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- vote how many big data engineer/ data architect in blind ? guessing less than 10% data folks here... come on data ppl, show your presence :)
- Azure Referral Blind fam. Looking for an Azure solutions architect referral.
- Cloud Solution Architect Career - U.S Hello Blind Community, I have 15+ years of experience in IT. through which I worked on domains: Application Development (Oracle), Database Administration ( Oracle), ERP system admin (Oracle e-Business Suite), Linux, Project Management, etc. In 2020 during the COVID pandemic, I was WFH and had some
- Phonepe hiring Hi Blind Fam, Phonepe is hiring across all levels in tech and product roles. Architect and EM including. Dm me. Phonepe does pay well. Location: Bangalore and Pune P.S. : 0-1 yoe there are no openings for now. Sorry!
- Amazon solution architect TC My brother is in the middle of interview process for Amazon solution architect role in bay area. What’s the TC ranges for L6 and L7 solution architect roles? Blind tax 500K
- Help with job switch decision Hi everyone, I recently joined Amazon as a L4 Data Engineer, hopeful to make a L5 Data engineer by end of this year. Current TC 166K I have verbal offer from Microsoft as a Cloud Solution Architect (L63/L64) expecting TC ~220k Looking forward to some guidance if I should consider switching, give
- Google vs Microsoft Hi Everyone, This my first time posting on Blind. Looking for your input. I currently have a verbal offer from Google, Canada (L6 - Tech, non-SWE) and have final interview for Microsoft with the HM’s manager post the onsite (this round is basically when you clear the onsite - as told by the recru
- Phonepe Hiring Hi Blind Fam, Phonepe is hiring across all levels in tech and product roles. Architect and EM including. Dm me. Phonepe does pay well. Location: Bangalore and Pune P.S. : 0-1 yoe there are no openings for now. Sorry!
- Facebook Solution Architect Refferal Hello Team Blind, kindly looking for refferals to solution architect roles. YOE 15+ across Architecture, Consulting and Management. Thanks #tech #facebook #solutionarchitect
- Switching from a Senior engineer to Solutions architect role. Hello Blind, I am considering to switch a solutions architect role after being a SWE for 8 years. Can anyone shed some light on what are major differences is career growth as a solutions architect and compensation structure? Thanks
- Solution Architect @Nvidia Recruiter approached me for a Solution Architect role @Nvidia. Searched through the webs but did not get a good sense of what Solution Architects do in Nvidia. Turning to Blind to throw some light on the role and the skill set required.
- Hiring: Principal Architect Shippo is hiring for Principal Architect with * 5+ years as a software architect, principal software engineer or equivalent * 10+ years of software development experience in multiple domains and technology stack Base: 220-280k other TC components: Options and SignOn Remote first. You must be in U
- Need referral at Amazon Irvine Team blind, Can someone refer me to Amazon Irvine for solutions architect or SDM roles please? yoe 16 yrs tc 127K Thanks in advance!
- What are the teams in Google bangalore for SWE Hi, I have to start team match for L6 Software engineer. I want to know what are the different teams in Google bangalore other than GCP. What do we call the teams managing gmail, google meet, slides etc? Do we have them in bangalore? I am specially interest in product teams compared to pure infra te
- Why no cybersecurity job group? Why isn’t there a cybersecurity job group on Blind or any other job site like angelList? Are Infosec/appsec/cloud Security Engineers, Security Architects, Pentesters, IR handlers, etc considered peons compared to Software Engineers?
- Oracle WLB as a Pre Sales Engineer I recently accepted an offer from Oracle as an IC4. The position is Pre Sales engineering. The title is Sr. principal cloud architect. I’m reaching out to ask on blind about the WLB as a Pre Sales Engineer. This position is OCI. #tech #oracle #oci #ic4 #cloud Please let me know. Current TC: 253k O
- Referral help! Hi Blind, I am graduating this year but struggling to get interviews without referrals. Would appreciate it if anyone could help with referrals for new grad SWE positions. LC count: 150 (with Grokking) AWS Certified Solutions Architect (might be overkill) TC: $8K (intern) Obligatory hashtag spam
- link Salesforce Referral Salesforce is looking to add 12,000 jobs over the next year and referrals are prioritised. Please feel free DM me for referral. Happy to help out fellow teamblind members, just got a Salesforce offer for a teamblinder this week! (Architect role). https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/salesforce-to-a
- Moving from msft to AWS I am a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft and received an offer from AWS for Solution Architect role. There is a decent bump in TC. But I am concerned about wlb. WLB at msft os pretty good. Most of my weeks go without any work. I am able to give most of my time to my 2 years old. I am not sure ho
- Entry into FAANG Though I had good experience in Java for more than 8 years and later into multiple ERPs as architect , i am always baffled by reading about TC more than 400k ( in blind) . After 20 years of experience I am in range of less than 175k TC . Can any one suggest what is path to get into FAANG with my t
- Aws Sr big data architect Blind Folks, I have an upcoming interview for Aws big data architect role with AWS -Any idea/tips for the interview? Should i prepare for any coding ( lc easy/medium/hard) Sql , system design? -How rounds of interview? Current Tc - 125k YoE - 11
- Salesforce Acumen Solution Dept I am looking for solution architect role and most of the openings in see in Salesforce are for Acumen solutions. Can anyone share some details how is it and how the comp and wlb compared to roles directly in Salesforce PS: I am SFDC Technical architect on enterprise side in a manufacturing company.
- Should SDEs deserve 50%+ TC over ProServ? Lately, I have seen L5/L6 SDE offers that are easily 50% higher than equivalent L5/L6 offers for Professional Services consultants/architects in Big Tech companies - who are expected to be 100% hands on and who pretty much code fulltime. Trying to understand the reasons behind this. What is it th
- Salary Expectations for Cloud Solutions Architect Hey blind, Would appreciate if any Cloud Solutions Architects could share what's a good salary target for their role, and in what city. Company doesn't really matter, just trying to get broad data. Experience of about 8+ years. #tech #solutionarchitect #amazon #google #slalom #slalomconsulting #de
- Please help to Rate my offer in Sydney Hi, I am seeking some help to analyze my current offer in hand to relocate to Sydney Australia. Potentially I can ask my employer to relocate me to Melbourne. I already got some great TIPS from blind regarding the pros and cons of moving. I am having straightforward doubts here. With 16 years of exp
- vote Home remodeling Planning house remodel/extension. Which option would you select? What are the pros and cons for each approach? Does full service firms have a lot of overhead and charge extra? If we select the individual architect and work with them, what’s the engagement model? Hourly charges? Or Charge for each d
- L1A clarification Hello folks some clarification needed on L1A. I'm currently an Architect - If I'm a people's manager abroad for only 1-2 months and move to US will I face hurdles in my EB1 GC ? - If I move on an Architect title to US and immediately switch to management will this impact my GC application. I know t
- How to become Hybrid Cloud Solution Architect Hello Blind Professionals, Right now I am L3/L4 Principal Engineer support for Enterprise Hybrid Cloud. I would like to move to my next level which I am thinking would be Solution Architect. Please guide me how to achieve my goal. Please suggest me some study materials. Thank you.
- Does it make sense to add sq footage to SFH to increase equity? Hi Blind, I bought a 3b2b SFH in Fremont a few months ago. Construction sq footage is 1240 (5800 lot) so not so big. I was wondering if it makes sense to spend 100k in a few years to add 250 sq feet (assuming $300/sq feet construction price + architect fees + county fees) to add an extra bed & bath
- vote Help evaluate offers Hi Blind folks. Please help me evaluate the following offers. Please consider that I am based in NY and I do want to be onsite. I am tired of wfh. Boutique consulting: Senior Architect 260K base + 50K bonus Pros: office in NYC, nice people, nice position Cons: Lower pay, consulting Startup 1B va
- Dell TC expectations Asking for a friend here who is not on blind. He is expecting an offer from Dell In telecom domain at Santa Clara location and this is his expectation: Base - 200k, RSU - 50K, Bonus - 50K Is it low or on high end? Any suggestions? Expected Role - Architect YOE - 17
- Job Search / Referral Blind friends hope someone can help me find a good job in Power BI. I have extensive knowledge in Power BI as Architect and have knowledge in SSIS TSQL. Can someone help me with referral or know if you're company is hiring any Power BI Architect ? I'm on H1B so will need sponsorship as well . Fed wi
- SDE2 vs Solution Archtect Hello Blind Community Recently went through SDE2 onsite loop for AWS but in feedback team recommended me to apply for Solution Architect roles as they saw potential towards it. I have couple of queries regarding this . 1. Difference between salaries for SDE2 and SA? 2. Expectations from SA interv
- AWS SA Online Assessment Hi, just wondering if someone has gone through the AWS Solution Architect online assessment and can give a heads up about the type of questions. Moreover they talk about 'choosing' a tech speciality from 4 topics. Were questions really from those topics or were they still foundational you find on bl
- vote What role do you currently have in data science? I’m curious about the data science community on blind...... Machine Learning Scientist: Machine learning scientists research new methods of data analysis and create algorithms. Data Analyst: Data analysts utilize large data sets to gather information that meets their company’s needs. Data Consult
- Sr. Solutions Architect Amzn Passed the "loop" recently for a Sr. Solutions Architect role @Amazon and an offer was extended. I'm super excited at the prospect of working at a FAANG company. 1. Have 17 Yoe in the trade and a solid dev. background. What are typical TC ranges for this role in Amazon (not aws) ? 2. Is the TC b
- vote TC or career growth? I know Blind mostly optimizes for TC and maybe that is fine early in your career. But what about in your 30s and 40s or even 50s? Would you still optimize for TC and stay an E4/E5 at FAANG or go for Principal engineer or architect at lower tier company with lower TC? Assume you can’t have both.
- Weekend rant ! System design interview To clear System design interview, If your interviewer is of the level to think about column data type , did you place an arrow or not then no use of trying to skim through those and explain high scalability , resilient approaches. Stick to writing table description. Lesson learnt : read the room fi
- vote Should I Learn to Code? Ok. This is probably a dumb question considering the majority of people on Blind are SWE. But hear me out. I graduated college in 2016, and am just transitioning from Sys Engineer to Solutions Architect. TC is $155K. Should I continue down that path, or do I just need to just bite the bullet and l
- Amazon Alexa London Hey folks, A recruiter reached out for the Alexa team. I read bad things on blind regarding Alexa Seattle, is it also bad in London? What is the expected pay for SDE III? And how does that level compare to architects or principal engineers at other places? I guess to be enticing for me, salary w
- Zones Inc. ? Hello, One of my colleague received an offer from Zones Inc based out in Auburn WA as a Cloud Solution Architect and I am wondering if anyone is aware of this company or not? is it worth joining or not? no visa issues-USC just tagged Zones to see if there is anyone in blind working for zones
- Stuck in a Solution Architect Rut YoE: 18 TC: 550K Spent majority of my career as a pre-sales Solution Architect (SA) in various companies. My manager recently told me there is nowhere to go from where I am at, as there is no clearly defined path to the next level - I am at the max level for SA in the company. And probably in the i
- Help me out of my major please I'm graduating as a civil engineer this semester and have been trying to maneuver a career change before I graduate. Software engineering has always been interesting to me so for the past half year I have been self studying. I am making my way through the Blind 75 LC questions trying to become inter
- Qualcomm/AMD offer evaluation Qualcomm offer: TC: 175k Base: 121k RSUs: 60k/3 Sign on: 25k Relocation: 5k Location: San Diego Cpu and Perf architect position (senior eng level position - non core team) AMD offer: yet to get (senior eng level) - arch team Location: Austin I have one final round left for an MTS position yet to be
- How is AWS as a Presales Solutions Architect? We all know on Blind how Amazon is as a SDE, but how is it on the AWS side as a Solutions Architect in terms of compensation, work life balance, culture etc? Is it similar to the nightmare stories that are so common around here regarding PIP/overtime work? #aws #solutionarchitect #presales
- Question to Sr. Tech Professionals Hi Blind community, My question goes out to the Sr level staff in upper managment, Sr Tech Architect, or Project Managers in the Tech Space. What kind of engagement do you like to hear when being called on for a better opportunity? Obviously salary is a big deal, but as everyone knows that’s usua
- 200k+ for L4 cloud consultants (proserve) — is it true? Someone in the internal blind said that the new pay bands for L4 cloud consultants is in the range of 200k plus and that L5 starts at 250. Is there any validity to this? Huge increase if true but proserve requires both SDE and solutions architect skills so it makes sense for top performers especiall
- After months of searching, I’ve finally accepted an offer with Salesforce I know it’s chaotic over there in the CSG practice but I couldn’t be more excited to face the challenge. I’m 28 years old and going in as a Solution architect. I know some people on here are just graduating making my TC but I never imagined I’d get to this point in just 5 years. My goal was $200k b
- Amazon - Anecdotes differ from Blind/Glassdoor? I accepted a role as a Solutions Architect with a greenfield team at AWS. My biggest reservation was some of the horror stories, PIP, work-life balance, etc around Amazon. Glassdoor/Blind doesn't make Amazon look good. HOWEVER, I've talked to about 7 different people I trust across AWS and Amazon..
- What is the new role for Technology Solutions Professional (TSP) at Microsoft? To the Microsoft folks, there used to be a TSP group or team until recent reorg. Based on what I read on Blind, I suspected this role (TSP) must be better than the Cloud Solutions Architect. I was wondering what is the new title for the TSP role? I am trying to apply for a Cloud (Azure) customer fa