Seriously, the point of my review title.
Working every day knowing you're helping everyone around the world use a great, free, uncensored, and mostly balanced source of information and education is priceless.
You don't end the day feeling you earned a lot of money for some billionaire.
There is a not-so-small bunch of world-class engineers you can work closely with.
You are given a lot of independence and you will definitely make a difference every day, if you're willing to put in the effort.
Almost everyone is really passionate and is really on board with the mission.
A lot of awesome people in the community you will interact with.
Free-software only is a given, not a consequence.
Being remote rocks.
At least in my case, crazy work-hours.
Not everything works flawlessly internally.
We are constrained in what we can do by obvious budgetary reasons.
Management has been disastrous for a long time, but it is much better now.
No need to give advice on Glassdoor. Whenever I have an issue, I feel confident I can bring it up without fear of retaliation or anything.
Phone screen with recruiter, talk with hiring manager, two technical interviews (one with the hiring team and one with someone more technical/senior from another team), and then finally an interview about culture/mission. If you pass, there's another
Pros - Process was well-organized; scheduling was smooth throughout. - Recruiter was very knowledgeable, transparent, and really helpful with information. Cons - Process overall was somewhat slow. - Interview with a technical manager (not the hiring
I am a fan of Wikipedia and contribute to a lot of their projects. I thought it would be nice to work there. I only had a 15-minute interview with a recruiter. After that, I didn't hear anything back.
Phone screen with recruiter, talk with hiring manager, two technical interviews (one with the hiring team and one with someone more technical/senior from another team), and then finally an interview about culture/mission. If you pass, there's another
Pros - Process was well-organized; scheduling was smooth throughout. - Recruiter was very knowledgeable, transparent, and really helpful with information. Cons - Process overall was somewhat slow. - Interview with a technical manager (not the hiring
I am a fan of Wikipedia and contribute to a lot of their projects. I thought it would be nice to work there. I only had a 15-minute interview with a recruiter. After that, I didn't hear anything back.