Good if on the right team
Good if on the right team
The best-case scenario is that you are one of the more healthy work-life balance feature teams, getting to work on new stuff for good pay and normal hours.
If you end up supporting a critical or legacy system, your life can be hell.
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Software Development Engineer II
It started with a discussion of my latest work and a significant project I took part in. Next, I continued to writing some C STL functions on paper. Following that, I had several discussions regarding software design and such.
Software Development Engineer II
As other postings on this site have indicated, the standard hiring process for engineering roles typically involves one technical phone screen, followed by a full day of on-site interviews if the phone screen is successful. This was my second intervi
Software Development Engineer II
Two whiteboard interviews dealt with linked lists. Another interview focused on sorting. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to ask many questions. The questions presented were harder than required for the position. The team wasn't developing brain s
Software Development Engineer II
Tel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelMarch 1, 2014It started with a discussion of my latest work and a significant project I took part in. Next, I continued to writing some C STL functions on paper. Following that, I had several discussions regarding software design and such.
Software Development Engineer II
Redmond, WashingtonJanuary 1, 2013As other postings on this site have indicated, the standard hiring process for engineering roles typically involves one technical phone screen, followed by a full day of on-site interviews if the phone screen is successful. This was my second intervi
Software Development Engineer II
Bellevue, WashingtonAugust 1, 2010Two whiteboard interviews dealt with linked lists. Another interview focused on sorting. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to ask many questions. The questions presented were harder than required for the position. The team wasn't developing brain s
