Not quite what it used to be, but still a great place to work
Not quite what it used to be, but still a great place to work
Lots of smart people working on some pretty cool projects. The move towards SOA definitely opened up a lot of opportunities for learning within engineering.
Pretty open collaboration with minimal stonewalling between teams.
Most people are passionate and energized by the product roadmap.
Not many advancement opportunities for individual contributors. Over time, as team leads grew into Directors, members of the technical staff only got to a senior level, and senior got to principal.
A relatively flat reporting structure worked great up to a certain size, but at some point the company outgrew it.
Until recently, comps were not keeping up with the market, and new-hires (some through acquisitions) were coming in with inflated titles and packages. This also significantly diluted the culture.
Do more skip-level meetings to keep the information flowing. Engineers are more motivated to contribute to a higher goal than to perform specific tasks assigned by their direct supervisors.
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Senior Database Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesJune 1, 2016I applied online, and the interview process took over 4 weeks. A recruiter call was followed by a couple of technical telephonic calls, which were followed by an on-site interview in SFO Downtown. On-site process. Had conversations with Hiring Mana
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London, England, United KingdomJanuary 14, 2023A recruiter emailed me directly (after getting my address from LinkedIn, I think) and even chased up once, seeming very keen. We arranged a first-stage interview on Zoom, where we discussed the company, the role, and my experience. Someone from HR sa
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New York, New York, United StatesDecember 13, 2021Questions were way too easy for a Principal level position. It started to feel like a bait and switch into a Senior Dev position. Even if I was invited back for the last round, I probably would have declined.
