I have an offer from HBO, but hearing rumors about layoffs after CEO resigned. Any suggestions whether to join or not? Anyone working at HBO? Please share some info. @HBO
They are hiring contractors in Seattle like mad. That’s your easier way in. I was submitted for FTE role a few months ago and heard nothing. But an agency submitted me for contracting, and a few weeks later I had 2 relatively short on-site rounds and an offer the next day. 1 Leetcode medium, and one design. PM me for contact info. BTW I overheard in the elevator that Time-Warner authorized a doubling of open headcount — apparently they are very concerned about the final season of GOT. That show has given HBO a windfall and they hope to keep it going with the next version of the series.
Thanks for sharing @jNeo42 when did you hear about doubling headcount? was it before the layoff news(about a week ago)?
It was one week ago. I’m not aware of lay-off news: is this regarding SWEs in Seattle? They’re definitely hiring contractors.
My Experience was same as @jNeo42, 1 Easy, 1 Medium coding question, behavioral, 2 system design.
My interview was for full time though.
Try FANG breh
I heard the opposite of layoffs - my recruiter said they're looking to expand from 200 engineers to 500 engineers in a year.
Hey, I'm just curious what are the equivalent levels at HBO when compared to other companies. They seem to be starting at staff engineers. Now at some companies that is equivalent to a senior se, not sure at HBO
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Can you share the yoe and offer details. I have first round with HBO for staff engineer next week. How tough are the interviews?
+1
I found staff engineer interviews less challenging than Amazon/Google.