Interesting work, fast-paced environment, very competent colleagues, remote-first. At the time, very good stock compensation (no longer the case, but nowadays salaries are higher).
From time to time, the workload was very high. Product people especially were let go if they didn't perform.
I was scheduled for a chat with a recruiter from Europe. This was changed last minute for someone from India instead, who spoke poor English and was reading from a script. They included a few technical questions. The whole thing felt mechanical an
I cleared all technical rounds, including living coding, coding with a tech conversation, and system design. However, I was rejected after a few team fit rounds. Honestly, it feels like a waste of time. What's the point of all the technical rounds th
I didn't pass further than the first stage, which was the live coding session. The task was pretty simple: design a URL shortener class in pure Java, without any additional libraries or frameworks. There were additional requirements that I had to cla
I was scheduled for a chat with a recruiter from Europe. This was changed last minute for someone from India instead, who spoke poor English and was reading from a script. They included a few technical questions. The whole thing felt mechanical an
I cleared all technical rounds, including living coding, coding with a tech conversation, and system design. However, I was rejected after a few team fit rounds. Honestly, it feels like a waste of time. What's the point of all the technical rounds th
I didn't pass further than the first stage, which was the live coding session. The task was pretty simple: design a URL shortener class in pure Java, without any additional libraries or frameworks. There were additional requirements that I had to cla