I have so many stories that I bombed the interviews, but this is probably the most interesting one.
In 2008 I was searching for my first full time job. At the time a social network company flew me out to SF from Toronto for interview. I was promised a 5-hour block but only lasted 3 hours before they walked me out. I don't remember the questions, but I do remember that the VP of Engineering at the time was browsing his BlackBerry and weren't listening to me. Needless to say, I felt humiliated for awhile after that experience.
Fast forward to 2018, I interviewed at this startup in SF and I did well in the first 2 sessions. The 3rd session was the CTO and he was the same person that ignored me 10 years prior. This time I did well enough that he immediately got the CEO to meet with me and offer me the job on the spot. I thanked them and ended up not taking that job due to a better opportunity elsewhere.
The CTO didn't remember me nor I confronted him about it, but it's a small win in my book.
I have Kubuntu Focus XE.
Pros
- support replies quickly
- I really haven't install any new software other than Discord and Spotify. Everything comes out of the box.
- Has all the IOs that I ever need.
- Very light, build quality is above average.
Cons
- Mouse pad is kind of sensitive - I would trigger it by accident while typing.
Bill.com | https://www.bill.com/ | REMOTE (US) or ONSITE (San Jose, California) | Full-Time
Bill.com is a leading provider of cloud-based software that simplifies, digitizes, and automates complex, back-office financial operations for small and midsize businesses. Customers use the Bill.com platform to manage end-to-end financial workflows and to process payments.
We've hit a lot of growth in the past few years, and need a bigger platform team to keep up with it. The platform team is aiming to double this calendar year and you'll have huge impact on what we build, and be a key part of the growth of our team.
We leverage AWS extensively, but welcome anyone that has other cloud experience as well.
We're hiring engineers in several levels - senior, staff and senior staff. Please take a look at the following and feel free to shoot me an email at tkuo[at]hq.bill.com
In 2008 I was searching for my first full time job. At the time a social network company flew me out to SF from Toronto for interview. I was promised a 5-hour block but only lasted 3 hours before they walked me out. I don't remember the questions, but I do remember that the VP of Engineering at the time was browsing his BlackBerry and weren't listening to me. Needless to say, I felt humiliated for awhile after that experience.
Fast forward to 2018, I interviewed at this startup in SF and I did well in the first 2 sessions. The 3rd session was the CTO and he was the same person that ignored me 10 years prior. This time I did well enough that he immediately got the CEO to meet with me and offer me the job on the spot. I thanked them and ended up not taking that job due to a better opportunity elsewhere.
The CTO didn't remember me nor I confronted him about it, but it's a small win in my book.