inb4 read glassdoor reviews. They're mixed all around and the general consensus for non Americans (like me) is proctoring software sucks but pay is super good. Also the interview section is filled with people crying because they failed the assessments lmaoo I live in a 3rd world country(not India) and I received an offer for 60k/year to work as a frontend dev. This pay is insane for where I live, etc. I was just wondering if anybody here had any experience working for them, is there anything I'm not seeing? great pay under bad conditions seems like a reasonable trade-off for me but I wanted to hear from others. YOE 2 TC š„. #tech
My 2 cents: I donāt have direct experience with Crossover, but I worked with similar companies in the past. My recommendation is, if you have the chance, take it. If you can work directly for a US or EU startup, even better. I too started as a software developer in a poor country, and I switched to freelancing through oDesk for companies in the US and Europe. You had to install essentially spyware on your computer and it was super invasive, but it increased my income by 3x+, which allowed me to live well and settle any outstanding debts. More importantly however, it put me on a path to learn how to succeed at that level - my English improved significantly, both spoken and written; I learned the work ethics necessary (very different from where I was at the time); I learned how to consistently make high quality software and use the tools common at that level; sounds silly, but I got a Mac and that costed almost as much as a car where I came from š . Today, Iām a sr. manager at one of Germanyās top tech companies and make decent money. Before, I served as the VP of a successful startup in Los Angeles, which had first engaged me as a ācheap offshore freelancerā but, due to my impact, went on to sponsor my visa and promote me multiple times. I may even return in a few years to my country to serve as a VC. Point is: take any chance you can to fight and claw your way to the ābig leaguesā. Nothing comes for free in life and the road will go through places that seem suboptimal or unfair at the time But itās a transformational, crazy hard and deeply rewarding experience. If I had to do it all again I would in a heartbeat, but would make sure to find a mentor too to avoid all the f*ups I made along the way.
Love you way of seeing things, I hope to get to do something to the level you have; you've basically convinced me to take the offer
Glad to have been of some help :) Check out https://www.mentoring-club.com , itās a community of sr. people like me that offers pro-bono mentoring sessions to people like you. Iād have killed for something like this 15 years ago š Good luck on your next step!
Wow, the amount of patience you had to display to actually get an offer from them is incredible *_*
unironically grinding leetcode helped me get trough it fairly quickly
How was the level of technical interview though? Lc level?
How does leetcode helped you to get the offer as front end dev?
they asked leetcode medium/hard for that position, don't ask me why
I was also thinking to apply for Manual testing position. Do you think they will ask leetcode problem or not?
What did they ask in the interviews after the assessment?
OP, new account here, mostly a talk about my experience and job responsibilities. It was an easy interview, and yeah still work here, wlb bad, tc very good (got promoted to 100k position)
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