Mid-career need not apply
Mid-career need not apply
Good salary and perks. Nice offices. Work with challenging and important technology. Work with very smart people.
The company is very paternalistic. I haven't felt that ordered around since high school. The harsh review cycle encourages bad behavior by employees. Internal politics are quite brutal. People helping each other without some ulterior motive is rare. Not recommended if you are a mid- to late-career person. The above noted pro - lots of smart people - leads to a lot of arrogance and hubris. People are always very serious.
You guys need to lighten up. The review system needs to be changed to allow employees to focus on the products and customers instead of playing Machiavellian games to get promoted.
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Senior Software Development Engineer Lead
Phone call - reviewing my CV 1st one-on-one meeting was scheduled. A few days later, it was 1.5 hours long. In the meeting, I was asked to detail the architecture of a project I was working on, plus all kinds of questions about it (e.g., "How did yo
Senior Sw Engineer
Several phone screen interviews were scheduled with the hiring manager and various team members. The interview process was rigorous and required a depth of knowledge on different subject matters. A few questions were meant to test how one thinks and
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
The phone interview was very professional with good questions. My first 1:1 interview started with puzzles, with no technical questions or questions about my experience. Subsequent interviewers asked technical questions, but they were very easy. Pu
Senior Software Development Engineer Lead
IsraelMarch 19, 2014Phone call - reviewing my CV 1st one-on-one meeting was scheduled. A few days later, it was 1.5 hours long. In the meeting, I was asked to detail the architecture of a project I was working on, plus all kinds of questions about it (e.g., "How did yo
Senior Sw Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2021Several phone screen interviews were scheduled with the hiring manager and various team members. The interview process was rigorous and required a depth of knowledge on different subject matters. A few questions were meant to test how one thinks and
Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II
San Jose, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2009The phone interview was very professional with good questions. My first 1:1 interview started with puzzles, with no technical questions or questions about my experience. Subsequent interviewers asked technical questions, but they were very easy. Pu
