Great work-life balance, commuter shuttles, decent cafeteria vendors when I was there (not free, but still better than the free, crappy YouTube food across the street). Nice employee amenities were available, like yoga classes. It's a big company, so you can make friends in different teams. Good for starting out your career to learn, or to join later for cruising and living life outside of work.
Lots of contractors. It takes 1-3 years to go from contractor to full-timer. Bureaucracy, political drama, and a lot of unqualified hires and promotions.
Get rid of nepotism.
The first step was an HR interview where they asked about my salary requirements, which I naively answered. Next, I had a technical phone interview that included coding on a web whiteboard. After a brief conversation, the interviewer presented the c
I was contacted by a recruiter via LinkedIn. I had two phone interviews. Both involved solving writing Java code in an online editor. After that, I was invited to the San Bruno office for a full loop. I was interviewed by senior members, ranging fr
The onsite interview was straightforward. I met with four people: A product manager, A director of engineering, Two senior engineers. We discussed systems questions on a whiteboard and I did a small amount of whiteboard coding with a senior engin
The first step was an HR interview where they asked about my salary requirements, which I naively answered. Next, I had a technical phone interview that included coding on a web whiteboard. After a brief conversation, the interviewer presented the c
I was contacted by a recruiter via LinkedIn. I had two phone interviews. Both involved solving writing Java code in an online editor. After that, I was invited to the San Bruno office for a full loop. I was interviewed by senior members, ranging fr
The onsite interview was straightforward. I met with four people: A product manager, A director of engineering, Two senior engineers. We discussed systems questions on a whiteboard and I did a small amount of whiteboard coding with a senior engin