Work is exciting and meaningful. Challenging projects with a lot of opportunity for ownership. Advanced work in AI, machine learning, and computer vision areas.
Significantly low pay compared to the average software engineer intern in California.
Very heavy workload – except over time and long hours (or you will be looked down upon).
Chaotic environment with rapidly changing projects, expectations, and even people.
Very little company perks (no free lunches).
No screening call with recruiter. 30 min interview with hiring manager. Panel interview (3 sessions of 30 min 1-on-1 interviews). The whole process took around 1.5 weeks. It took about another 1.5 weeks to hear back and receive an offer.
Most of the interviewers didn't know the level of the position and skipped an important part of the process: the presentation of recent work. This happened because I personally knew all the people involved, as I had worked there years before. They de
The interview process involved: * Three phone interviews with HR. * Two technical phone interviews with Mechanical Engineers on the team I would be working with. I never went in for an in-person interview. HR interviews were basic questions ab
No screening call with recruiter. 30 min interview with hiring manager. Panel interview (3 sessions of 30 min 1-on-1 interviews). The whole process took around 1.5 weeks. It took about another 1.5 weeks to hear back and receive an offer.
Most of the interviewers didn't know the level of the position and skipped an important part of the process: the presentation of recent work. This happened because I personally knew all the people involved, as I had worked there years before. They de
The interview process involved: * Three phone interviews with HR. * Two technical phone interviews with Mechanical Engineers on the team I would be working with. I never went in for an in-person interview. HR interviews were basic questions ab