Have an on-site coming up, wondering if anyone has any input on what to expect/types of tech questions that might be asked? Does Liberty offer sign on bonuses, equity, etc? I can't find much info on the normal sources (Glassdoor, Reddit, here)
Yeah we can't just go around breaking laws and regulations to get away with what we want, we do try to be ethically correct and abide by all regulations imposed on us by all the states we have insurance products in. So yeah, a tech company may be able to get away with just braking things fast because most of the time they haven't been fully regulated by the govt yet.
Difference is, Insurance Industry tends to be more reliable and steady as a source of income because it has already been regulated and the govt is ok with it. New tech Companies just go around breaking things, sometimes laws, and not all of them make it out alive after they get regulated. So its up to you to figure out what level of riskiness you want to play with your career
The interview questions will depend on the group you’re interviewing with. Most groups will follow the “tell me about a time when...” format, with some light white boarding of problems - along the lines of “design a url shortener”. Some groups are starting to use coding/algo heavy interview questions. Sign on bonus is offered to external candidates, highest I’ve heard of is $15k (may be more or less now, not sure). No equity because LM is a mutual company (“owned by the policyholders”).
Interesting, thanks for the reply, interview went well going back tomorrow for a follow up with the engineering director, we'll see how things go. All in all super easy interview.
I got the url shortener question at my interview. +1 on it being a very easy interview
Liberty does not offer sign on bonuses or equity. They do offer a relocation bonus if you have to move for the job. I got $6k grossed up. We have yearly bonuses that are calculated at a variable rate factoring in company performance and individual performance. Mine is 6.5% of salary assuming performance meets expectations, but the higher you go the higher your % is. I think principal is 10 or 15%.
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