Past its best days
Past its best days
Yahoo was a very exciting company to work for a long time ago.
Then, it became a reasonably stable place to work for people with families, or a place for new grads or H1Bs to gain some experience.
There was new hope with the Alibaba IPO and Marissa for a while, but that has faded.
Most managers don't have a clue about technical topics. Product Managers have all the control, and most technical managers are afraid to stand up to them. They do user testing and then ignore the results until the drop in traffic after the poorly designed or buggy site is launched. Then, it's time to redesign again. Products in this environment end up being second-class citizens at best, as we've all seen.
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Senior Software Engineer
First, I had a phone interview. During the interview, the interviewer asked C++ questions and puzzles. The C++ questions were easy (standard questions), but the puzzles were a little difficult. I never expected puzzles in a phone interview. "Huh... w
Senior Software Engineer
Interview Process: * Call from HR/Recruiter/Hiring Manager (not technical) * Technical Phone Interview * On-Site Interview (6 rounds) Technical phone screens involve easy coding on a shared document. The on-site interview was enjoyable. I me
Senior Software Engineer
A friend referred me to Yahoo!. The hiring manager then reached out regarding an opening on a team that sounded really interesting. Instead of the usual telephone chat, I decided to walk into Yahoo HQ. We had an hour-long conversation/interview, wher
Senior Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2010First, I had a phone interview. During the interview, the interviewer asked C++ questions and puzzles. The C++ questions were easy (standard questions), but the puzzles were a little difficult. I never expected puzzles in a phone interview. "Huh... w
Senior Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2016Interview Process: * Call from HR/Recruiter/Hiring Manager (not technical) * Technical Phone Interview * On-Site Interview (6 rounds) Technical phone screens involve easy coding on a shared document. The on-site interview was enjoyable. I me
Senior Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United StatesApril 1, 2014A friend referred me to Yahoo!. The hiring manager then reached out regarding an opening on a team that sounded really interesting. Instead of the usual telephone chat, I decided to walk into Yahoo HQ. We had an hour-long conversation/interview, wher
