Everything depends on your team, product, and location
Everything depends on your team, product, and location
I had a chance to work with the best engineers I've ever seen in my career, which helped me to learn and shape my views on software engineering.
Decent benefits and work-life balance.
If you end up working in one of the meritocratic/excellent teams, it can be challenging to get your hands on interesting projects and grow. Even the most skilled people are struggling to get promoted or meet their career goals because of cost cuts.
The leadership wants people to align with their "Current Thing." They expect you to internalize their current vision, reflect it in your core priorities, and integrate it into your everyday cognitive process. At some level, it makes sense, but it is too intrusive and sometimes counterproductive.
I'm no economist, but maybe not every drop of mid-term profit opportunity matters. In the long run, it might be worth to value your people and the open-source ecosystems that enable your success more.
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I received a call from the recruiter, who then set up a phone screen with a member of the hiring team. This process took about a week. After clearing the technical screen, I was invited onsite for a round of interviews. The entire process took about
Software Engineer II
I had four rounds of technical interviews, all of which required coding. One involved higher-level design, but I still had to pseudo-code. The interviewers varied; it was a bit of a luck of the draw. * The first interviewer appeared bored and lacke
Software Engineer II
I applied online. The process took over two months. A recruiter reached out three weeks after application submission via email, asking to schedule a virtual interview. They scheduled three rounds on three consecutive days for the following week. -
Software Engineer II
Redmond, Washington, United StatesJune 1, 2015I received a call from the recruiter, who then set up a phone screen with a member of the hiring team. This process took about a week. After clearing the technical screen, I was invited onsite for a round of interviews. The entire process took about
Software Engineer II
United StatesDecember 1, 2020I had four rounds of technical interviews, all of which required coding. One involved higher-level design, but I still had to pseudo-code. The interviewers varied; it was a bit of a luck of the draw. * The first interviewer appeared bored and lacke
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Cairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptFebruary 28, 2026I applied online. The process took over two months. A recruiter reached out three weeks after application submission via email, asking to schedule a virtual interview. They scheduled three rounds on three consecutive days for the following week. -
