Declining startup
Declining startup
It is a great product built by an amazing engineering team.
There are supportive peers that are willing to take time out of their day to help you on any issues with the code base.
Lack of support for folks within. Other companies offer employees compensation for setting up remote offices. Kong offers nothing. Benefits are lackluster and declining.
As mentioned in an earlier review, political posturing is rampant on the executive level. For an early stage company, this is a red flag. Their egotistic management style force teams to focus on short-term goals, setting many of them up for failure in the long haul. We saw an exodus of great talent during these COVID months to companies with better pay and culture.
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Kong Interview Experiences
Senior Software Engineer
HR Ghosted after the first interview After the first round of discussion, HR ghosted and stopped replying to email. Dint even send rejection email. First round was just discussion with senior engineer on project experience.
Senior Software Engineer
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I was referred by a former colleague, it took 1 week to finish the whole process. - The first phone call was to align the position, salary expectations, and also the place to work wit
Senior Software Engineer
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. totally 6 rounds. want base Shanghai/China. 1. for tech interview by COLLEAGUE, and discuss resume project. 2. leader interview, QA for background. 3. hr interview, for background. 4.
Senior Software Engineer
August 22, 2024HR Ghosted after the first interview After the first round of discussion, HR ghosted and stopped replying to email. Dint even send rejection email. First round was just discussion with senior engineer on project experience.
Senior Software Engineer
July 24, 2024I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I was referred by a former colleague, it took 1 week to finish the whole process. - The first phone call was to align the position, salary expectations, and also the place to work wit
Senior Software Engineer
March 23, 2022I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. totally 6 rounds. want base Shanghai/China. 1. for tech interview by COLLEAGUE, and discuss resume project. 2. leader interview, QA for background. 3. hr interview, for background. 4.
