Challenging and Interesting
Challenging and Interesting
The biggest strengths are working with smart, professional people on interesting projects.
There is excellent work-life balance, which reflects the calm environment in which we work day-to-day.
People treat each other with respect, and overall things are not very stressful.
Our products are very complicated, and it can take a long time to fully understand what's going on. This makes onboarding new hires tricky. Some people don't have the patience to really dig in and learn the different features.
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Engineering Manager
A quick call from a recruiter, based on an internal referral, was followed up by a call from the hiring manager a couple of days later. In-person interviews took place one week after that. An offer was made and accepted the next day. The recruiter w
Engineering Manager
Really bad experience with a US-based recruiter. Very unprofessional person. Multiple rounds of interview ranging from technical to behavioural. The offered salary for the role was far below market standards.
Software Engineer (Internship)
I met with them at a career fair. The process involved a coding challenge at the career fair, then an online coding challenge, and then either a Zoom interview or an onsite interview. I had a Zoom session. The engineer had me take control of their sc
Engineering Manager
Foster City, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2017A quick call from a recruiter, based on an internal referral, was followed up by a call from the hiring manager a couple of days later. In-person interviews took place one week after that. An offer was made and accepted the next day. The recruiter w
Engineering Manager
CanadaOctober 16, 2025Really bad experience with a US-based recruiter. Very unprofessional person. Multiple rounds of interview ranging from technical to behavioural. The offered salary for the role was far below market standards.
Software Engineer (Internship)
Foster City, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2019I met with them at a career fair. The process involved a coding challenge at the career fair, then an online coding challenge, and then either a Zoom interview or an onsite interview. I had a Zoom session. The engineer had me take control of their sc
