• Reputation for only hiring more experienced talent and having no internship program
• Extremely high compensation for engineers, however this may be due to employees being more senior on average
• Transparent culture with a high involuntary attrition rate. Cultural values are publicly available so you can know exactly what to expect as an employee.
• Questions for interviews are often based on their culture deck

The interview process takes 3 weeks on average.

Stage 1: Initial phone screen by HR.
Stage 2: A phone interview with an engineer
Stage 3: An onsite interview composed of two parts: the first part is 4 technical interviews and 1 HR interview. If the feedback is positive the candidate moves to the second part which is a meeting with two directors.

The interview process takes 2-4 weeks on average.

Stage 1: Initial phone screen by HR.
Stage 2: A phone interview with the hiring manager
Stage 3: An onsite interview composed of two parts: the first is with 4 data scientists/engineers and the second is with 3 higher level execs. The questions are a mix of product, business, analytical and stats questions. Stats questions mostly revolve around A/B testing: hypothesis testing, etc. There can be some easy-medium SQL questions. Analytical questions include a hypothetical problem to analyze, metrics to evaluate product performance, etc. Higher level executives mostly focus mostly on background and past experience.

The interview process takes 2-8 weeks on average.

Stage 1: Initial phone screen by HR.
Stage 2: A phone interview with either the hiring manager or designers from the team.
Stage 3: An onsite interview which includes a panel portfolio review followed by a product brainstorm session. There is a whiteboard exercise included, and another 30 minutes to put together polished mockups. The interviews are with team members ranging from PMs, engineers/devs, designers, design directors and managers.

The interview process takes 2-4 weeks on average.

Stage 1: Initial phone screen by HR.
Stage 2: A phone interview with the hiring manager
Stage 3: An onsite interview

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Mission

We promise our customers stellar service, our suppliers a valuable partner, our investors the prospects of sustained profitable growth, and our employees the allure of huge impact

Vision

• Becoming the best global entertainment distribution service

• Licensing entertainment content around the world

• Creating markets that are accessible to film makers

• Helping content creators around the world to find a global audience

Judgment
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Honesty
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