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Challenging Tech, Questionable Products

Staff Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at LinkedIn for 6 years
January 31, 2019
Mountain View, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Lots of technology challenges.

Energetic, enthusiastic engineers.

Engineers have a significant impact on product directions.

Cons

Engineers are not always good at understanding markets and designing products. Consequently, a lot of products are merely esoteric, and their value propositions are questionable.

Advice to Management

Live up to your hype! There is plenty of talk about enabling access to economic opportunities, but I hardly see LinkedIn used outside of the tech world and a few other industries with big players.

You need to work with industry experts, economists, and educationalists – to name a few – to make your vision a reality.

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