Good Pay, Tough Politics
Good Pay, Tough Politics
Great benefit, flexible work time management (depending on your manager), good salary.
It's hard to get visibility. There's a lot of politics, and it's difficult to get promoted if you don't talk louder than your coworkers. It's all about being seen, and not about the work you've done.
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NVH Engineer
Six persons to interview with. Each one is specialized on a different topic. If one of them says no, you are out. The six interviews were 1 hour long each, starting at 8 AM. They ended around 5 PM with an interview with the general manager of the gr
SWE Intern
Had 3 interviews focused on LeetCode-style problems. The questions were quite easy; one was about dynamic programming, and some other questions were about linked lists. They were Easy/Medium difficulty. Each interview was around 45 minutes long.
Software Engineer
I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
NVH Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesJune 1, 2012Six persons to interview with. Each one is specialized on a different topic. If one of them says no, you are out. The six interviews were 1 hour long each, starting at 8 AM. They ended around 5 PM with an interview with the general manager of the gr
SWE Intern
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 9, 2025Had 3 interviews focused on LeetCode-style problems. The questions were quite easy; one was about dynamic programming, and some other questions were about linked lists. They were Easy/Medium difficulty. Each interview was around 45 minutes long.
Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 5, 2025I got the invitation link, completed and passed every test case successfully, but surprisingly received a rejection the following week without any clear explanation, even though my performance met all expectations.
