Lots of opportunity, very competitive, broken review process
Lots of opportunity, very competitive, broken review process
Chance to build stuff used by millions of people around the world.
Very profitable company.
Very little downside in the stock price.
One of a very few companies that has opportunities across a wide range of "geek cred" projects (e.g., compilers, kernels, VMs, database systems, dev tools, machine learning, games, etc.).
Pay is very competitive, particularly after you've been there 5+ years in a high (sr or principal band), and you have 5 years of stock grants vesting every year.
A very subjective review system.
Lots of process – some necessary, but some is burdensome.
A very competitive environment; you need to bring your A-game, or you'll get passed by.
You have to "manage your career" to get ahead: choose the right teams, right projects, ensure your personal visibility is high, and your personal "brand" is positive.
Scrap the review system. I'm a high performer, and the review system is completely subjective and unfair. Hence, I'm looking for a new job.
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Senior Software Development Engineer
They plan three interviews. If they go well, another three may be scheduled. Otherwise, the candidate is rejected. I was stumped on a coding question to write all possible string combinations that can be generated by pressing a variable number of ce
Senior Software Development Engineer
Normal phone screening first, followed by the full interview loop. Three rounds were completed: * The first two interviews focused on algorithms, specifically linked lists and binary search trees. * The third interview was a design question.
Senior Software Development Engineer
The interview consists of 5 rounds. The first round is easy. The following three rounds increase in difficulty. If you are lucky, you may encounter a "hard mode" (HM) round. Sometimes, depending on the team, there might be 6 rounds.
Senior Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 1, 2009They plan three interviews. If they go well, another three may be scheduled. Otherwise, the candidate is rejected. I was stumped on a coding question to write all possible string combinations that can be generated by pressing a variable number of ce
Senior Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesDecember 1, 2014Normal phone screening first, followed by the full interview loop. Three rounds were completed: * The first two interviews focused on algorithms, specifically linked lists and binary search trees. * The third interview was a design question.
Senior Software Development Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesMarch 1, 2011The interview consists of 5 rounds. The first round is easy. The following three rounds increase in difficulty. If you are lucky, you may encounter a "hard mode" (HM) round. Sometimes, depending on the team, there might be 6 rounds.
