Software Engineer Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada
August 1, 2023
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I went through an intro call for a new grad position.
I was asked a lot of questions about school, but also generic interview questions.
I was told that other candidates had been chosen, though I wasn't given a good reason.
It was a bit demoralizing, as I didn't even get a chance to try the technical take-home interview.
Questions
What's your biggest weakness?
What would your colleagues describe you as?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Veeva Systems Software Engineer role in Toronto, Ontario.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Veeva Systems's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral14%
Negative36%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Veeva Systems's Software Engineer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
Veeva Systems Work Experiences
4.0
Comfortable place to work, but limited personal growth opportunities
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
January 11, 2021
Pros: As a developer, you are treated with respect and trusted by management. I think this is because Veeva hires a lot of young and intrinsically motivated people, so they don't need to be pestered into working harder. This leads to honest estimates and less time wasted trying to negotiate deliverables.
Good employee benefits for personal development, donating to charity, fitness, etc.
Cons: Some mature monolith products are slow to adopt new technologies and processes. If working at the application layer, you are mostly stuck with internal platform frameworks and APIs, which leads to some repetitive/limited projects.
No idea what middle management does all day, or how they are improving the company.
3.0
Good Pay, No Growth
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 21, 2020
Pros: Money was good because I got in early.
Cons: No upwards momentum at all. Usually, expanding companies will uplevel employees, but not this place. The dinosaurs that run this place want to make sure they get theirs without spreading the wealth around. It feels like a zero-sum game, even though by company standards, it has no business being that way.
4.0
Good people, kind of old tech stack
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 1, 2023
Pros: People were really friendly.
Cons: - An older tech stack that was cumbersome to work with.
- 4.0Comfortable place to work, but limited personal growth opportunitiesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaJanuary 11, 2021Pros: As a developer, you are treated with respect and trusted by management. I think this is because Veeva hires a lot of young and intrinsically motivated people, so they don't need to be pestered into working harder. This leads to honest estimates and less time wasted trying to negotiate deliverables. Good employee benefits for personal development, donating to charity, fitness, etc.Cons: Some mature monolith products are slow to adopt new technologies and processes. If working at the application layer, you are mostly stuck with internal platform frameworks and APIs, which leads to some repetitive/limited projects. No idea what middle management does all day, or how they are improving the company.
- 3.0Good Pay, No GrowthSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaJuly 21, 2020Pros: Money was good because I got in early.Cons: No upwards momentum at all. Usually, expanding companies will uplevel employees, but not this place. The dinosaurs that run this place want to make sure they get theirs without spreading the wealth around. It feels like a zero-sum game, even though by company standards, it has no business being that way.
- 4.0Good people, kind of old tech stackSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaMarch 1, 2023Pros: People were really friendly.Cons: - An older tech stack that was cumbersome to work with.
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