It is a critical time for the engineering organization
It is a critical time for the engineering organization
Work-life balance is good. My immediate manager gives me room to do what I need to do. Some of the technical problems are interesting challenges when we have time to work on them.
The CTO has created a toxic environment where everyone is afraid for their job, and no disagreement with him is allowed without fear of repercussions.
Cost cutting has led teams to only be able to keep the lights on, with no time for actually improving the software.
Layoffs are being done with a goal of creating attrition due to uncertainty, instead of doing them and then moving forward. People as a result are unable to focus on their work and create momentum.
The hiring bar is being lowered in India in order to meet the demand of layoffs in California.
Take proactive steps to retain the remaining technical talent you have left. Do not treat engineers like disposable commodities, or you will have no one left capable of fixing a SEV1 caused by brain drain and new, substandard engineers.
Get a CTO in there who is capable of inspiring technical talent. There are some already in the organization who would fit the bill.
Was this helpful?
Groupon Interview Questions
Groupon Interview Experiences
Software Engineer
Begin with a phone interview. Then, there is a final round on-site interview with four Software Engineers at Groupon. When I started the on-site interview, it seemed the interviewers didn't want to be there. Sometimes I talked through my solution o
Software Engineer
I spoke to HR on the phone, and they promised to get back to me, but never did. Almost five months later, I received an email regarding the decision, by which time I had already been working at a different and better company for a few months. This
Software Engineer
I got the interview through the college career fair. Two engineers interviewed me. The first 20 minutes were resume questions. Then there were two algorithm questions.
Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesOctober 1, 2013Begin with a phone interview. Then, there is a final round on-site interview with four Software Engineers at Groupon. When I started the on-site interview, it seemed the interviewers didn't want to be there. Sometimes I talked through my solution o
Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesDecember 19, 2019I spoke to HR on the phone, and they promised to get back to me, but never did. Almost five months later, I received an email regarding the decision, by which time I had already been working at a different and better company for a few months. This
Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesOctober 1, 2013I got the interview through the college career fair. Two engineers interviewed me. The first 20 minutes were resume questions. Then there were two algorithm questions.
