I got an upcoming interview with docusign and I'm wondering about the work life balance there. I'm also wondering why is it ranked too low on Glassdoor and blind. Thank you
Role?
Software engineer
Wlb isn't too bad, some teams/projects might be bad. It's low on glassdoor probably due to new management and so many layoffs in last 2-3 years.
What kind of teams should I avoid
The e-sign teams are what make 90% of the revenue right now, and afaik have had a low layoff rate for the last few layoffs
WLB is terrible now, your vacation will be cancelled and everything is a P0 priority
What kind of teams should I avoid
What is the team role in the description? Depends on the manager. You might even just get put on a different team at random too.
Bro how'd you applied for DocuSign, is referral working
Not another amazon engineer.
What areas are you applying for though? Don’t you pick the department? Or are you not picky and just looking for a new job? DS exec leadership sucks. WLB depends on your team and immediate org. I lean towards disliking it but the benefits and pay are decent so I’m sticking around for my equity.
Docusign used to have great WLB. Not anymore. There are small pockets where the manager is really good and protects the team, but 99% of.the engineering org is currently working under quite the pressure. It comes from the lack of planning and agressive deadlines. And then after killing yourself to get it out the door it stalls or even worse, is cancelled. Then there is a rush to complete the next feature /project/improvement which goes through but with such tight deadlines that it barely holds together... And then you get incidents in production, which you got it, affect WLB big time. Overall I do not recommend unless you really really need a job. And if at all possible research tye team beforehand. Some teams had gotten really toxic as people are cracking under the pressure and the uncertainty and it brings out the worst in them
Luckily, got a nice team and manager. WLb is pretty good to me. But, just pulled one of main projects. Deadline is tight, but is not too bad.
Wait until it gets respecced, repurposed, cancelled, uncancelled, and you’re put on a few different projects “for now”
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