I ran into some team-level "ownership" issues: both "we don't want this particular piece" when it makes sense to include it, and "we want to keep control over this other piece" when doing so makes life difficult for other teams for no good reason.
When and where necessary, re-evaluate the existence and purpose of a team against what they actually do.
Compare against the larger architecture and make sure the customer (and business) is best served, versus tribes and historical ownership.
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1. Introductions 2. The interviewer will offer two timed brain teasers and give the interviewee a couple of minutes to offer a solution. If the interviewer agrees with the solution, the interviewee will then have a few minutes to code it. The interv
I was contacted by a recruiter and had a chat with them. Following that, I scheduled a phone interview, which was then followed by a full onsite loop. Overall, the interviews were pretty straightforward, and there was nothing surprising in terms of
Do not interview at Zillow! They treat their candidates horribly. See below: The process started with a phone interview. The interview was challenging but not overly so. I was told that I did very well on it and was brought in for a full onsite. Th