I worked for TMobile for 4 days in 2021. I don't usually apply to big companies but money was tight because pandemic and I needed a job quick. I was assigned to work on the config server (think in-house developed consul or etcd) and it was awful. "If this specific config value is being set by Service A then what is actually written should be twice the given value, but if Service B is reading the value, return 1/3 of the value as an HTTP form body instead of JSON." By Thursday I got a call about a new position and I left so quick that the recruiters black listed me. TMobile getting hacked is a "when" not an "if"
>config server (think in-house developed consul or etcd) and it was awful. "If this specific config value is being set by Service A then what is actually written should be twice the given value, but if Service B is reading the value, return 1/3 of the value as an HTTP form body instead of JSON."
People say dev salaries are way too high but this is basically what internal systems look like at all the places that refuse to pay fair market value.
Meh, I never worked with that recruiter before. Turns out they have a policy that if you quit without a 2 weeks notice you're black listed which to be fair makes a lot of sense. But I didn't just get a call about a new job, it was a previous boss I really respect starting up a new company.
