A Good Place to Start and Grow
A Good Place to Start and Grow
The company provides a good work-life balance with excellent benefits. The engineering culture encourages learning and offers access to cutting-edge technology. My team is supportive, and collaboration is generally strong. There are many internal resources and training programs available for career development. The company brand is strong and looks great on a resume.
Work can sometimes feel siloed within large product groups. The promotion process for engineers can be opaque and slow. Bureaucracy can hinder decision-making and slow down projects. Compensation, while good, is often matched or exceeded by competing tech companies. As a new hire, it can be challenging to understand the scope and impact of your projects initially.
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Software Engineer I
Overall, the process was good. I just felt that for the position I was interviewing for, they had already selected someone and were just going through the motions. They had previously told me that I had cleared the telephone round. When the recruite
Software Engineer I
One coding round - two medium LeetCode questions. Loop interview: four rounds. Three interviews had one or two coding questions, along with two behavioral questions and one system design, plus two behavioral questions.
Software Engineer I
At the school career fair, I gave them my resume. They emailed me for a 30-minute on-campus interview.
Software Engineer I
New York, New YorkMarch 13, 2019Overall, the process was good. I just felt that for the position I was interviewing for, they had already selected someone and were just going through the motions. They had previously told me that I had cleared the telephone round. When the recruite
Software Engineer I
United StatesOctober 1, 2025One coding round - two medium LeetCode questions. Loop interview: four rounds. Three interviews had one or two coding questions, along with two behavioral questions and one system design, plus two behavioral questions.
Software Engineer I
CanadaMarch 2, 2014At the school career fair, I gave them my resume. They emailed me for a 30-minute on-campus interview.
