Excellent culture where people are, on the whole, genuine and caring.
Mangers care about your career growth.
Fun problems to solve and easy to make a big impact with your work.
Great work/life balance. Long hours are rarely required.
Leadership is responsive to feedback and welcomes critical questions.
Company still has a lot of room to grow.
ESPP program is very generous.
Company-wide “Palooza” events are a great time.
Compensation is competitive (especially after recent adjustments).
CEO has a good vision for the company.
Though still excellent, culture has grown slightly more “corporate” over the last couple of years.
People who aren’t great at management are sometimes moved into management roles.
There are a handful of overbearing individuals in leadership.
From what I’ve heard, some other orgs are less good to work in, but I’m speaking purely from my experience in Engineering.
Very reasonable interview process. More focused on understanding your thought process than super hard algo questions. The “System Design” round was actually just an OOP round. Interviewers were all very professional.
I zoomed in for an informational interview with a manager. The interview began with a very boring 45-minute lecture, whiteboard and all, about the company, which I sat through without saying anything. Then I talked about a project I worked on, and th
I was sent a 30-minute code challenge with hidden test cases, and I failed it. My code worked for 6 out of 8 test cases, but it wouldn't show me which edge cases I failed to account for, so I couldn't submit a full solution.
Very reasonable interview process. More focused on understanding your thought process than super hard algo questions. The “System Design” round was actually just an OOP round. Interviewers were all very professional.
I zoomed in for an informational interview with a manager. The interview began with a very boring 45-minute lecture, whiteboard and all, about the company, which I sat through without saying anything. Then I talked about a project I worked on, and th
I was sent a 30-minute code challenge with hidden test cases, and I failed it. My code worked for 6 out of 8 test cases, but it wouldn't show me which edge cases I failed to account for, so I couldn't submit a full solution.