The process was pretty standard. The steps included a recruiter screening, interview with the hiring manager (Director of Product), take home writing assignment, assignment review with VP of Product and hiring manager, final conversation with the CEO.
I asked to speak with the Director of Engineer and VP of Customer Success on my own, though they were ready to make an offer after the conversation with the CEO.
The good:
- It's seems like an up and coming company in the healthcare space, which is really lucrative right now.
- They're definitely investing in a lot of resources to meet the demand of their business.
The bad:
- The stage they're at is going to require a lot of overtime and a lot more stress than what's on the surface
- The size of their team and the fact that it's mainly off-shored to Eastern Europe with leads in Latin America creates additional challenges.
- The rate at which their growing was concerning for a pre-stage company. They were growing like they already had a lot of the money locked in.
- The pay was low (though it is pre-stage) and they weren't willing to re-evaluate after funding had closed, meaning that you were locked in for a year at that lower rate.
Why I didn't take the role:
I countered their offer and they didn't want to budge, which I'm fine with though I expected an explanation. They setup a meeting between the CEO who was going to make the company's case and the CEO blew me off and totally missed our meeting. I had to reach out to them to see what was going on. The hiring manager and VP of Product weren't even offered as stand-ins. They didn't even apologize or offer to reschedule, they just said "he won't make it, what do you want to do." In the end, it was reflective of struggles that I'm sure I would have had to endure with comp and the org going forward so I decided to save myself the hassle and pass.
