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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Software Development Engineer II
I was placed into the Employee Referral Program after being referred by a friend who works there. Two recruiters contacted me within a week to set up a telephone interview. I was then invited for an on-site interview within two weeks. The scheduling
Software Development Engineer II
Standard hiring process: * Applied online * 1 Phone Screen * On-site with 6 rounds of interviews. The on-site experience was very pleasant, and all the interviewers were well prepared and made it look like a general discussion rather than a Q&A ses
Software Development Engineer II
One of my friends recommended me for the SDE position in the online billing group. An HR representative helped me arrange the whole process, including one round of phone screen and several rounds of on-site interviews. Each round of interview was tec
Software Development Engineer II
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2010I was placed into the Employee Referral Program after being referred by a friend who works there. Two recruiters contacted me within a week to set up a telephone interview. I was then invited for an on-site interview within two weeks. The scheduling
Software Development Engineer II
Bellevue, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2014Standard hiring process: * Applied online * 1 Phone Screen * On-site with 6 rounds of interviews. The on-site experience was very pleasant, and all the interviewers were well prepared and made it look like a general discussion rather than a Q&A ses
Software Development Engineer II
Shanghai, Shanghai, ChinaApril 1, 2010One of my friends recommended me for the SDE position in the online billing group. An HR representative helped me arrange the whole process, including one round of phone screen and several rounds of on-site interviews. Each round of interview was tec
