Great Talent, Toxic Politics
Great Talent, Toxic Politics
Variety of groups to work for.
Some great engineering talent.
Rewards often seem to be based more on how you "sell" what you did rather than what you did.
If you aren't savvy politically, you can get crushed.
The review system, combined with bloated senior/principal layers, can foster an atmosphere where teamwork suffers.
There seem to be an abundance of principal-leveled folks who stopped learning new things or contributing a long time ago.
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Australind, Western Australia, AustraliaApril 1, 2024Online coding. Regexp expressions. Computer networks. Some system design. Focus on bug-free code and communication skills. Very tough questions; corner cases should be considered. Good interviewers are kind and give a lot of hints.
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesFebruary 18, 2022The process was very simple. 1. A recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn. 2. I finished the online coding assessment. From there, a Microsoft Hiring Event day was scheduled. The interview was pretty simple, straight LeetCode. They didn't even change t
