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- Masters Degree the new standard for FAANG design? My friend is telling me that a masters degree in some sort of relevant design field is now the minimum standard on a resume to even get a position at FAANG. Her reasoning is that the industry is getting so saturated that FAANG looks for a masters degree to differentiate someone from the crowd of peo
- Looking for referrals for Apple/ Pinterest/ Walmart/ JP Morgan/ Square/ Slack I have 5 YOE in SQA and 1 YOE in software developer(my 1st job). I'm currently based at Chicago. In my career so far, as a QA engineer, I have designed and implemented automation frameworks for integration tests with comprehensive coverage using Selenium, spotted critical weakness of the applicatio
- vote Accept offer or wait till spring recruiting? Hello Blind! I'm a 2021 new grad and received an offer from a fortune 500 company to work as a UX designer. Compensation is lower than I expected and industry isn't really in my interest. Because I know that the first job is really important and that design recruiting season is in the spring, I wan
- vote Google L3/L4 SWE-ML vs Apple ICT3 MLE Hello, I recently received couple of offers (both for Bay Area): Apple ICT3 MLE: 220k TC Google L3 SWE-ML: No numbers yet I was down leveled to L3 at Google, however I still have an option to try L4 by giving additional interviews. My question is should I try for L4 or just negotiate for L3 as I
- Seeking referrals! Greatly appreciated I’m a senior at Yale University graduating in the spring just starting to recruit for full-time(design). I’ve previously interned at Amazon and F5. I’m borrowing my boyfriend’s Blind account to seek potential referrals! It’s always difficult to enter the entry-level market (especially in the pandem
- Looking for new grad referrals and opportunities Hello! I’m a Berkeley senior graduating in May 2022 and I’m currently looking for new grad opportunities (internships or FTE) in Product Management, User Experience Design, Product Design, Engineering Management. I'm pursuing two Masters in Management with a focus on tech & international experience
- WFH/Hybrid/Back to office companies Master thread Creating a master thread so can track which companies are WFH vs hybrid vs old school back to office. This is what I have so far. Update in comments about any company you know and I will update the list or correct this list if you work for any of these. Amazon is mostly appearing to be hybrid or
- vote Join Google before or after stock split? Joining as L5 and still have yet to team match. I have until September 12 before my Meta sign on bonus fully vests, so I'd have to pay back a prorated amount if I join now. With the announcement of the stock split, I'm not sure if I'm going to lose out on a bunch of upside if it splits and then rise
- Apple Take Home Coding Challenge Hi , I want to understand the expectations from Apple in a take home coding challenge. This was for a Software Engineer role in the tools and engineering team for iPhone Hardware. I was given a coding exercise which was pretty simple and straightforward It was to read a text file and reorganize
- Anybody looking for a product designer with 3D experience? Hello everyone, I'm a senior product designer who specializes on 3D applications and I'm looking for a change. There is a re-org happening at LEGO and I don't see my opportunities getting any better at a company that I feel doesn't understand software and design. I don't struggle during interviews
- [Referrals Requested] Want a Product Designer with engineering/technical experience? Current Software Engineer, I do design work alongside of my main job duties and my prior jobs were all (product, visual, motion) design. Want to get back into a designer position. Looking for referrals/leads to product (ux/ui) jobs. Currently in team matching limbo with Google and a few other place
- Entry level PM next steps. Hello good people of Blind! I’m a graduate of class of 2020 and also an analyst at an early stage VC firm. I fell in love with product management in August and decided to pursue it by taking a Udacity Nanodegree. I have completed two projects so far to show evidence of work and I'm currently look
- Seeking Referrals (Undergrad Junior at Yale University) Hi, I hope everyone has been staying safe and well during the pandemic! I'm using my significant other's Blind account to ask for referrals. I'm a junior at Yale University and previously interned at F5 Networks in Seattle. I am currently recruiting for UI/UX and product design. It's been quite dif
- Brainstorming and solving problems Hello Blinders, I am in early 40's and I have some buffer money to take off work for a few months to an year and see if I can work with others to solve any problems. If it grows into a startup, great. Otherwise, it's ok. Domain experience: 1) Enterprise Software - Security/Storage/Compute syste
- Hi, I'm looking for UX/Product Design (Entry/Junior) positions. I am finishing up a UX design bootcamp but coming from a complete different background.. my resume has not much of design related experience but I have been told I have an eye for design as I studied visual arts for 5 years before I was a business related major. I would appreciate any referrals to
- vote iOS vs. Backend at Apple Been interviewing with Apple and two teams are interested. The first one is an iOS engineer position and the second is a backend engineer position. The iOS position mainly involves developing and maintaining new features for an existing app already with a large user base. I’m pretty excited about t
- Apple Offer Negotiation Currently a senior front end eng at a startup in the Northeast, making good base for a startup at 170k. I got a verbal offer from apple: Position: Senior UI Developer Location: SFBA YOE: 9 total as SWE, 4-5 as front-end and full-stack Base: 155-170k RSU: 100k Sign on: 20k Relocation: ~12k
- Data Engineering interview sucks!!! Interviewed at 5 companies in last 4 months , and I can tell data engineering interviews are most random and inconsistent.. It varied from someone asking hard leetcode in tech screen to asking to debug complex and poorly written codes.. even full fledged system design round was also happened. And d
- H1B visa lottery not selected :( need advice Hi, This year (april 2017) is the second time i applied h1b. and i didnt make it in lottery. April 2018 is my final shot. I'm contractor at apple (1.5 yrs), working with a staffing firm which might be unstable situation for me at anytime. Cannot rely completely on it. Hidden risks. As 2018 april i
- Wharton MBA Alum Seeking Career Switch into Software Engineering Hello All, I have had roughly 10 years of experience in the business field with various roles in Investment Banking, Corporate Development/Strategy, and Brand Management. As someone who minored in Computer Science, I have recently decided to pursue this college passion and switch into software engi
- Landing an Interview as an Indie Developer Hi Team Blind! I’m a self-taught indie iOS developer from non-tech background currently making about $60K with my app. And I’m wondering how you guys think about my chances to get an engineer interview. About myself: After getting out of my previous non-tech job where I spent about a year, I’ve s
- Let's list stereotypical reasons for why each big tech company is bad until we find the best one to work for --FAANG tier-- Facebook: Too political, disorganized, elitist Amazon: 'nuff said. Harsh culture of algorithmic stack ranking, long hours, low pay. Apple: Secrecy breeds siloed culture, top-down tyrannical, cheap about pay. Netflix: ? Don't they do stack-ranking but it's not as bad as in Amazon o
- link [India] Frontend Interviews and offer journey This is my recent experience with Front End engineering interviews and getting 3 offers. Re-Sharing it here for the Blind FrontEnd community as there is not much info about FE Interviews. Started around May exploring opportunities in Front End. . YOE: 9 Rippling: SSE Rejected due to long notice pe
- Mapping startup experience to FAANG levels I have 16 YOE, been through 2 FinTech startups, negotiated some equity, contributed a lot to scaling those companies and had 2 successful exits. At startup #1 I was the CTO and lead developer, hired and ran a team of 10, and dealt with quite a bit on the business side. At startup #2 I was an early
- Interviewing with Apple SPG and TekSystems I was looking for work last year and had a pretty weird experience with one particular place. Just like the lady in don’t look up, I’ve been haunted by this - why, how… I’d like to share this story and get some opinions. I’ve been working with three.js for almost ten years now, and have been contri
- vote Front End Dev to UX (Switching at Amazon L5 vs Going to School) Hey everyone, trust you are doing well. This is going to be slightly long so please pardon me. About me- I'm a Front-End Engineer working at Amazon (2 years full-time now) and nearing my L4 -> L5 promotion. Let me start by saying I absolutely love my job and I'm terrific at it. However, my inte
- My take on future of job roles in tech.. Whats yours? I am a 25-year old SWE and i have been thinking about future of tech jobs lately. I intend to be in the industry for next 20-25 years. These are my views on the tech industry as a whole and the sectoral jobs in that time horizon - Software Engineering - Web based development : I think the overal
- 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.
- 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 :(
- Child care isn’t a transmission vector Largest peer-reviewed study, 57,335 child care centers: “No evidence of child care being a significant contributor to COVID19 transmission to adults—finding consistent with previous studies showing lack of assoc btwn school closures & transmission rates” https://twitter.com/nahasnewman/status/1323
- Referrals Hey everyone, looking for referrals I have a Masters degree in CS YOE - 3+ TC - 110k #Uber #Lyft #Dropbox #Microsoft #Netflix #Slack
- Any H4 applicants still waiting for Biometric appointment. Mine was filed in may 2020 and still waiting.
- Facebook WFH Options Hello Facebookers. Are you all allowed to WFH as per news or only some teams allow that? TC: 250k
- vote What kind of worker are you? Let’s face it. Some people in G and F don’t spend that much , especially 5 and 6. If You gave them 10M or 10B, they would live the same life. They just want more money even though they don’t need to spend that much. Some people work for a purpose like Dr. Fauci. He was downplayed but still want to
- link When Trump thought pandemic was going to end by easter.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52029546
- At what age did you buy life insurance Folks will be 34 soon thinking of getting a life insurance. Have a wife and 2 kids 😀 What age did you folks take one and which one would you folks recommend ? TC : 328k
- vote Stay or switch companies? I'm a designer, planning to switch to a smaller company. Even if I get promoted, I don't see myself growing much, and the work is getting boring. However, this company is less well known, but the culture seems awesome. Base: 101k Bonus: 2k Current TC: 103k New company. Base: 108k Bonus: 7k RSU- 5
- Referral Needed Looking for a referral. I need a fully remote position for personal reasons. I do not mind sharing why in my DM. YOE: 16- leadership roles. Do not mind being a individual contributor. Do not need to be a manager but I am great with people. Current Title: Capacity Planning Manager Education: Master
- Anyone hiring SDE with 1 year experience Anyone hiring SDEs with 1 year experience. Currently at Amazon and don't like the team. It is impossible to move within Amazon at L4 level. #tech
- vote Should I buy stocks on or after Election Day? What you guys think? #Amazon #Apple #Google
- Rationale behind a 15-min interview, and what to prepare? I've got an interview scheduled with a hiring manager of a BB bank and was told by HR that the call will be a 15min. I was curious who has had experience doing a 15min interview as an interviewer or /viewee and can share what was the focus of the call during the short timeframe. Also, if you were th
- Facebook referral Hi, Can someone refer me at Facebook for a SWE position? Really appreciate it! #tech #software #referral #job #opening
- vote How Much Are You Spending on Healthcare? I realize I'm spending a ton on healthcare (premiums + out of pocket). I have a couple of health conditions but I'm not dying. I'm averaging about $1100 per month this year. How much do you spend per month on premiums and out of pocket combined? #healthcare #health #personalfinance
- H1B appointments in India Reaching out to understand the current situation with H1B in COVID. I visited India in 2019 December and got H1B visa (previous employer) on my passport. I started with new employer in February 2020 (with new H1B) and have not visited India since. I have a few questions w.r.t. this: 1. Do I need to
- vote Did you take PTO to Vote today? 📩