My experience was great
My experience was great
Great pay and benefits. A lot of smart people around you. Free drinks! Lots of activity all the time.
The location isn't really great unless it's the summer. There are too many processes that prevent one from being agile in some teams. Certain departments within are very focused, while others lack direction.
We need to stop thinking in archaic terms and technologies, especially senior management. It hinders the creativity of young individuals in a lot of ways.
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I was invited to a phone screen and completed it within the week. I was told that everything looked good and that they'd get back to me, but that I should prepare for an on-campus technical interview. After hearing nothing back for months, I tried
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2014I was invited to a phone screen and completed it within the week. I was told that everything looked good and that they'd get back to me, but that I should prepare for an on-campus technical interview. After hearing nothing back for months, I tried
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Redmond, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2015My first interview was at the university. They asked a matrix question from the "Cracking the Programming Interview" book. Afterwards, they flew me to Redmond for the final round. They literally paid for everything: * Hotel * Flight * Rental
