Inclusive Team, Complacent Culture
Inclusive Team, Complacent Culture
The engineers there are very inclusive and willing to learn and to teach. They believe in the company's mission and want to create a great news platform and continue the legacy of the New York Times. Additionally, they are actively trying to modernize and build better, more sustainable software.
There was generally a culture of complacency while I was there.
Most engineers weren't looking to improve or become best-in-class.
I hear that this is changing, though.
Try to create an environment where engineers feel enabled, rewarded, and prepared to excel.
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The New York Times Interview Experiences
Data Engineer
The recruiter contacted me about a Data Scientist position and submitted my resume. First, I spoke with the hiring manager, and then with one of the resident data scientists in two separate calls. I passed the telephone screens and got invited to an
Software Engineer
Step 1) Phone call from recruiter. Typical introduction and matchmaking call. Step 2) Live coding with video cam. I used Data Structure Set for this one, and the interviewer had a follow-up scenario wherein a coworker made a code pull request to ans
Software Engineer
Absolutely terrible. 10-minute call with a recruiter, then a programming assignment that I nailed. They never got back to me for about 2 weeks. I emailed and got rejected. Rejecting someone over a programming assignment that works is not a good hirin
Data Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesJuly 1, 2014The recruiter contacted me about a Data Scientist position and submitted my resume. First, I spoke with the hiring manager, and then with one of the resident data scientists in two separate calls. I passed the telephone screens and got invited to an
Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesNovember 1, 2019Step 1) Phone call from recruiter. Typical introduction and matchmaking call. Step 2) Live coding with video cam. I used Data Structure Set for this one, and the interviewer had a follow-up scenario wherein a coworker made a code pull request to ans
Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesFebruary 1, 2018Absolutely terrible. 10-minute call with a recruiter, then a programming assignment that I nailed. They never got back to me for about 2 weeks. I emailed and got rejected. Rejecting someone over a programming assignment that works is not a good hirin
