Opinions from a technical Dev Manager
Opinions from a technical Dev Manager
As long as you stay on the technical track, it is still one of the best companies to work for in the world.
Politics. Politics. Politics.
Most of the non-technical people will "exceed any expectations" on how bad office politics can be. And only about 10% of the company is able to compile a "Hello World!" nowadays, leaving plenty of people for you to deal with that are in the non-technical bucket.
Fire at will. About 10% of the technical people should be fired, and about 60% of the non-technical people should be fired.
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I came in to interview for a technical management position, but the actual role was more like program management. The first person I interviewed with was a VP, and he didn't like me. Since interview feedback is shared forward and no one else would
Software Development Manager
This is not a straightforward process. You might think you did well and see a different outcome. It's more likely they already had in mind the candidate they wanted. To me, I feel it's not a straightforward process. When they want to collate results,
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Very straightforward, two back-to-back thirty-minute technical interviews that had a combination of LeetCode easy and medium questions, along with some behavioral questions that were sprinkled in there.
Software Development Manager
Redmond, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 2015I came in to interview for a technical management position, but the actual role was more like program management. The first person I interviewed with was a VP, and he didn't like me. Since interview feedback is shared forward and no one else would
Software Development Manager
Lagos, NigeriaMarch 1, 2021This is not a straightforward process. You might think you did well and see a different outcome. It's more likely they already had in mind the candidate they wanted. To me, I feel it's not a straightforward process. When they want to collate results,
Software Engineer Intern
Redmond, Washington, United StatesNovember 21, 2025Very straightforward, two back-to-back thirty-minute technical interviews that had a combination of LeetCode easy and medium questions, along with some behavioral questions that were sprinkled in there.
