The people at Quora are extremely talented and smart, but what's really great is that people really care about their work. I've never worked at a place before where so many people love the product and what they do.
The company also has a very open culture. I've been amazed at how open the leadership is about sharing attrition rates, burn rate, how much money we have in the bank, how much money we make, board meeting details, future plans, etc.
Benefits are also very good. Food is served at reasonable times (breakfast till 10:30 AM, lunch at 12:30 PM, and dinner at 6 PM), and a healthy work/life balance is encouraged. Feel fine stepping out for an hour or two to do an errand or get lunch with someone (some of this probably varies by team).
No 401K matching, and I think the compensation is probably lower than Google/FB if you don't value the stock highly.
I think we should offer higher salaries since stock options upside decreases with company maturity.
I applied on the Quora website. The interview process began with a HackerRank online assessment, featuring a question similar to the '3 Sum' problem. Next was a one-hour phone interview, which I did not feel I performed well on. I was unwell that day
I was interviewed for the Software Engineer - Machine Learning new grad position. First step: online assessment. A variant of 3Sum. Then, I was contacted by HR. During the phone interview, I tackled a variant of Path Sum. I solved the problem and
Applied online and then received a HackerRank coding link with one coding question for 30 minutes. Within two weeks, a recruiter contacted me and scheduled an hour-long phone interview. After this, I was called for an on-site round, which included t
I applied on the Quora website. The interview process began with a HackerRank online assessment, featuring a question similar to the '3 Sum' problem. Next was a one-hour phone interview, which I did not feel I performed well on. I was unwell that day
I was interviewed for the Software Engineer - Machine Learning new grad position. First step: online assessment. A variant of 3Sum. Then, I was contacted by HR. During the phone interview, I tackled a variant of Path Sum. I solved the problem and
Applied online and then received a HackerRank coding link with one coding question for 30 minutes. Within two weeks, a recruiter contacted me and scheduled an hour-long phone interview. After this, I was called for an on-site round, which included t