Engineers, Think Twice: No Career Growth Here
Engineers, Think Twice: No Career Growth Here
A large portion of the total compensation is in cash.
Since 2023, leadership has deprioritized career growth for nearly all engineers.
- The company relocates senior+ engineers and managers from China, who have low turnover due to L-1 visa sponsorship. This reduces opportunities for internal career progression.
- Many engineering managers hired in the US during the pandemic have left, leading to instability and fewer advocates for career development.
- Engineers from China are often accustomed to poor work-life balance, which may set expectations that negatively impact the overall work environment.
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San Jose, California, United StatesJune 17, 2024The hiring manager was quite junior and could only ask superficial technical questions, limited to LeetCode coding problems. The company appears to expect engineers to work like robots, as some pre-screening interviews utilize robotic monitoring of c
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San Jose, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2024My technical interview was pushed back for three entire months. They even tried to have me interview in the middle of the night. The interviewer was not helpful whatsoever and spoke in seemingly randomly pieced-together sentences. I hear the work c
Senior Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesJune 1, 20243 Rounds total: * 1 coding round * 1 SD + coding round * 1 BQ round Great interviewers, but a bad hiring process. I signed the offer, but it was later rescinded due to obvious excuses from their hiring department.
