Making an impact on the world
Making an impact on the world
The mission statement. The leadership (Larry has done a really good job, in my humble opinion, of focusing the company). The people: really smart, really nice. Usually, there are a couple of bad apples; no system is perfect.
As the company has gotten larger (I've been there since 2007), politics has become more prevalent, especially over "control of binaries". Why build on shared platforms when you can't control it? (I think it is silly). As you move up the ranks, work-life balance gets really screwy, as you tend to work with offices all around the world (at least in my case).
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Mountain View, California, United StatesJuly 21, 2025LeetCode basically doesn't care about experience or brains. LeetCode is kinda weird, though. But what can you expect from FAANG besides that? Just save your time and energy and apply to a real software company.
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Mountain View, California, United StatesJune 30, 2025The first round was behavioral, focusing on STAR method-type questions. They mostly asked about being a team player and having a positive attitude. This was followed by three LeetCode rounds. Two medium and one medium-hard question were asked durin
