was it six?) 45-minute whiteboard sessions with engineers. I had a lunch break with another engineer. I'm terrible at those things. In fact, I'd never done a
I had two recruiters during the process. Both were nice, and the interviewers were generally pleasant. Consider it a collaborative effort to solve interesting problems. I went through almost every stage, but somehow did not get the final VP's bless
The recruiter brought me in. I then had five 45-minute, one-on-one sessions with different people, asking different questions. Most required writing code on the whiteboard. I had an HR break in the middle for lunch. It was quite intense, with tough
I was flown into NYC for an interview. It was a quick meeting with HR, followed by five (or was it six?) 45-minute whiteboard sessions with engineers. I had a lunch break with another engineer. I'm terrible at those things. In fact, I'd never done a