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Pros: They have probably close to 0 tech debt. It's amazing. There's some overengineering, though. Pay seems pretty good. Workload is reasonable, no heroism. Lo

by muzani 5y ago

Pros: They have probably close to 0 tech debt. It's amazing. There's some overengineering, though. Pay seems pretty good. Workload is reasonable, no heroism. Lots of training. Sexy test and debug suites. Schedules are actually slightly more accurate than usual, risk is managed well, but it's still software. There are some relaxing roles where you need to do nothing and still get paid well. They appear to overhire. Cons: No heroism. They have coding down to factory like precision. 996 is a meme elsewhere but it strongly applies here. Seat warming seems to matter more than output. There are good people there, but well, such environments don't attract the competitive. CCP involvement is probably similar to FAANG and the FBI/US military. Also you can verify a lot of information on Glassdoor, instead of listening to strangers who have never worked there. Anecdotal information is anecdotal.

algoatecorn 5y ago
Can you explain what you mean by FAANG and FBI/US military? I don't understand if you're comparing them separately or by relationship.
- muzani 5y ago
  It's a bit tongue in cheek. But it is common for tech companies to surrender classified data to government and law enforcement, willingly or not. And it is common for corporations to take large sums of money from organizations that cause suffering for many. Personally, I find the USA and China to be different kinds of dystopias, and tech giants are the pillars that keep them together.
- foobarbaz33 5y ago
  Lookup Edward Snowden.
crocodiletears 5y ago
Do you have any links to presentations or documents about Huawei's management and development methodologies? It sounds like a different kind of beast, and I'd very much like to learn more.
- muzani 5y ago
  There's a lot of content on their site as well as the certification materials: https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/activity/101623894838241704 https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/activity/1016238948... I can't really think of a better overview than that, though. I'd say it's not unique, most similar to AWS. There's a lot of things moving constantly, so instead of updating text documentation, the "table of contents" is the certifications. They maintain their experts to ask questions on whether an API or service exists to do X. There's a lot of automated stuff to scale, like labs and tutorials, and their marketing is very similar too.

by muzani 5y ago

algoatecorn 5y ago

Can you explain what you mean by FAANG and FBI/US military? I don't understand if you're comparing them separately or by relationship.

muzani 5y ago
It's a bit tongue in cheek. But it is common for tech companies to surrender classified data to government and law enforcement, willingly or not. And it is common for corporations to take large sums of money from organizations that cause suffering for many. Personally, I find the USA and China to be different kinds of dystopias, and tech giants are the pillars that keep them together.
foobarbaz33 5y ago
Lookup Edward Snowden.

crocodiletears 5y ago

Do you have any links to presentations or documents about Huawei's management and development methodologies? It sounds like a different kind of beast, and I'd very much like to learn more.

muzani 5y ago
There's a lot of content on their site as well as the certification materials: https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/activity/101623894838241704 https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/activity/1016238948... I can't really think of a better overview than that, though. I'd say it's not unique, most similar to AWS. There's a lot of things moving constantly, so instead of updating text documentation, the "table of contents" is the certifications. They maintain their experts to ask questions on whether an API or service exists to do X. There's a lot of automated stuff to scale, like labs and tutorials, and their marketing is very similar too.