recruiter_mitchell: pre_notes: | xyz notes: | talk to ya as soon as oct 18 afternoon questions: high: - q: 'is there unpaid time off? i booked thanksigiving week already and sus not enough vacay days' a: you get 4w from your start date and renews on your anniversary - q: 'start date?' a: want 4w uninterrupted but thanksgiving is probably fine; flexible start date on their side - q: 'who is 401k provider? what is 401k match?' a: | no, normal for startups so Q secretly pays me * benefits * ~6k in 401k match * ending equity grants * 150k salary so 156k salary reliable - q: 'would i get a company email? can it be breel?' a: yes - q: 'is there a startup sick time buffer or 1 day per month starting day 1?' a: /between the lines/ just the 1 no: - q: 'what does taking time off look like? what does taking sick days look like?' a: - q: 'is there anything you can tell me about retention (anecdotally)?' a: vpe_uma_chingunde: pre_notes: | infrastructure promoted up 3y notes: | xyz grillllllled me * why are you mongo sme? why no others? why still no others? * why didnt you consult with anyone on data loss incident kickoff? why did you have non-sme requiring consultation stack? * why have mongo if no interest from team? they want ddb, will they switch once you leave? * you said you dont know why they went aws. why? did you ever attempt to know? questions: high: - q: '6 month plan? 2 year plan?' a: replace all non business logic - q: 'how is tech debt handled?' a: bugs first, the rest boys scout rules low: - q: 'you all ever do hackathons?' a: yes no: - q: 'what career paths are there? IC vs manager?' a: - q: 'what has kept you here?' a: ceo_anurag_goel: pre_notes: | 10y founder at least has render apps notes: | asked me why will i leave render in 1y? maybe i wont like kubernetes // nah its a cool thing // what about licensing? // open foundation cant go to crap what has you searching? was remote now and is layoffs which have been bittersweet questions: high: - q: '6 month plan? 2 year plan?' a: marketing, explicitly or not med: - q: 'how will the company culture scale? what do you want to retain vs grow?' a: it already hasnt but low ego will stay low: - q: 'what is your WHY? what motivates you?' a: i wanna beat a hard problem no: - q: 'is the company profitable? projected to be?' a: - q: 'when an employee reaches burn out, how do you want that handled?' a: misc: - q: 'where are your Values like High Integrite?' a: | /offline/ breel found https://render.com/careers#who-we-are High Integrity - do the right thing Low Ego - us > one Candor with Empathy - give it to me straight but nicely, doc Ownership - :D Commitment - tomorrow is worth shorting today