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Software QA Engineer Interview Experience - Pleasanton, California

July 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I submitted an application on their website. About a week later, a QA director emailed to arrange the first video interview.

I passed her round and then scheduled multiple 1:1 interviews with the VP and managers on other teams.

A few days after all the Zoom interviews, one of the QA managers scheduled another Zoom call to discuss their interest in extending an "offer," while stressing that I should not assume Veeva was actually making an offer.

He emailed many times over the course of two weeks and asked whether I would accept an "offer," while still stating there was no actual offer yet. We finally agreed on a start date, salary, and expected RSU amount, but the written offer never came after weeks of negotiations.

Just ten days before my supposed start date, he emailed and said they would need to delay the start date again! Their excuse was that the team was waiting for the CEO to approve the offer.

In the many weeks after he first brought up their intent to extend an "offer," there was no mention of background and reference checks. It is clear they only wanted to hire younger candidates but didn't want to turn away older candidates! They resorted to delaying tactics, hoping I would just "go away" on my own!

I definitely have enough information and evidence to sue them for fraud and gross negligence. Just imagine what could have happened had I quit my job and then found out the "agreement" was only fraudulent all along!

Also, no professional recruiters or HR were involved in the hiring process because the company wants to save money, and the managers are the recruiters. Think very, very carefully if you do decide to join this company!

My two cents: DO NOT WASTE TIME WITH VEEVA!!!

Questions

Tell me about yourself.

Explain why you left every job on my resume.

I was asked what year I graduated from college multiple times. This is definitely an unethical, if not illegal, question.

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Veeva Systems's interview process for their Software QA Engineer roles in Pleasanton, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Veeva Systems's Software QA Engineer interview process in Pleasanton, California.

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