Lots of free time. Very relaxed management. Free lunch on some days. No layoffs! Yet...
Lots of tech debt, constantly needing to fix things. If you're an experienced engineer, expect to work on stabilizing whatever product you're working on. I had to do that for the first three months I was here. Oh, and you get no credit whatsoever for doing that, but oh well. Not the best engineering culture I've worked in, but it's changing... slowly. Lots of turnover in engineering; smart engineers keep leaving regularly.
All things considered, I think management does a pretty solid job. The problems that exist on the engineering side can almost always be attributed to growing pains. ZI is really 6 or 7 companies that have been mashed together in the past 6 years, which means there are multiple tech stacks and a lack of standardization across the board. The problems are being worked on, and assuming the company survives the coming headwinds (which every SaaS company is fearing right now), I think it could become a great place to work.
The interview process was very positive. The interviewers described everything beforehand, and the whole process was very clear. Finally, I had another proposal, so I had to decline. The entire process was online.
I had submitted my resume in the past and never heard back from them. I finally sent my resume to them again and even had a phone screen within two days. This was a very usual phone screen, asking why I was leaving, what I was doing now, some Java qu
HR seems to be unaware of the interview rounds process and misguides candidates. Performance-based questions were asked, but technical skills were not tested. The process is poorly managed, and all interviews felt rushed.
The interview process was very positive. The interviewers described everything beforehand, and the whole process was very clear. Finally, I had another proposal, so I had to decline. The entire process was online.
I had submitted my resume in the past and never heard back from them. I finally sent my resume to them again and even had a phone screen within two days. This was a very usual phone screen, asking why I was leaving, what I was doing now, some Java qu
HR seems to be unaware of the interview rounds process and misguides candidates. Performance-based questions were asked, but technical skills were not tested. The process is poorly managed, and all interviews felt rushed.