Process
This was the worst interview process of my life. The people were generally nice, but the logistics and the last-minute changes were not only annoying, they reflected a general lack of respect for the candidate's time. Maybe MIT should have included some mandatory humanities subjects that would have made the founders a little less mechanical ;)
Questions
Generic programming questions, nothing extraordinary.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Lightmatter Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Lightmatter's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Lightmatter's Software Engineer interview process.
Lightmatter Work Experiences
2.0
Lack of leadership and management transparency
Software Engineer • Former Employee
July 8, 2022
Pros: - Excellent group interdisciplinary domain leadership.
- Culture is of honesty, and compassion.
- Innovative technology and excellent potential.
Cons: - Lack of upper level leadership. Dictatorship with no experience in production based products.
- Leadership does not understand the difference between a science experiment and a product.
- Leadership discounts the expertise of workers.
- Does not offer competitive pay, thus will never be able to hire or retain top talent. TC is typically half of what is offered in other companies.
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2.0
Cannot recommend
Software Engineer • Former Employee
June 30, 2022
Pros: The technical staff are overall very competent and solid. (But I don't know whether this can be maintained in spite of turnover.)
Cons: Software leadership is incompetent and toxic, kissing up and kicking down. Leaders insist on making poor decisions, then pass blame when results are bad. Salary compensation is really low compared to what one can get elsewhere. To make up for this, offers are accompanied by manipulative "sales tactics" around the future value of one's equity.
5.0
Great company doing cool stuff
Software Engineer • Current Employee
March 28, 2022
Pros: This is a great company to work for.
Cons: There are none that I can list here.
- 2.0Lack of leadership and management transparencySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJuly 8, 2022Pros: - Excellent group interdisciplinary domain leadership. - Culture is of honesty, and compassion. - Innovative technology and excellent potential.Cons: - Lack of upper level leadership. Dictatorship with no experience in production based products. - Leadership does not understand the difference between a science experiment and a product. - Leadership discounts the expertise of workers. - Does not offer competitive pay, thus will never be able to hire or retain top talent. TC is typically half of what is offered in other companies. -
- 2.0Cannot recommendSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJune 30, 2022Pros: The technical staff are overall very competent and solid. (But I don't know whether this can be maintained in spite of turnover.)Cons: Software leadership is incompetent and toxic, kissing up and kicking down. Leaders insist on making poor decisions, then pass blame when results are bad. Salary compensation is really low compared to what one can get elsewhere. To make up for this, offers are accompanied by manipulative "sales tactics" around the future value of one's equity.
- 5.0Great company doing cool stuffSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMarch 28, 2022Pros: This is a great company to work for.Cons: There are none that I can list here.
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