Scared, Steady and Political
Scared, Steady and Political
- Extremely smart people
- Extremely nice people
- Internet-scale computing and impact
Most (almost all) employees are afraid of criticizing their own product. That's why IE went from being the most popular browser to being nowhere. No internal dissent or criticism of products or strategy is allowed.
Management is management, and they have the only right to speak up.
Political
None, the employees won't speak up, so management can't be blamed either.
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Telephonic followed by an on-site interview. I only covered my projects because it was for a University Grad role. The on-site consisted of four whiteboard rounds. Each of those was an algorithms/data structures question.
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I had a phone call with HR, followed by a technical call. The technical call consisted of 10 minutes of technical questions and a coding exercise via a shared link. The question tested basic programming knowledge and debugging skills. I was later ca
Software Development Engineer
I received a referral from a friend and had a phone screen with the manager. This primarily involved questions about the team and my past experience, followed by a quick coding question. After about a month of inactivity, I was invited for an onsite
Software Development Engineer
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2019Telephonic followed by an on-site interview. I only covered my projects because it was for a University Grad role. The on-site consisted of four whiteboard rounds. Each of those was an algorithms/data structures question.
Software Development Engineer
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2018I had a phone call with HR, followed by a technical call. The technical call consisted of 10 minutes of technical questions and a coding exercise via a shared link. The question tested basic programming knowledge and debugging skills. I was later ca
Software Development Engineer
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2017I received a referral from a friend and had a phone screen with the manager. This primarily involved questions about the team and my past experience, followed by a quick coding question. After about a month of inactivity, I was invited for an onsite
