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- Help With Sponsorship Info on my Background: Graduated Fall 2018 Worked at a Small Startup as Python Web Dev. Then started on Contract at Colgate as Python Web Dev. 6 months ago switched to Capital One as more of Python Dev with AWS Lambda or DevOps role. I still have 1.5 years of OPT STEM left my agency applied for
- Working to Non working Currently on STEM OPT, expiring Feb 2021. This was last attempt for H1B, didn't get selected. Husband is on F1 status, starting his OPT from September. So one possible option is to take break. When husband gets H1B and i140 submitted, can go back to work on H4 EAD. I know it is risky. There are opt
- PIP advice I have a pip coming at me soon. I'd like some advice + answers on how to handle things. Any help is appreciated. Specific questions 1. I'm on STEM OPT. My H1B is approved and would've kicked in on October 1 giving me 60 days to find a new job. On OPT i have about a 90 days of unemployment left, but
- Reg; How can I get calls from FAANG without any prior exp in FAANG and on a work visa. #engineering #software #interview #calls #refferal Hi guys, Need some advice on how to proceed with my career and get a call in a FAANG(if it is possible) A. I have a master's in USA and right now working as a software engineer in automotive sector. B. I don't have any prior experience incl. Inter
- Urgent Data Analyst Referral I am working at BCBS on F1 STEM OPT and have 5+ years of experience as a Data Analyst. Proficient in SQL, Advanced Excel, Tableau, Power BI, ETL, SSIS and SSRS, R. I have a master's degree in Computer Science with inclination towards Data Analysis. I am looking for referrals for data analyst posi
- DS evaluating job offer(s) I am expecting a job offer from an ad-tech/ mar-tech company. They were able to move really quick in the interview process. Estimated TC is 179-192 (160-170 base, 12% bonus). There is also some equity component that I'm not exactly positive how to evaluate - it's not RSUs. However, I have also been
- Amazon Sell Calls after onsite Hey guys need a little help to understand the situation here. Gave virtaul onsite 2 weeks ago for a L5 role, got the result that everything went great i passed, but the team hired internally. Recruiter set up two sell calls with two different HM in next two days. After having a conversation with t
- vote Canada vs India Just got the notification that I haven't been selected in this year H1-B lottery, this was my last chance and my STEM OPT expires Feb 2023. My manager suggested moving to India (or EU, less chances for latter) and coming back on L1 (or maybe next year lottery). I'm torn between India and Canada for
- My career is thriving; I am not I'm a SDE at amazon on a team with exciting work with high-impact assignments and support from management. I truly believe there is a clear path for me to stay with Amazon (or hop tech companies / etc) and keep gaining more comp as a manager or IC and just keep climbing. I have the ambition, technic
- PIP/Pivot Plan - Amazon Hi all, I have been working at Amazon as a SDE-New Grad for 9 months. Yesterday my manager told me that he has concerns regarding my performance at work and he's putting me in a Pivot Plan for 2 months. This comes after my manager had initially pointed out some concerns a while ago. Things seemed
- Amazon Offer - Help me decide on this bit.... So i recently got an offer from AWS for a seattle based position. I just assumed since WFH is in place till Oct 2nd, i can relocate in September (Trying to maximize my stay here because my patner will not relocate with me). My recruiter is now asking what my plans are. He says if i plan to relocate
- Is AIPMM Certified Product Manager (CPM) Certification worth it? Hi Blind, I have been trying to make it into the tech sector (in Product) for quite a while now but it's getting me nowhere. Recently, started reading about the CPM certificate and even got myself AIPMM membership to access their materials with hopes of starting my prep to go ahead with the exam -
- Does US really need the likes of Cloud Support Engineers via H1B program? (Disclaimer : I am not US citizen or resident but from country which highly benefits from H1B) Should devs get H1B is debated a lot but for a moment let's think about even lesser paying jobs. I know quite a number of people who went to US for masters in some Mickey mouse stem degrees like MIS, Infor
- vote Giving a friend bad advice… Me: not married, no kids Friend: married, 2 kids I went to an online program for a second BS in CS degree (first degree STEM). I went from 72k to 172k straight out of the program - life-changing! Tech is fucking moneybags 💰 And I owe thanks to Blind community, seeing the openness (and bluntness) o
- Serious help only appreciated: stay or leave ? Need help evaluating 2 options: I am pretty much in a bad shape due to this premium processing cancellation thing. 2 YOE with MS in CS. I am currently on STEM OPT. This was my first H1b attempt, picked and no response yet (Neither approved nor RFE). 2 attempts still remaining. Working at a
- Travel to India on Day1 CPT + F1 Visa Hello all, I’m enrolled in Day1 CPT University and have a valid F1 visa until last week of July 2021. I have an urgent situation to travel to India in April or May. This is because of unavoidable health concerns of someone really close. My STEM OPT has exhausted. Does anyone know or have come acros
- renew f1 visa while opt hi guys! i started my first opt from 2019 september. I wish i could visit my home country(not from china, india fyi if it matters, no offense) my opt will be expired at 2020 july and will apply stem at 2020 april(woth h1b). currently im working at tech(amazon) as sde which goes with my major. m
- Help please! Visiting parents back home (Looking for a second opinion) Hi All! I am currently on STEM opt (expiring 2023) and I haven't been back home (india) for 2 years. If I go this summer, I'd have to get my F-1 renewed on OPT (risky) plus I'm not too sure about the covid + flights status. My company is fine with me taking 3 weeks off plus 3 weeks wfh while I wait
- Referral Request Hey Guys, Posting this for a friend, He's a masters in Computer Science student from Northeastern and recently secured an Internship for the summer at VMware. He is now looking for fall 2022 Co-op/Internship opportunities. Folks who are kind enough to help out, please leave a comment and I shall a
- Please help. Looking for SWE1 Opportunity. Hello All, This is my first post on the blind. Not from a good school. Struggled for more than a year to land a job. I have joined TCS as an SWE two months back. I have a CodeChef rating of 2*. Solved more than 200 leetcode questions. I just gave final rounds of interviews with Tesla and Amazon and
- Amazon (will probably file green card) or stay at current job (will definitely file green card) Okay, so this is going to be a long story but i really need some insights. I currently work at a small company in a LCOLon STEM OPT. When i joined at the beginning of my opt, they were not even e-verify but they became at some point and I was able to file my opt extension. Now, i work in finance a
- Recently laid off OPT - I would appreciate any help I recently got laid off due to circumstances I can't really go into because of an NDA. However, because I'm on the STEM OPT I have limited time to stay in the U.S unfortunately. At most I have about 3-4 months left before I have to pack things up and head back. A couple of months before the layoff
- Any open L5 non-tech PM role? Hi all, I am looking for any open L5 non-tech Program/product management role in amazon. I have a situation that I have researched on and have consulted my HRBP as well on as explain below: 1. I am currently an L4 with my promo doc approved and promo date set for April 1st 2022. Exceeding expectat
- Referrals for Data Science / Data Analyst roles Hello Blind Community, I recently graduated from U of I with majors in Information Management and focus in Data Science & Analytics and looking for referrals almost anywhere in the US. YOE: 4+ in Analytics domain. Currently on my student visa but can work on stem extension without sponsorship & rea
- Intern referral Hi Everyone, I am currently pursuing MS in Computer Science at Arizona State University. I have a GPA of 3.44. I completed my under-graduation from NIT Surathkal, India. Due to high competition and being an international female student, I am finding it hard to get an internship for summer 2022. I r
- Switch or not to switch for the 2nd time in 1 year YOE total 3.5 : 1 year experience in India in DS + 1.5 years hardcore DS/ML research + 1 year experience in the US. TC : 112k base + 15k sign on + 25k stocks Publications : 1 NeuRIPS (w/ best paper award in a category) + 1 minor conference both in ML/ Deep Learning research So I recently change
- H1B in the event of a company switch Hi, This is my second lottery attempt for H1B - currently on F1 STEM OPT Extension. I have a few questions regarding my situation at the moment. I have been snooping the market for a job switch for some time now and needless to say that a few companies are currently interested to interview a
- Rejected from Amazon. Where do I go from here? I feel hella discouraged atm because I made it to on site and after grinding out leetcode for months, I was rejected. I was told that while my behavioral parts were really good, I lacked big time in my system design interview. That being said, my goal still stands strong. I want to work at a faster
- Are you stuck in a social tech/class bubble? Is that bad? I've realized since working in tech, more and more of my social circle is other tech folk. I do keep in contact with friends from college but realize I can't talk too much about my goals, life or spending because it's a bit out of scope for them. One of my friends I can be completely transparent wit
- The Long-term Career of a SWE This article (https://whoisnnamdi.com/never-enough-developers/), summarizes an academic study of the long-term development of those in STEM fields. Given burnout trends and a lack of credentialing in our industry, many can play in the rat race to good income relative to education level. However, as
- link Thanks Blind! GS Engineering Strat —> 3 FAANG offers GS NYC 2021 TC $140k base + $100k bonus GS NYC 2022 TC (old) $180k base + ??? bonus Meta LA permenantly remote 2022 TC (new) $160k base + $350k/4yr RSUs + 15% annual bonus + $75k sign-on bonus 1 YoE at GS + STEM non-CS PhD Coming out of grad school I was more interested in finance than tech. During
- FMLA while on OPT and dev-plan I was informed by my manager that I am not meeting the expectations for my role and that to switch teams I will need more approval now. I am an SDE-1 and recently finished my 1 year at Amazon. A lot of posts here are suggesting taking FMLA preparing for LC. I am being treated for depression and anxi
- Analyst Referral I agree, this is not the platform to ask for a job (that’s even for someone else) but hoping for a little help. My cousin is looking for a job in analyst position. He completed masters in financial engineering and risk Management in April 2020 from UTD. During this pandemic it became even harder to
- Is it time to leave Salesforce? I work in technical pre-sales, and mainly sell to customers who have already made investments in the tool. Often I find myself doing a lot of education, and talking customers out of trying to build things in-house. These customers usually struggle to implement Salesforce; they are not ready to manag
- Amazon URA / PIP - Tough to post this, but... Its tough to post this, but I believe I will be let go within the next few months. Manager has mentioned “needs improvement in performance”. I’m probably already on Dev list. I took/take time to understand projects, wasn’t able to deliver at pace, new tech stack/ tools... but definitely worked hard.
- Finally transitioned to SWE from non-CS role I graduated with a MS with non-CS STEM degree, and have been working for multiple FMCG companies as a manufacturing type engineer. I hated the job, especially in manufacturing plant- the smell, the noice, the hot/cold environment and chemicals I did not even know what. I just felt like I am doing re
- I need HELP! Long story please permit me, I’m using a friend’s account. I’m an international student on Stem OPT. I was working with a company and they filed H1-B for me. Sometimes in July, I got really sick and ended up being in the hospital for a long time about a month. By the time I resumed back at work
- Zero to SDE II in 9 months (Flex Post) TLDR: 6 months of learning on the job + 3 months of DS & Alg + System Design + LC = SDE II I studied Mechanical Engineering in college, was a terrible college student (2.7 GPA), and felt like I was not engineering material. After graduating I started working at a power plant as an operator, turning
- Unpopular Opinion: International students with a Data Science degree shouldn't get OPT approval for SWE jobs Context: International students require H1B VISA or similar to continue working in the US. Before they are able to get this VISA sponsorship, many of them utilize a provision under student VISA called Optional Practical Training (OPT) under which students receive temporary work permits for a year (3
- Series C startup offer review Hey all! I have an offer for joining a Series C startup as a Data Scientist, working remotely (which I love!). Their annual revenue currently is $20mn, and the company is valued at ~$300mn. They've offered me $150k base + 20k options vested over 4 years, currently valued at $10. The strike price is
- vote Got pipped with Last H1B attempt incoming, not sure what to do I'm an L4 SDE at Amazon on STEM OPT, and I got pipped a couple days ago. I've been Leetcoding since a couple of weeks now, and have been able to do about 50. I've applied to many companies but many of them are moving very slow, for a few fast moving ones I couldn't clear tech screening because of my
- link From ‘boomer’ companies to encroaching giants, Canada’s tech sector has a labour problem If you want to understand the biggest problem in Canadian tech right now, ask someone who jumped from a Canadian company to an American one how their life has changed. You’ll probably get one of two answers. One of them is about money. A Toronto-based engineer who spoke to The Globe and Mail recentl
- Travel from India Any folks traveled back from India to the US recently? I am on OPT and have to travel to India urgently. Wanted to get an assessment of the situation. Thanks
- Good bootcamps for SE Job Offer I have a CS background coming out of college, but I don’t feel great about my programming abilities. Anyone have any recommendation for a bootcamp that leads to a great job offer? #engineering #software #bootcamp
- Thoughts on Jumpstart’s feature to filter candidates based on race/gender? I wonder if there even is an option to see only male, or Asian/White. Seems like Jumpstart is promoting racism and sexism in hiring.
- vote Has innovation slowed down? Title.
- How rx6800xt can beat rtx3080? Nvidia invested 2.8 bils in while AMD spent 0.5bils in R&D? 🤷🏻♂️ Should I buy AMD stock instead? Engineers at AMD are so much more efficient?
- Travel to India after graduation I will be graduating in Dec and will be joining Amazon in Feb on OPT. Is it risky to travel to India in December?
- Claim stimulus check on 2020 tax return? In 2019, I worked part time at my university and filed taxes for 9k earnings. I’ve been waiting and waiting, and haven’t received my stimulus check... Can I claim the $1200 on my 2020 tax return, even if my 2020 income is above the requirements? TC 200k YOE < 1
- best ways to buy bitcoin What is the best way to buy bitcoin? I've heard Robinhood is horrible :(