I've been blessed to receive software engineering internship offers from all these places. I interned at Uber last summer. I'm a junior looking for this to be my full-time offer that I'd accept. Disclaimer: I know Uber well, but I don't know enough about Atlassian or Datadog. Any insight would be appreciated. Atlassian: Pros • Highest Intern & New Grad TC • Best Work Culture Cons • Mountainview Datadog: Pros • Best Learning Opportunity • Hot IPO Cons • Lowest Intern TC (No Housing Stipend) • Never Been to NYC (Could Be Pro?) Uber: Pros • All 3 Meals • Perks (Uber Credits, Rides & Eats Discount) • Mission Bay Campus Coming • Multiple Orgs (Potential Internal Movement) • SF Cons • Lacks Stability (Mass Layoffs, Future Uncertain) • Depressing / Bitter / Self-Serving Culture • Bad Stock • Not Profitable • Poor Public Reputation Which would you choose and why?
You haven't been blessed. You worked hard for it. Once you join whichever of these, please don't post on LinkedIn that you are 'humbled' to do so. It's not he right word. Just a preemptive advice.
MV is a legitimate con, but NYC is a pro not a con lmao.
I was trying to highlight the fact that I've never been, so I'm not sure whether I'd like it.
Why is MV a con, my friend lives and is advising me to move there.
Experience is way more important than TC for internship, choose based on the project/location. That additional 3k you make won't matter at all in the long run.
Fair enough. I'm more concerned with the TC for the new grad positions, assuming I do well this summer.
Datadog. Uber is shit-tier compared to datadog. Living in NYC is just cherry on top.
Can you elaborate on this?
A few things - I think datadog has a better line of products than Uber, they have solid engineering culture, and their moat is larger and deeper than Uber. I interviewed there a few months ago, and really liked most of the people I met. They also have some really cool products in the pipeline.
datadog, nyc is amazing if you’re young and no kids. also, datadog is actually a profitable company, you’ll get good experience there.
You are a new engineer in making. Atlassian is a tooling genius for engineers. They build for engineers. Go work there and build a stronger foundation for yourself
As a young dude, I’d strongly recommend living in NYC for a bit. No city will match up to it. Relocate to Bay Area after a few years.
I voted datadog cuz your atlassian offer is for mtn view. From what I gather the sf office (that I work in) is more fun that mtn view. However if you don't like cold weather then go with atlassian
What is the interview process like for Datadog internships? Is there a Hackerrank / challenge and how many interviews ?
NYC is always a pro.
Why is it a pro?
If you're young and enjoy the hustle and bustle of city life there's no better city. Not necessarily great if you want a more laid back and chill lifestyle