Challenging, but rewarding
Challenging, but rewarding
- Compensation
- Unique problems to solve
- A lot of bright people
- Good work culture
- On-call shifts shared with SWEs
- Food in the office before COVID
- Lots of work, always more than you can handle, and you never know if you've done enough.
- Projects for PEs are often less interesting than for SWEs (but that, of course, depends on what you like).
- Negative brand perception.
- Legally required holiday allowance and nothing more.
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I got directly contacted by a recruiter. They gave me a screening round, then the full loop. I got my response the next day saying that I got rejected. - Coding round: It was tough for the full loop. I could only solve one question. - Behavioural ro
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The interview process starts off pleasant enough, with the recruiter reaching out and scheduling phone interviews. During the coding interview, you will be asked something completely irrelevant to your job, judged by someone not old enough to get a
Production Engineer
Total process around 2 months. First round: one coding interview and one Linux troubleshooting. Passed and moved forward to the full loop interview: - One coding interview - One CS fundamental interview - System design interview - Behavioral questi
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New York, New York, United StatesJanuary 29, 2026I got directly contacted by a recruiter. They gave me a screening round, then the full loop. I got my response the next day saying that I got rejected. - Coding round: It was tough for the full loop. I could only solve one question. - Behavioural ro
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Menlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2020The interview process starts off pleasant enough, with the recruiter reaching out and scheduling phone interviews. During the coding interview, you will be asked something completely irrelevant to your job, judged by someone not old enough to get a
Production Engineer
Menlo Park, California, United StatesSeptember 16, 2025Total process around 2 months. First round: one coding interview and one Linux troubleshooting. Passed and moved forward to the full loop interview: - One coding interview - One CS fundamental interview - System design interview - Behavioral questi
