Company has a strong positive impact on the real world. The executive team is very experienced, mature, and really (really) smart. There's a strong engineering culture around documentation and onboarding. They use great languages and patterns. Company values are sensible and feel like the right values.
Some poor (sometimes very poor indeed) code quality in places.
The tax on the share compensation scheme is very bad in the UK.
Set up a dedicated team to prioritize and tackle tech debt.
Make non-USA people have more cash-based compensation, as RSUs are taxed heavily in the UK.
I went through the typical recruiter phone screen, followed by a technical phone screen. The recruiter, along with the interview prep materials, clearly stated that the technical screen would involve a real-world problem directly related to the job,
During my technical interview, I was first asked about my knowledge on the relevant topic. I solved a dynamic programming problem. It was not as difficult as I thought; I ended up solving the problem in time, and they asked me how it could be improve
I applied for a software engineering position at Samsara and initially had a positive experience during the recruiter call. After the call, I was invited to schedule a technical interview, which I did. However, just a few days before the interview,
I went through the typical recruiter phone screen, followed by a technical phone screen. The recruiter, along with the interview prep materials, clearly stated that the technical screen would involve a real-world problem directly related to the job,
During my technical interview, I was first asked about my knowledge on the relevant topic. I solved a dynamic programming problem. It was not as difficult as I thought; I ended up solving the problem in time, and they asked me how it could be improve
I applied for a software engineering position at Samsara and initially had a positive experience during the recruiter call. After the call, I was invited to schedule a technical interview, which I did. However, just a few days before the interview,