Operations instead of software development
Operations instead of software development
Benefits, learning opportunities, stable business.
There is little creative work day to day. Lot of customer support, on-call duty, and dealing with the consequences of scale and poor architecture of the product.
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Senior Software Engineer
I applied through a recruiter. The process took six months. It initially started with a recruiter. It seemed like I got a match with a team and interviewed with the project manager. Then I had four rounds over the course of a week with engineers on
Senior Software Engineer
Linear and simple. No problems during the process, everything was normal. HR was available, and the technical interview was non-invasive. Positive experience, nothing negative to report. Three calls and a proposal. Cordial staff.
Senior Software Engineer
The process was a recruiter call and a technical phone screen focused on deep GPU fundamentals, including the GPU lifecycle, architecture, contention, and performance. I was also asked to explain Radix Sort and GPU behavior details.
Senior Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 16, 2026I applied through a recruiter. The process took six months. It initially started with a recruiter. It seemed like I got a match with a team and interviewed with the project manager. Then I had four rounds over the course of a week with engineers on
Senior Software Engineer
ItalyMarch 6, 2023Linear and simple. No problems during the process, everything was normal. HR was available, and the technical interview was non-invasive. Positive experience, nothing negative to report. Three calls and a proposal. Cordial staff.
Senior Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesAugust 28, 2026The process was a recruiter call and a technical phone screen focused on deep GPU fundamentals, including the GPU lifecycle, architecture, contention, and performance. I was also asked to explain Radix Sort and GPU behavior details.
