No longer a great company to work for
No longer a great company to work for
As a software developer, one can always find interesting projects or technologies to work on. Although benefits have been cut a lot, it's still very competitive compared to other companies.
Too much bureaucracy actually makes individual contributors less productive. Also, in the past 10 years, the company has invested so much in mobile and search, but the results are really unsatisfactory. Hope things will change a little bit.
I don't understand why for every 6 ICs, there is one lead whose job is basically going to meetings all day. The company can get rid of all of them and still do well.
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The process started with a fairly involved technical screen, followed by a technical interview with a team member. I pulled out at this stage, but suspect that I would have been rejected anyway.
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They were very clear about the process. The interview was expected because I'd had other interviews there before. It all went fine and was okay. I have to enter 30 words, so here I go.
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The technical quiz asked me many hard questions related to software development and project management. The call kept losing connection, but luckily the lady was friendly about it, and we continued the interview where we left off. Overall, it was a
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 28, 2025The process started with a fairly involved technical screen, followed by a technical interview with a team member. I pulled out at this stage, but suspect that I would have been rejected anyway.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesMay 18, 2023They were very clear about the process. The interview was expected because I'd had other interviews there before. It all went fine and was okay. I have to enter 30 words, so here I go.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2020The technical quiz asked me many hard questions related to software development and project management. The call kept losing connection, but luckily the lady was friendly about it, and we continued the interview where we left off. Overall, it was a
