[psing]

My takeaway -- even the highest regarded engineering orgs are still shitshows behind the scenes.

[protonimitate]

I've personally never thought of Uber engineering as the pinnacle of contemporary engineering teams, is that a common sentiment for others? I know they're popular, but I thought it was mostly due to the pay scale / name recognition, not technical quality.

[whalesalad]

In my personal experience, the more the org gives off the impression that it is hot shit, the worse it usually is.

[tshaddox]

It took me a second to correctly analyze the sentiment of “hot shit.” I realized it means “really good,” as opposed to, for example, “steaming pile of shit” which means the opposite.

[twic]

Sometimes i think about trying to get a job at Netflix just so i can find out what it's really like.

[screye]

Yep, In my experience :

Very high standards = Slow shipping = Boring

You can bet that working on the Google Ads teams is far more 'boring' than Stadia or Glasses. Similarly, at my FANGAM company, the most boring teams are also the most stable.

[lumost]

The more the org values external appearance, the more the org justifies projects based on external appearances.

[cghendrix]

What about Netflix?

[thesausageking]

Uber's engineering isn't well regarded. They have a reputation for over-engineering everything and having a misogynistic, cowboy culture.

[cobaltoxide]

Are you referring to Uber as "highest regarded engineering org"? :grimmace:

[sdljfjafsd]

IMO, I would not put Uber engineering in the "highly regarded" bucket.