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- Blind spots of older generation programmers. I’ve seen many(not all) long term programmers with 20-25yrs+ experience struggle to adapt. What do older generation programmers miss in modern software development? What are their blind spots? TC: 150k
- Current Competitive Programmers on Blind Colour on Codeforces please
- vote Blind is primarily Tech/Dev/Programmers. Anyone in other fields? TC and YOE (accounting specific wherever possible) I'll go first, Corporate Controller with CPA. TC $200K with 13 YOE. LA Area.
- Python (non AI/ML) teams to join at Meta Hello Joining meta london shortly, what is the best teams for intermediate to advance python programmers with good systems experience Blind tax - 190k GBP E5 #engineering #meta #facebook
- Can I list Research Assistant (RA) experience as work experience ? I developed some networking product at my university. Can I list Research Assistant (RA) experience as work experience on my resume? Can If yes, I write the title as a Research Programmer ? Do companies verify university experience ? Please help. I am making my resume and want to write it. Thank y
- Anyone here who got PIP’ed/fired and thought it wasn’t unreasonable? People of Blind who got PIP’ed or fired at any company and thought it was justified, or at least not unreasonable, what’re your stories? For example, I was PIP’ed from a previous company (Not Amazon or Cap1) cause I’m just not that great of a programmer and wasn’t able to complete some of the codin
- specialist programmer salary on site US What is the salary of US ON-SITE Specialist Programmer at Infosys?? Is it worth it? Can I switch on H1B? How difficult is it? Blind Tax: 800k( INR😂 LOL) YOE: 2Y 7M Bachelor's in Tech from Tier-3
- [India] Referral Needed Blinders - Request for referral in SWE role, preferably at companies in Delhi/NCR, open for permanent WFH/remote too. Blind tax YOE - 10.6 TC - 32 lakh INR Offer @ hand - 50 lakh (all cash), Bengaluru Not a leetcode pundit but a good programmer #tech #swe #software #referral
- Do you know California has minimum wage for programmers? Our HRBP got letters from CA DOL that we need to pay a minimum of level salary to our programmers so they can be classified as exempted. And that number is an entry level six figures. Thought it's interesting but maybe not so relevant here. Blind tax TC: very low, let's call it 200k YOE: 11
- ASK Blind: Suggestions for online Masters in Data science. 10YOE in Python(Backend web)(currently in USA), thinking of moving to Data science for career progression. Requesting Blind to suggest some online MS programme for 2021(January) 1. Ready to spend up to 20K USD 2. Haven't taken GRE/or prepared for it(best if no GRE requirement) 3. I have seen some fo
- Seattle Area TC Inquiry Hi all, was curious as to what other game programmers in the area are making and the uncensored Blind take of the gaming industry here. Feel free to rant about anything and everything. 2 YOE TC 65K Edit: since this got necro'd. at a new company TC 105 Edit2: people not employed in the game indust
- Twitter apple Netflix!! Referrals needed! Senior SWE Ex Competitive programmer. 250+ leetcode E/M/H 77/143/30 (started only 40 days ago now growing. ) Currently Senior software engineer at Msft. Was at another FAANGMULA before msft. Good at design interviews Looking for strong referrals #referrals Will try to not let your refrral go waste and you
- Nootropics for Programming / SWE How accurate is the chart below? Starting at Meta soon (E5) and don't want to get left behind. I've worked with one guy who was on something (pretty sure Adderal) before and TBH he was completely crushing it (10xer for sure) , but extremely edgy / irritable. I used to take nicotine and TBH I was
- Adobe, Slack, Hulu. Referrals needed! Ex Competitive programmer. 250+ leetcode E/M/H 77/143/30 (started only 40 days ago now growing. ) Currently Senior software engineer at Msft. Was at another FAANGMULA before msft. Good at design interviews Looking for strong referrals Will try to not let your refrral go waste and you earn the r
- vote Best resource for someone with decent programming and low DS/Algo skills (For SWE interviews) Hi fam, What would be the best resource for me to start prep with? I'm a decent programmer, but no formal knowledge in Algo/DS. I just know about Data structures and algorithms, can't really code many of them. LeetCode easy also takes a while, but can brute force easily. Grokking/educative v/s
- Don’t let Blind TCs get you down, everyone is on a different journey. It can get overwhelming to read super high TCs from fellow peers on Blind. New grads out of college making 200k+ in their first year in LCOL cities can really weigh heavy on your mind if you don’t put it in perspective. My wife always reminds me “who are you comparing yourself to?” every time I com
- Referrals Appreciated - Cybersecurity 15+ YoE in cybersecurity. ~20 years overall IT experience. I don't jump ship every often and just found out about Blind. Awesome platform! I held numerous IT-related roles: Programmer, Build Engineer, QA Engineer, Security Analyst (3 years), Security Manager (8 years), Principal Security Consultant
- Referrals needed!! Dropbox Snapchat Pinterest Senior SWE Ex Competitive programmer. 250+ leetcode E/M/H 77/143/30 (started only 40 days ago now growing. ) Currently Senior software engineer at Msft. Was at another FAANGMULA before msft. Good at design interviews Looking for strong referrals to Snapchat Pinterest Dropbox. Will try to not let your refr
- Emotionally drained… Trying to switch roles Hi Fam, I’m a Cloud Support Engineer, with 13 years of experience (TC: 138k) in Texas. I look at 100s of Blind posts about people posting such high salaries, makes me wonder if I picked the wrong career track to begin my career. I’m not a programmer but have good Domain Knowledge in several areas
- Where to find a 'tech' co-founder? Currently working on a tech (app) based startup with myself and a co-founder, however neither of us have any coding/programming experience. Our original plan was to apply for and use YC to help us find a programming partner but it seems like a better plan to find one before applying to YC. We're cu
- link Solution to fear of approaching girls in busy workspaces Hi Blind, i was sitting in library today, and a girl that i like sat in front of me. Woww, so awesome dream come true. To be honest here i have noticed that girl noticing me many times, but today she wasn't paying much attention. Idk reason, how would I, AM A NERD ? But here comes this interesting t
- Facebook: RPM vs “normal” PM role #facebook #facebookpm #googlepm Hi guys! This is my first Blind post... Was hoping to get a little help from all those who are familiar with Rotational/Associate Product Manager roles and Product Manager roles. Last August, I applied for the Facebook RPM programme. I heard these programmes are in
- How do I get better? I've been at MSFT for 5 years and I can slowly see myself dying here. It has become obvious that I can't really grow at work, so alas I have come to blind. I've tried leaving MSFT and almost got an offer at a few places, but didn't.... So I'm stuck here for another 6-12months. In that time, I wan
- Had FB Sr. PM product sense and execution interview today. Need idea about nest step. I had the product sense and execution interview today for Sr. Product Manager. Could not assess really how the interview went, but I did my part did not not realize how 45 mins were gone spoke a lot of different scenarios and metrics. I think sense was better that execution, I was grilled on Instagr
- vote Respect the Techlead. Stop being jealous of him There is a lot of negativity being spread on blind for The Techlead. It's blatantly obvious that people are just jealous of him and nothing else. If you have seen his videos it's clear that he is a fantastic programmer and has experience in scaling systems to millions of hits. I was reading a post
- Looking to be a Program Manager. Help needed. Hello People on Blind, I am software dev with 2+ years of experience. Over the last year, I have worked with multiple cross functional teams across different domains and found myself to be better suited as a program Manager. I am good programmer, but honestly my heart is not into it anymore. I have
- Quit and upskill for the next job Hi, Considering a constructive feedback from blind fam. I currently work for cognizant india. I was trained in mainframe and put into a project related to it. I don't feel motivated enough and not sure if I will have a future in IT working in mainframe. So I am considering quitting my current job a
- What's the worst mistake you made at work ⁉️ I'll go first. At my first job right after school, I was too over confident, kind of egomaniac and coded like a monkey. I would finish 1 feature in a week. Did not think about big picture or side cases at all. I thought if I worked 100+ hours a week I would get praised and a raise. Treated senior’s
- Went from Food Stamps to 180k in 2.5 years TC: 180k Base: 160k Bonus: 20k Stock: 0 YOE: 4 Location: Midwest City (Remote) I am a self taught programmer. Worked a long time at being an aspiring physicist and an educator only to get paid a pittance and guilted into thinking I was an asshole for wanting more. I was on food stamps and Medicaid
- Tech Lead NYer seeking to relocate to Berlin, company would b down, but would it be fiscally wise given NYC comp levels? Hey blind! I'm a software engineer leading the data and platform teams at a very rapidly growing startup, I was the 3rd technical hire and now we're about to hit series B, and been seeing crazy growth. I'm visiting friends in Berlin for the week and serrrrriously considering moving here in the nex
- Path forward for a 45 year old small business owner with 20 years experience I've ran a successful website based company for the past 20 years. I work from home and make about 90k a year. I wear the hat of programmer, sysadmin, project manager, CTO, CEO, etc... I have a web designer, app developer, and a couple back end developers under me that I also pay in the 70k-90k rang
- programmers: what are your career goals? hey blind community- thanks for all the insight youve provided into computer science related professions for someone on the outside. quick question- almost every single one of the most brilliant people i knew in school (just my opinion) among a lot of talented individuals are now data scientists or
- Bank of America levels I received an offer this morning from my recruiter. It's a long term 12-18 month contract but speaking with the hiring manager they are really eager to find someone that wants to convert and stick around for a while. The position is for an "Application Programmer 5" based in Charlotte NC. The initia
- link Google L3 target TC Good news: I passed HC with Google, now recruiter is finding me a team to match with as an L3. This is my first Big Tech™ experience, so I'm still in disbelief that I've made it this far. Bad news: The recruiter asked me for an idea of what TC I'm looking for so there's something to give to the Pow
- Wtf is this new trend? Hi all, Disclaimer: Please anyone don’t take it personally. I am an introvert by nature and almost completing 9 years in the industry. I am not good at anything but I am a generalist and get things done. I am not on FB and on Twitter just as a passive follower. Now, I am seeing a trend here, spec
- What is TC (Salary + Bonus + Stock) Benchmark for Product Management VP / Director role in top tech companies in NJ / NY Hey guys, I am new to Blind. And new to job market with around 17 years as Startup CEO/CMO, IT Manager, IT Senior Manager, Architect and started career as Java based product development programmer, I am also google certified, Hubspot certified marketer, AWS certified architect, Sun certified, PMI ce
- link Thoughts on Activision/Blizzard as an ex-employee I feel like I am giving my opinion on Blizzard a lot. I'm just going to post my negative tale of woe here in a post. Skip to the bottom for a short summary so you don't read a long winded post from a bitter ex-employee. I want to just point folks to this post in the future. Team: Bnet and Web & Mob
- Don't get along with co-worker Reaching out for the blind community as I want input. I have a coworker that I don't get along with, what's the best way to handle. Relationship: We're both Sr Engineers, on different teams working on the same project. He and I are both 'unofficial' team leads as we officially got rid of that tittl
- Feeling like an incompetent junior developer Hello all I’m curious what passes as a good junior developer because lately I have felt terrible at my job. I have yet to have a sprint where at least one story doesn’t somehow carry over (started in late August) Every other engineer on my team is relatively new (all joined in past year) and yet
- Non tech job... in tech quest! Ok Blinders (is that the term?) Advice & referral sought, snark and derision also welome (hey its Blind) I have had an eclectic working life. From working class single parent family, not focused after college, most of it doing non career jobs, generally contract, not in tech, but they were manageme
- How to level-up as a self-taught developer? I'm a full stack developer with nearly 2 years of experience with no degree beyond an associates. I currently lead a very small team, and work in a small startup in the midwest. I see Blind TC's and balk at my paltry 50k/yr without benefits. I understand I lack a lot of experience, but even I know h
- My story!! Hi Team Blind! I am mechanical engineer. After my bachelor's, I worked as a project operations manager for almost 2 years and came to pursue my Master's with directed studies related to energy sector. I joined a company as a full-time process engineer (officially a co-op) and finally didn't offer m
- GTFO? - only banking 260k in SEA ..... My wife and I are comfortable but by no means extravagant. We will be adding a new kid this year. Since we don’t live near family and neither of us are passionate about our work - we are wondering if this rat race is worth it, especially at the low numbers we pull. My brother’s family (1 kid
- vote Graphic design vs software engineering Ok it's a ridiculous title but hear me out. My sister is 25, a graphic designer, making $30/hour as a FT contractor right now. She likes the work, but she's not sure if the company will extend her a full time position. And graphic design in general seems like a crazy cutthroat field. She lost her pr
- Lost motivation CS sophomore here. I went to college super fresh after having taken a sabbatical year and very confident that I wanted to major in CS. I quickly started getting involved in a lot of extra curricular projects and stuff that I thought would help build my resume. For like a straight year I kept learnin
- link Diary of a Bay Area tech worker Monday, 8am Drive to work, cross the bridge. $7 toll. Up a dollar since last year. Monday, 8:35am Made it across the bridge. Traffic sucks, pay another $9.35 toll to use the Carpool—err, Express—lanes so you’re not late for your 10am meeting. Monday, 10:03am Parking spots are all gone at work, so
- Skipping Google Phone Screen? I interviewed at Google on-site about 5 years ago right out of college. Didn’t make it in, but the feedback was generally positive. I know where I messed up. I’ve been searching lately, wanting to at least try for FAANG. I’m disappointed with my current salary, so I’m mostly just trying to up my TC
- Looking for a Swift tutor #tech #swift #investment Hi everyone, new to Blind. What I'm looking for: A Swift tutor. Ideally you program Swift on a daily basis. My questions will probably be dumb from your PoV, but that is essential. Tried lone-wolf learning but didn't end up well. I'm one of those "false beginners". Goal
- Revive a dying software engineering career Dear Fellow Blinders I’ve been a software engineer since the last 8 years or so in the US and worked in India for 2 years before coming here for my masters. Plan didn’t go as expected and I’ve been working at mostly medium sized and startup companies. In the past 8 years, I could never pass the int
- Variation in Google L5 comp. by role/dept I recently interviewed at Google for the position of a Systems Programmer/Administrator (think it's basically a Sys Admin position). The recruiter asked me for my comp. expectations before sending my packet to the hiring committee. He said that my interview feedback was very positive and this was pr