Good environment, pay is a crap shoot
Good environment, pay is a crap shoot
High degree of flexibility, full autonomy over hours. Lots of opportunity to move around.
Compensation is very opaque, largely determined by HR and not your management chain. No feedback is given on why HR does what they do.
There is a legacy mindset; you will spend most of your time solving problems that should not exist.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2018The process was regular: a phone interview, a technical interview over the phone using an online tool, and then the on-site loop, which included five interviews. It was a really good experience; I liked the team and the conversations we had.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2022Everything went well and in a friendly manner. Good team of passionate professionals. Online interview, four stages, divided into two days. All in all, nothing out of the ordinary. Your technical experience, team experience, behavioral issues, and
