Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with market standards.
Good work-life balance.
Additional perks such as an on-call support allowance.
Compensation can be misleading — initially attractive, but not sustainable if the company finds a cheaper replacement.
Lack of transparency from management; responses are often diplomatic rather than direct.
Senior management appears profit-driven at the expense of employee welfare — on-call benefits were removed while work expectations increased.
Despite consistently strong performance over more than two years, I was pressured to resign without a clear explanation.
My reporting manager began to harass me, calling at odd hours and scolding without cause for over three months.
The manager withheld my on-call benefits while I continued performing those duties; when I raised the issue, the explanation was vague and evasive.
Unfortunately, this treatment seems to be ongoing for other teams as well in the company.
Steps: 1. Tech recruiter call 2. Hiring Manager call 3. Take-home coding test The first two calls were pretty standard, asking about previous experience and so on. The coding test was a bit confusing though. I submitted a solution, and they came ba
Phone screen. A super high-level conversation about the role and the company. A call with the hiring manager. Focus on my experience, culture fit, and Zendesk values. System design round. Use a whiteboard application to design an app similar to one
1. Screening call with a recruiter 2. An interview with a hiring manager, took an hour (this is where I stopped) 3. Coding interview (1 hour) 4. System Design Interview (1 hour) A week after the interview with the hiring manager, I got a call to let
Steps: 1. Tech recruiter call 2. Hiring Manager call 3. Take-home coding test The first two calls were pretty standard, asking about previous experience and so on. The coding test was a bit confusing though. I submitted a solution, and they came ba
Phone screen. A super high-level conversation about the role and the company. A call with the hiring manager. Focus on my experience, culture fit, and Zendesk values. System design round. Use a whiteboard application to design an app similar to one
1. Screening call with a recruiter 2. An interview with a hiring manager, took an hour (this is where I stopped) 3. Coding interview (1 hour) 4. System Design Interview (1 hour) A week after the interview with the hiring manager, I got a call to let