Great place to work, not so great to grow a career
Great place to work, not so great to grow a career
You can learn a lot about shipping products on a global scale and be exposed to all the different disciplines required to do so. If your project is the shiny new thing, you can get virtually unlimited resources.
You get rewarded for what you can bring to the table today, not for your growth potential.
And if your project is not a shiny new thing or not a big source of revenue, expect it to be cut very soon.
Reinvest in quality testing before shipping products to customers, and invest in growing the people you already have in the company.
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Senior Software Engineer
The 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.
Senior Software Engineer
A recruiter contacted me around mid-September. I then had a 5-round onsite interview, plus an additional General Hiring Manager interview a week ago. After that, the recruiter disappeared without providing any update. I will treat this as a reject
Senior Software Engineer
The interviewers were very courteous and genuinely interested in me. There were five interview rounds scheduled for me, with a 10-minute gap between them. They also provided a person to accompany me for lunch, and it was a wonderful experience.
Senior Software Engineer
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.
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 2019A recruiter contacted me around mid-September. I then had a 5-round onsite interview, plus an additional General Hiring Manager interview a week ago. After that, the recruiter disappeared without providing any update. I will treat this as a reject
Senior Software Engineer
Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2020The interviewers were very courteous and genuinely interested in me. There were five interview rounds scheduled for me, with a 10-minute gap between them. They also provided a person to accompany me for lunch, and it was a wonderful experience.
