Great drive, and passion for innovation within a lot of folks in the company.
Overall good engineering prowess within the company.
The CTO has a great vision and is inspiring to work for.
A good hiring process, with which they're able to hire genuinely good talent.
The bias/preference and power the older engineering employees hold is very difficult to deal with. They act as if they're doing a favor by speaking to you and act as if their word is the gospel.
In general, management also turns a blind eye or, in fact, promotes this kind of behavior in the teams.
Overall, their ability to scale engineering hinges on an inclusive environment for new employees, and I feel they are not doing a good job around that.
Get more inclusive leadership within the engineering org and promote a culture of inclusivity.
Four technical interviews. All virtual. I was selected for the SDE 2 role, but they were not able to match my current compensation. They also did not budge to offer me the Sr. SDE role, so I declined the offer.
The interview started with discussing technical concepts and past work, and system design. A few minutes later, the interviewer went back to discussing past work. Apparently, the interviewer was interested in knowing how things were built in a past t
The interview includes a 1.5-hour machine coding round to assess problem-solving and coding skills, followed by a 45-minute hiring manager round focused on technical depth and team fit.
Four technical interviews. All virtual. I was selected for the SDE 2 role, but they were not able to match my current compensation. They also did not budge to offer me the Sr. SDE role, so I declined the offer.
The interview started with discussing technical concepts and past work, and system design. A few minutes later, the interviewer went back to discussing past work. Apparently, the interviewer was interested in knowing how things were built in a past t
The interview includes a 1.5-hour machine coding round to assess problem-solving and coding skills, followed by a 45-minute hiring manager round focused on technical depth and team fit.