Cool Work, Low Pay
Cool Work, Low Pay
There are opportunities to work on teams and projects that are doing cool and interesting things. The company also has good name recognition and has a real impact in the world.
- Pay is definitely on the lower end compared to what you can get elsewhere.
- Lots of legacy systems that aren't well maintained.
- The tech union takes up way too much air. It's largely filled with oversensitive people with petty grievances. As tech employees, we're treated with kid gloves compared to the rest of the company, but the union would have you believing we're oppressed.
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The New York Times Interview Experiences
Senior Software Engineer
30-minute recruiter screening, followed by a 30-minute hiring manager screening the next week. Then, a 30-minute technical assessment the week after that, using Coderpad. Everything was going great. I did well on the assessment, and then the recruit
Senior Software Engineer
I got a random email from a recruiter and decided to pursue it. The process took quite long (2+ months), but overall it was a good experience. 1) Recruiter screen - My recruiter was a great communicator and always responsive. They were one of the be
Senior Software Engineer
Staffing agency first tested coding skills. There was a phone screening with HR, a phone interview with an engineering manager and senior engineer, an on-site 4-part interview with an engineering manager and senior engineer, a product designer and pr
Senior Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesAugust 1, 202230-minute recruiter screening, followed by a 30-minute hiring manager screening the next week. Then, a 30-minute technical assessment the week after that, using Coderpad. Everything was going great. I did well on the assessment, and then the recruit
Senior Software Engineer
United StatesMarch 1, 2020I got a random email from a recruiter and decided to pursue it. The process took quite long (2+ months), but overall it was a good experience. 1) Recruiter screen - My recruiter was a great communicator and always responsive. They were one of the be
Senior Software Engineer
United StatesSeptember 9, 2019Staffing agency first tested coding skills. There was a phone screening with HR, a phone interview with an engineering manager and senior engineer, an on-site 4-part interview with an engineering manager and senior engineer, a product designer and pr
