Smart people, interesting problems, opportunities for lateral movement to try new things, become part of forward-looking initiatives, and even travel between sites.
Most of my managers were ambivalent to my career development. With various transitions and crises grabbing our attention, I remained at IC 3 level for my entire tenure.
Some departments, the work felt important and empowered. Other departments lagged a year or more behind the others on best practices adoption and were maintaining products that were ultimately sunset.
An ex-coworker referred me. The hiring manager called for a 1-hour phone screen. This was followed by an on-site interview for half a day. I spoke with 4 people, each for 45 minutes. Finally, the hiring manager called me again to discuss salary.
Phone screenings: 2 On-premise: * 3 technical rounds * Hiring Manager and HR round Each round was for an hour. The technical rounds focused on problem-solving and questions from past projects. All interviews were completed in a single day.
I applied online. It took two weeks to hear from a recruiter, and then I scheduled a phone interview. The interviewer asked mostly generic questions about items on my resume. There were a few technical questions, but they were pretty easy.
An ex-coworker referred me. The hiring manager called for a 1-hour phone screen. This was followed by an on-site interview for half a day. I spoke with 4 people, each for 45 minutes. Finally, the hiring manager called me again to discuss salary.
Phone screenings: 2 On-premise: * 3 technical rounds * Hiring Manager and HR round Each round was for an hour. The technical rounds focused on problem-solving and questions from past projects. All interviews were completed in a single day.
I applied online. It took two weeks to hear from a recruiter, and then I scheduled a phone interview. The interviewer asked mostly generic questions about items on my resume. There were a few technical questions, but they were pretty easy.