Engineering manager @ Indeed (Sunnyvale)

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timhortonz

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timhortonz
Feb 16, 2020 34 Comments

I'm fairly happy at Airbnb but thinking about looking around to see if there's a greener grass :) Also, my commute sucks so having a few exploratory calls with LinkedIn, Netflix.

Found a role at Indeed that looks interesting. Indeed doesn't have a lot of exposure here so I was wondering if someone could shed light on engineering culture at Sunnyvale office, manager's day-to-day (coding? design/arch decisions or mostly people management?). It seems like a few postings for EMs are evergreen. They couldn't feel them for a long time?

Also, how technical are the interviews? I'm a bit rusty with algo/ds problems so would be interested if I should potentially allocate more time to prepare.

Location: Bay area
TC: 500k
YoE: 10

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  • EA
    arcades

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    arcades
    I wouldn’t leave AirBnb..
    Feb 16, 2020 19
    • Airbnb
      timhortonz

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      timhortonz
      OP
      Yep, not fun at all. That's why alternating between a car and train kind of makes it less miserable.
      There are no monthly parking spots AFAIK, would just save you time not to pay every day and would be cheaper if you park there every day.

      I've been doing this for more than a year. I know a few EMs who did this for 4+ years!
      Feb 16, 2020
    • Airbnb
      timhortonz

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      timhortonz
      OP
      Namage, I agree. I spend mornings and evenings with them (I leave work pretty early but work at night). I also WFH at least once a week. But it's harder to do it as I have a lot of meetings and Airbnb in general isn't remote friendly.
      Feb 16, 2020
  • Coursera / Eng
    Save Me

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    Save Me
    FWIW a good friend of mine is currently an EM at Indeed and I only hear great things from him, and he went there from FAANG.
    Feb 16, 2020 4
  • Indeed
    HOsW87

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    HOsW87
    Indeed may not be able to match your 500K TC, but the WLB is awesome. Sunnyvale office mostly hires people with Ads experience though.
    Feb 19, 2020 1
    • Airbnb
      timhortonz

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      timhortonz
      OP
      Thanks! Depending on Airbnb's IPO my TC might go down :) yeah, I saw but based on the job description (data pipelines, scalability, infra and etc) it could still be a fit hopefully even without direct ads experience. Obviously, if it's a hard requirement then I'm not a good fit.
      Feb 19, 2020
  • Holy πŸ„ I share your feelings on the 3h commute. I'm doing the same commute even though my company and my home are closer to Caltrain stations than yours. I'm leaving my job in 2weeks for the exact same reason.
    If you can do it one more year until Airbnb Santa Clara office opens, there will be plenty of teams.
    Feb 16, 2020 1
    • Airbnb
      timhortonz

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      timhortonz
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      Nice! It would be a great change!
      As for the Santa Clara office, there are still many ifs. HC/growth might be an issue is the biggest one. Also SF being so close counterintuitively makes it hard for the South Bay office to mature.
      Feb 16, 2020
  • Indeed
    xdVm36

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    xdVm36
    I'm not in Sunnyvale either but I'm in Tokyo and can attest to a good w/l balance, great culture and interesting work being done. We are hiring EM's here too if anyone is interested, DM me for more info! It's not like the image you probably have of Japan.
    Feb 18, 2020 1