1. Comp 2. Less toxic as compared to others 3. Slow moving resulting in less pressure (in certain parts)
1. Hires less and only senior people. So no growth path for management and IC. 2. Extreme top down. Nothing happens without CEO's decision making 3. Bi-yearly launches which are better suited for hardware world than software. 4. Lot of super senior people in rest and vest mode.
My recruiter mentioned that bootcamp on my day of joining is canceled and I can join on the date of new bootcamp two weeks later. Is it normal for bootcamp to get canceled? Is it also possible to join on the same day without bootcamp and attend it later when it happens? Joining as L5 infra swe. Tc-...Read more
Hi Airbnb folks! I will be soon joining Airbnb (Seattle) for a software engineer role. My onboarding is in San Francisco for the first two weeks. For the weekend between those two weeks, do you recommend staying in SF itself or should I travel back home? Any advantage of staying in SF? Any other p...Read more
I accepted an offer at Airbnb before this whole coronavirus thing happened and was set to start in a few weeks. Anyways, I'm starting to get worried about joining with the way things are going with the economy and potential job security if I do join (I'll be joining a more experimental/non-core-to-b...Read more
How long is the Airbnb Check-In / Bootcamp ? What are the typical hours? I'm joining in a few weeks and curious to know. Need to plan some personal appointments around it. Recruiter says I will know more information about it after onboarding emails 2 weeks before the start date.
I recently joined a FAANG (aah.... you got me.. amazon). At the time, it felt like a big jump in TC from my last company BUT after joining.. well... not really enjoying the work. My team is great, my onboarding buddy is awesome but I am not "feeling" the work so continued to interview. TLDR: hired ...Read more
Hey all, I'm looking for Data Engineering referrals as really got screwed by the big company recruiter who was handling my onboarding. I have got 3.5 years of exp and have good understanding of bid distributed systems and several big data tools. Have previously cracked many companies like Paypal,...Read more
I just finished practicing with Leetcode and I feel confident tackling onboard technical interviews. I made it to google onsite, I solved all interview questions by delivering running code for optimal algorithms O(N) and O(log N), but didn't get an offer where the feedback was: strong coding, strong...Read more
I was supposed to join a big product company last week but at the last minute recruiter conveyed that my joining date is being pushed as onboarding team couldn't process my profile. Also he said that I won't be receiving the 2 Lakh joining bonus that he mentioned before (completely feel like a dumb...Read more
Edit: my referral request link on repher.me - https://repher.me/r/-Ngk_6rhbSKzs4GeM65P Hi everyone ๐ I'm a 3rd Year CS student at a no name university in Canada and a Software Developer Intern at RBC (Royal Bank of Canada). Through my internship thus far, I have gotten experience in full stack te...Read more
Edit: my referral request link on repher.me - https://repher.me/r/-Ngk_6rhbSKzs4GeM65P Hi everyone ๐ I'm a 3rd Year CS student at a no name university in Canada and a Software Developer Intern at RBC (Royal Bank of Canada). Through my internship thus far, I have gotten experience in full stack te...Read more
Hi Looking for referrals in good tech companies. Currently Data scientist 3 position. 8yoe I have been onboarding Generative AI for my current company and have deployed 2 solutions already. #referral #adobe #affirm #airbnb #akunacapital #apple #asana #atlassian #audible #bloomberg #bytedance #ci...Read more
Hi All, I am looking for a Software Engineer-1 opportunity. My company soon gonna have a layoff. I have almost 1 year of experience as a Software Engineer full-time + 2 years of internship experience. My key achievements are: Working as a Software Engineer on Spring-boot, React, and PostgreSQL. D...Read more
So this happened, i got this offer from a fintech for a senior frontend engineer position, accepted it, resigned, started all the onboarding process during my current notice itself. Then HR came to realize I had backlogs(even though JD doesnโt have degree as requirement), she revoked my offer. I eve...Read more
Hey Blind Community, I joined this app 3 years ago and I've always seen this platform as a place of immense value, not just for insights but for the genuine help it provides in tough times. And now, I'm the one in a tough spot, honestly feeling lost and have not been able to to sleep for the past 3...Read more