Yoe: 2 TC: 200k Didn't want to put this in the title, but according to my interview invite I'm being downlevelled. I understand it's very normal for companies to hire someone with only 2 yoe as SDE 1, but I'd still like to know if there's any chance I could negotiate this with the recruiter or hiring manager? To current engineers at Twitch, hows the culture? Has Amazon style management taken over the company? Do you have decent work life balance? Is there a 'bro culture' to be aware of? How are the perks? Thanks everyone!
Culture is pretty ass. And, from what I've heard, their food is getting cut, bringing it in line with Amazon corp. Avoid it like the plague
nop. in fact our food was getting better before covid with a dedicated kitchen and staff in the new office
Engineering culture is fairly solid but depends on the team. Amazon influence is there but culture is nowhere bad as Amazon I have a decent work life balance. I dont work more than 40 hours a week. I think bro culture does exist but I don't think its any different compared to other tech companies and has gotten better over the years.
Thank you for the response, its reassuring to hear. Are there any specific teams or orgs known for bad engineering culture or significant turnover?
Theres definitely a cd culture over here
What’s cd
200k @ 2 years L4 is pretty much top of band. I’d be asking what the path to promotion looks like so your hiring manager knows you’re hungry. L4 - L5 promo is not a high bar but it could take a year to get. Culture is good. Informal, gamers, who lean liberal and love our product. Work life balance is good in my experience but YMMV. Definitely no “Amazon style management takeover” - that said, the company is evolving from a startup (fast and loose, no process) to a large enterprise (process oriented, rigorous) and there are good and bad elements of both things present. Definitely less process and fewer restrictions / blockers than my previous company which was in Financial Services. Some corners of bro culture. They do get called out and leadership takes transparent action to address and remediate them. I love twitch and highly recommend it.
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Googles is nothing compared to Twitch. It’s a cesspool of virtue signaling and oppression olympics.