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- How aggressive are Amazon headhunters? Just had a message on linkedin. It's on the professional services group as a contracts manager. A tssci is included but I know that takes for months. Looks like 70-110k depending on bonuses. Does this come around often? 🤔I never thought a Fang company would headhunt like this. 😏
- AWS L6/L7 TC? Was headhunted for a Principal Tech Specialist in AWS Go-To-Market Biz Dev. Told it could be a 6 or 7 based on how I interview. What would the TC and breakdown likely be? current TC: 200 (open source, hired after a break) YoE: 20+ on product and/or marketing #aws #gtm
- Amazon Team Matching - Limbo - what next? So I am told that feedback is positive for L6 Sr. Prog Mgr (Non Tech). It has been sometime now and recruiter not answering my calls/mails. Pinged a few Amzn recruiters for a matching role on linkedin, no response. Got contacted by a headhunter for a similar role now. What should I do? Should I wa
- How do people actually land CTO level jobs? I'm currently on track (imo) to make director at Amazon in a few years. Amazon has been treating me well for quite some time (joined as sde2) A part of me craves true technical big picture ownership and nothing is higher up than CTO. I understand how to apply as a director of faang but I don't un
- Amazon recruiters: stop messaging me then ghosting me, it is really unprofessional. I ONLY have this problem with Amazon recruiters. No other company does this. I get 5 or 6 Amazon recruiters messaging me every couple weeks. I reply to each one....and then ghost. My guess is they don't bother looking up that I already interviewed with them 7 or so months ago, and once they do look
- Citadel How is Citadel securities WLB for Front Office? Especially for SRE/Devops role. A headhunter reached out to me. Here is what I am looking for. 1. Wlb in citsec sre front office. 2. Pip rate 3. Bonus gurantee for meets expectations. Current TC: meah $191 (got lowballed 10 years ago) Yoe: 21 #faan
- Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) Salary? Hi all, I was recently headhunted for a CSA role with Microsoft. I've poke around quite a bit on Blind but most of the recent compensation information I have seen for the CSA/SA role has been specific to Amazon, Google, or other companies other than MS. The general impression that I have is that MS
- FAAG RF/ANT Engineers Unite! Each of our companies are all trying to hire each other for some Wearable/VR/AR/Phone/Hub/Smart Home/etc project. How about we agree on TC being equal to the equivalent level SWE salary before we interview so we can push up our market reference? If we all start saying the new prices for RF/ANT tale
- How do Directors/VP apply for jobs? Hi Blind, I am a SDE 1 at Amazon who happens to be close friends with a higher level employee who has been loyal to a major company for several years and has managed to make it to a high managerial rank (think VP level). I have been encouraging my friend to jump ship for higher TC, but it doesn’t f
- Put SDET position as SDE in resume I have 1.5yoe as an SDET before switching over to SDE at amazon 2 years ago. Most of the time when companies and people look at my resume, they would say that I have 3.5yoe as an SDE and interview me accordingly. Last week I had a call with this headhunter who mentioned that I only have 2yoe as an
- SDE1 to internship YOE 4.5. Both at 200 person sized midwest tech companies, no names in generally, especially the tech industry. Gotten phone interview with google, onsite with fb, onsite with amazon, onsite with yelp. All rejected. Onsite still up for microsoft. Now I know I have improved at LC question. And prolly
- Senior PM in need of referrals Hi, I’m a product manager with over 12 years experience as a PM — spent a few years doing data analysis in a lab setting prior to that. I’m coming up on two months of being unemployed due to covid and I’m beginning to feel like it’s not just unemployment that I’m facing, but unemployability. I’ve
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w
- The world is what it is. We have to make the best of it... I am sick of people always complaining the world is going to the dogs. Leftists are snowflakes - Parents Right wing is bigoted - Friends The west exploits the developing nations. - My countrymen Google and facebook are stealing our data and we are the product. - Almost everyone You live so far away
- Need help for referrals in LA Just moved to Los Angeles earlier this year. I am a TPM with ~4 YOE. Current TC 200k. Need help getting referrals here, would be greatly appreciated. #la #losangeles #referrals #snap #netflix #tinder #twitch
- vote Do you trust Wealthfront retirement projections? I was planning retirement at 55 but Wealthfront says I'll have more than enough at 50 which is only 7 years away for me. I'm leaning toward rest and vest at this point because I'm running out of funks to give! Do you trust Wealthfront?
- Expected TC change after potential Biden’s presidency? So basic economic theory says that if the government raises the tax on some goods, the price will rise and how much it’ll rise would depend on the elasticity of the supply&demand curve (which side is more sensitive to the price change). Given that, do you think TC of overall tech companies will ris
- link What websites do people use to find jobs in India? Monster.com?
- Part Time Degrees worth pursuing I have a BS, MS (in Computer Science), MBA - all from top schools in the US. I currently do Product Management which gives me the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business - and I really like the job! I have found that both my advanced degrees (MS and MBA) were a great way
- Elon's Presidential Vote Given his strong support for re-opening the country, we know who he's voting for, right? For... the raise ur hand all the damn time student..., no I'm not looking for a poll, opinions only. Data and logic are not allowed in this response. Simply opinions based on nothing but how you FEEL. TC: $1
- Referral at Twitter I need help with couple of positions open in twitter which are relevant with my profile. Can someone help with it pls ? TIA
- Google Mock interviewers needed Looking for mock interviewers. You will get paid for your time. DM for details.
- Need referral at Cloudflare, London - willing to pay As the title. #tech #cloudflare
- Fb l4 refreshers. What are they like in 2020? Considering an l4 SWE offer. Can someone help me understand what the typical refreshers.are like now ? I see older threads but would like newer info to help me decide. Tc 250k
- vote Workspace diversity Can you openly be anti-BLM or indifferent to BLM at your company ?
- What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? #equity #startup
- How should I hedge my portfolio from election result next week All my assets are in stocks and I am super anxious. Should I sell them all now which will trigger massive tax for this year or should I wait and a crash may happen if market overeact on election outcome? TC: 115K Investment value: 9.4M
- vote Do you miss hardware Lounge? There use to be good discussion and I loved scrolling through the posts. I think hardware posts have reduced significantly since HW Lounge disappeared #hardware #semiconductor
- Who’s ever thought ‘Coding isn’t for me’ then... Hated it, you’re not good at mathematics, kept meeting needs for coding, picked it back up and actually got good at it? That’s me . But I am looking for like minded folk who actually cleared the hurdle and is now grateful they did . I feel so worthless in my current job and I did a whole data analy
- someone not wearing masks? I see news wanting country wide mask mandates. who is not wearing masks in public (indoor) places still and where? I live in seattle and everyone seems to wear it in grocery stores, restaurants, malls etc.. ps : not a discussion on efficacy of it..
- Iphone 12 pro Is the iphone 12 pro available on apple employee store? Looking to get 15% F&F discount.
- Amazon India Hiring info I am in US and wanting to move to India ASAP due to personal reasons. Would companies like Amazon open to hiring folks from US? How is the current hiring trend? My current employer doesn’t have major presence in Bangalore and hence looking for other opportunities Current Role: Analytics manager To
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- vote The no plan from Trump for covid19 Covid19 infections are skyrocketing in Europe and now in USA. We are still not prepared, I see no plan after 9M infected and 231K deaths. Will/did the above stats influence your vote?
- Looking for study buddy I have 10 years of Java backend development experience. So far, I have done 250 LC problems over last 8 months. I have F and G interviews lined up. I am looking for study partner to spend 2 to 3 hours everyday. Usually 7:00 pm pst to 11:00 pm pst works out very well for me. Anyone interested?
- vote Do you drink tap water or bottled water? I drink tap/filter water few days and then get tired of refilling those filter bottles and switch to small water bottles. And then I see so much of plastic waste that I switch back to tap water. I haven't tried those big refillable bottle. Folks selecting something else, please add a comment.
- vote why are covid numbers going up across the world top contributor only
- Uber charged me $45 for <2 mile trip Uber charged me freaking $45 for <2 mile trip from Millbrae to SFO! I have been a customer since 2013 and have spent more than $5k on rides and $1k on eats and I have never seen such ridiculous prices. Goodbye Uber, Hello Lyft.
- H1B transfer under PP during COVID Applied for H1b transfer under PP on 15th. Cheque encashed on 19th. Receipt not received yet. Any idea when it would come ? #workvisa #h1b
- My offer normal? Was my offer normal? I’m a new grad who started in August, only have my bachelors. My base salary is 112,000 with 30 RSUs and 46k sign on bonus split between the first two years I’m reading other peoples posts who seemed to have gotten more but I’m not sure if it’s because they’re not new grads SDE
- vote Are you selling or holding your stock before the election? I have about 80% of all my savings in the stock market, some of it is on ETF but some of it is not. Im a little bit nervous and I'm not sure what to do. Today market went down so it got me thinking.
- Referral at Intuit I need help in referral to intuit for couple of open positions. TIA
- vote Root cause for WLB concerns at biggest tech firms including FANG.. Let's find the root cause: #swe #engineering #software