Chaos from the top
Chaos from the top
Great product, interesting work, valuable mission
The CEO has a deep mistrust of engineering and does not feel that they work hard enough, no matter how many features you ship or bugs you fix. If you are not visible in the office, you might as well not be working. Senior leadership is inexperienced and overreacts to trivial problems.
Trust your employees, thrash less, and focus on shipping quality software.
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I had a 30-minute recruiter screen and a 60-minute HM interview, which was all behavioral questions. I did not make it past the HM interview. I got a default rejection email with no feedback.
Engineering Manager
I made it past the hiring manager screen to the full interview loop and was excited about the opportunity. Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. I was scheduled for three follow-up interviews, but all but one were cancelled, some at the la
Engineering Manager
Interview conducted in a super hot room with no circulation from 10:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Everyone of the interviewers was impersonal and typing on their computers the entire time. Not a great process to interview any candidate, let alone a Manager. N
Engineering Manager
San Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 8, 2025I had a 30-minute recruiter screen and a 60-minute HM interview, which was all behavioral questions. I did not make it past the HM interview. I got a default rejection email with no feedback.
Engineering Manager
San Francisco, California, United StatesJune 1, 2025I made it past the hiring manager screen to the full interview loop and was excited about the opportunity. Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. I was scheduled for three follow-up interviews, but all but one were cancelled, some at the la
Engineering Manager
San Francisco, California, United StatesMay 1, 2018Interview conducted in a super hot room with no circulation from 10:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Everyone of the interviewers was impersonal and typing on their computers the entire time. Not a great process to interview any candidate, let alone a Manager. N
