Massive scale, great culture, smart people, but too much red tape, which makes it impossible to move fast
Massive scale, great culture, smart people, but too much red tape, which makes it impossible to move fast
Great learning environment.
Opportunities to work on products at a scale that most other companies do not have.
Great work/life balance.
Above average pay package, great benefits (401k matching).
Promotion and hiring inside Yahoo! is now more or less a question of knowing someone, not of being the best at your field. Hopefully, Marissa will address this.
Most work is maintenance while developers and engineers wait for the next round of management changes. Starting something new is guaranteed to be shut down as soon as the next reorg happens.
Politicking, backstabbing, no directorial and above direction, constant goalpost changing, cronyism.
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It is a very intensive interview process. The tech screen is done by the hiring manager and covers mostly experience, projects, why you are looking for a job, and behavioral questions. Then, there is a coding question. The onsite portion consists of
Principal Software Engineer
One telephonic screening round with an engineer. Followed by one discussion with the manager about the role and the project in detail. This was followed by four remote phone interviews purely on frontend modules.
Principal Software Engineer
Waste of time. 4-hour work sample plus 6 hours of interviews. No discussion of the work sample or feedback on it was provided. The technical interviewers were not friendly or collaborative and spoke poor English.
Principal Software Engineer
United StatesFebruary 1, 2023It is a very intensive interview process. The tech screen is done by the hiring manager and covers mostly experience, projects, why you are looking for a job, and behavioral questions. Then, there is a coding question. The onsite portion consists of
Principal Software Engineer
IndiaMay 1, 2014One telephonic screening round with an engineer. Followed by one discussion with the manager about the role and the project in detail. This was followed by four remote phone interviews purely on frontend modules.
Principal Software Engineer
United StatesMarch 3, 2025Waste of time. 4-hour work sample plus 6 hours of interviews. No discussion of the work sample or feedback on it was provided. The technical interviewers were not friendly or collaborative and spoke poor English.
