Work is hard, and there's lots of it, so it's not what I'd call a "cushy" job. But if you're not lazy and have what it takes to pass the legendary interviews, you will likely do well.
It still feels like the company is run by engineers, even though that's not really the case anymore.
And yeah, there's free food (3 times a day), soda, a gym membership, and so on and so forth.
Management quality is clearly below what's required for a company of this size. It's incredibly difficult for someone senior to get up to speed to a degree where they'd feel comfortable.
Hire good middle management or promote internally.
1. Online assessment: - Two questions: one quite easy, one quite hard. 2. Phone interview: - The easiest part, with two easy questions. 3. Onsite: - Two rounds in the morning, followed by lunch, and then two more rounds. 4. Team manager i
45 min screening round: - 1 DFS-related question. 3 technical rounds, each 45 min: - Trees - LLD - Sequence-related problem 1 Googleyness round, 45 min: - Situation-based questions - Hypothetical questions Still waiting to hear the feedback.
I was contacted by a recruiter initially. After that, I had a phone interview scheduled, and it went well. Following that, I completed 5 rounds of onsite interviews, including lunch at their HQ in Mountain View.
1. Online assessment: - Two questions: one quite easy, one quite hard. 2. Phone interview: - The easiest part, with two easy questions. 3. Onsite: - Two rounds in the morning, followed by lunch, and then two more rounds. 4. Team manager i
45 min screening round: - 1 DFS-related question. 3 technical rounds, each 45 min: - Trees - LLD - Sequence-related problem 1 Googleyness round, 45 min: - Situation-based questions - Hypothetical questions Still waiting to hear the feedback.
I was contacted by a recruiter initially. After that, I had a phone interview scheduled, and it went well. Following that, I completed 5 rounds of onsite interviews, including lunch at their HQ in Mountain View.