Cool tech, good benefits, plenty of structure.
Toxic energy, lack of mentorship for junior developers. Underpaid for the market?
Started as a consultant at $60k. Once converted to an employee after two years, still making tens of thousands of dollars less than similar hires at their competitors. Not worth staying.
3 rounds, about 30 minutes each. Questions on multithreaded Java programs. Also, traders asked questions on how to handle stress and production problems. The operations team asked about separation of jobs, i.e., how to handle Ad and operations tea
Many 1-hour long interviews to go through. Some of these interviews were aligned on the same day. This adds to the stress of interviewing, but it really evaluates a candidate's ability to cope with a fast-changing environment.
First, they came to my school (Columbia Uni) to conduct one-on-one interviews for selected students. It was a 30-minute interview. They started by asking the usual behavioral questions and tried to understand my specific programming background. Then
3 rounds, about 30 minutes each. Questions on multithreaded Java programs. Also, traders asked questions on how to handle stress and production problems. The operations team asked about separation of jobs, i.e., how to handle Ad and operations tea
Many 1-hour long interviews to go through. Some of these interviews were aligned on the same day. This adds to the stress of interviewing, but it really evaluates a candidate's ability to cope with a fast-changing environment.
First, they came to my school (Columbia Uni) to conduct one-on-one interviews for selected students. It was a 30-minute interview. They started by asking the usual behavioral questions and tried to understand my specific programming background. Then