Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
February 29, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Brief behavioral phone interview with an engineer and after that, they invited me to the office for an onsite. The onsite lasted a few hours with two people from the team I was interviewing for and a brief HR interview (though it wasn't actually an interview, more like them explaining the logistics of the hiring process) at the end.
I did stumble a little on the coding part, and one of the engineers I interviewed with looked like she had better things to do. She seemed annoyed and made it very obvious that she was, so overall not the most pleasant experience.
Questions
The interview included a coding question in the language mentioned in the job description and a design question.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Millennium Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Millennium's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive38%
Neutral38%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Millennium's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Millennium Work Experiences
1.0
Thia job will pull life out of you
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York
October 15, 2024
Pros: They are smart engineers.
That's it!
Cons: Where do I begin!
Came into the firm from another fund. So I know the industry. This place will kill all the enthusiasm you brought with you. A lot of smart people come together to work on projects and over engineer stuff to create mediocre or no value! The middle managers that are hired have no clue how to work in hedge fund environment. The tech leads would micro manage you at the expense of slowing things down and delaying the release so that they can keep their dependency. These so-called tech leads are only at best individual contributors who have over stayed at the company and have 0 language skills and I mean english language skills.
They do not know how to communicate requirements to their direct reports and then play the blame game. The annual review is such a sham. Do not expect much. There is fake urgency created when things are not requested from business. Even HR's in the firm know through feedback reviews that the worst part is the culture of the firm but they can do nothing about it. If you created dependency in the team you will be taken out on your birthday along with the entire team to celebrate your birthday and if you have not then your birthday is just a regular day.
There is no "team" culture. Each and every one in your team is just waiting for you to screw up so that they are not the one who is laid off. The senior management has no clue or they encourage this and has made themselves obscure. There is definitely a "tiger parenting" culture at the firm if you know what I mean! I went into the office each day that I have seen the worst and would not be surprised but I was wrong each time! Have heard comments ranging from why are you on your phone to not leave your work station.
Think carefully about what you are getting into before you join this firm.
4.0
Good company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York
April 24, 2021
Pros: It is a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Cons: There is not much career growth for tech employees.
5.0
NA
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York
December 4, 2024
Pros: There is a good work life balance and helping colleagues.
Cons: None found yet. No WFH
- 1.0Thia job will pull life out of youSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkOctober 15, 2024Pros: They are smart engineers. That's it!Cons: Where do I begin! Came into the firm from another fund. So I know the industry. This place will kill all the enthusiasm you brought with you. A lot of smart people come together to work on projects and over engineer stuff to create mediocre or no value! The middle managers that are hired have no clue how to work in hedge fund environment. The tech leads would micro manage you at the expense of slowing things down and delaying the release so that they can keep their dependency. These so-called tech leads are only at best individual contributors who have over stayed at the company and have 0 language skills and I mean english language skills. They do not know how to communicate requirements to their direct reports and then play the blame game. The annual review is such a sham. Do not expect much. There is fake urgency created when things are not requested from business. Even HR's in the firm know through feedback reviews that the worst part is the culture of the firm but they can do nothing about it. If you created dependency in the team you will be taken out on your birthday along with the entire team to celebrate your birthday and if you have not then your birthday is just a regular day. There is no "team" culture. Each and every one in your team is just waiting for you to screw up so that they are not the one who is laid off. The senior management has no clue or they encourage this and has made themselves obscure. There is definitely a "tiger parenting" culture at the firm if you know what I mean! I went into the office each day that I have seen the worst and would not be surprised but I was wrong each time! Have heard comments ranging from why are you on your phone to not leave your work station. Think carefully about what you are getting into before you join this firm.
- 4.0Good companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkApril 24, 2021Pros: It is a dynamic and fast-paced environment.Cons: There is not much career growth for tech employees.
- 5.0NASoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkDecember 4, 2024Pros: There is a good work life balance and helping colleagues.Cons: None found yet. No WFH
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