I went down for an on-site for software development, and they immediately hinted they weren't looking for junior SEs. So, I was suspicious from the get-go.
There was a weird culture vibe going on too, where they smothered the guy that was there from the NSA and kind of ignored the others. The questions asked felt like they measured very little. They tried to ask "cute" real-world questions, and they didn't really specify that my algorithm complexity wasn't adequate before I dove into implementation, so I didn't have time to optimize it at the end. This is coming from someone who did very well on Amazon, Google, and Facebook interviews.
They really try to throw you off. Then they told me my coding "wasn't up to snuff" as they have a really high bar. So, they asked if I wanted to interview for the deployment strategist role, but that it may involve flying down for a few more on-sites. They didn't seem to care I'd already had to fly halfway across the world to get there, and that they had my information already.
I did a screen with them for that one, but I wasn't interested, and that was it.
Don't bother interviewing here. Look at top tech companies first; they treat young people with much more respect and regard, and they don't mess around and waste your time. Terrible experience.
Signed NDA, but questions that don't measure much.
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