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- Research Data Scientist-Meta Hey Blind community I have an upcoming research data scientist interview at Meta Would really appreciate any preparation advice regarding it It seems an IC4 position and i have 5 + years experience in stats and modelling Would it be coding heavy or stat heavy? Blind tax: TC: 140k #meta #datascienti
- New TC Format? I was researching for expected compensation for the Google L4 role in London. It appears the pay difference between Mountain View and London is huge (3:1) This makes the blind TC format confusing because it doesn't add the context information "Location". Time for a new Blind Tax Location or GTFO? T
- Efficient ways to learn Figma? Hi Blind community, I’d like to use Figma to create product mockups and prototypes and have been researching online courses for this (I found a couple of classes on Udemy). If you are experienced in Figma, can you please recommend courses/tutorials to help someone new get up to speed quickly and b
- What is the ORIGINAL wait time for GC? Indian citizen. Priority date: Nov 2020. Internet answers are confusing. Somebody says 20 years. Somebody else says never. And some random guy says that it’ll be expedited and I’ll get it in 7-10 years. Can people on blind give me a clear idea on what’s happening? My priority date is 11/30/2020. I tried researching but I am unable to get a crisp answer.
- Stay for Amazon L7 , jump to Meta E6 or Microsoft L66 I’m on the promo path to L7 at Amazon , and have an inkling that I’ll get offers for e6 Facebook and 66 Microsoft . I’m interested in large scope and impact projects and potentially becoming a manager at some point . What would blind advice ? Amazon tc : 680k Other tc : don’t know yet Pros: Amazon
- Research Engineer at FB is IC or E? In FB, Research Engineers are considered engineers (E) or individual contributors (IC)? I read on Blind that research scientists are IC but no clue about research engineers. TC: 50K
- vote Can't decide: Microsoft (India) vs Booking.com (Amsterdam) I'm holding offers from Microsoft (India) and Booking(Amsterdam) and can't decide which one to join. Would love the help of Blind here. Microsoft (India) offer: Rs. 82L Rs. 40L (Base) + Rs. 8L (Variable) + Rs. 22.5L (RSU) + Rs. 10L (Joining Bonus) + Rs. 1.53L (Relocation) Booking.com (Amsterdam) o
- Looking for referral Hi! I'm a User Researcher (+5 years experience in practical/academic research and +1 year in UX research) I'd very much appreciate referrals to any product company in Europe. Thank you nice folks in Blind:) Please leave a comment so that I can send you my info. #referral
- IBM vs Salesforce I wonder how they are different in terms of reputation and career. It seems that both are quite chill, and they both are in B2B. I'm mainly interested in the research positions, but I wonder why the overall scores for these companies differ significantly (Salesforce is around 4.2 star and IBM is som
- Looking for next Dogecoin Hi Blind folks, What are you currently investing in crypto. I am doing research on next dogecoin opportunity to invest $$$. When i read online i came across few meme coins like mona, egod etc. Appreciate your help #cryptocurrency #dogecoin #btc #eth #ltc
- Semiconductor Companies and Tiers I see many posts on blind that talk about tier 1 , tier 2, tier 3 semiconductor companies. Are these tiers based on the businesses, products or just how good bad they are regarding pay? Is there a tier 4? what tier does Lam Research , AMAT fall in? What companies fall under what tiers? TC: 125k
- Do you spend more than 25% of your time doing user research, as a product manager? Do you spend more than 25% of your time talking to users, as a product manager? If so, please comment the name of your company below. User research can be in collaboration with design and user research teams, or in the innovation process. Thanks for helping set expectations as many jobs advertise
- vote Home Security Systems: ADT vs Frontpoint Hi Blind Peeps, Moving into an sfh in East Bay next month and currently researching home security systems to install around the house. Looked into Frontpoint and ADT. Leaning towards Frontpoint. But I see most of the houses around with ADT tags. Can folks share their experiences (good/bad) with A
- vote DREAM COMPANY list 2022 - leetcode hard! Hello friends! I have been leetcoding for sometime now. Now that it’s time to interview I am finding it EXTREMELY HARD to get interviews at my dream companies. Tired of chasing recruiters on LinkedIn without any response! :( Can anyone please help me out with referrals? This would help me tremendo
- Thoughts on Affirm? Currently interviewing for a strategy role at Affirm. Currently on take home assessment. Recruiter mentioned base comp was 130-198k based on factors. I’m curious to hear from folks at Affirm about their time / prospects of the company. And also from the Blind community. I’ve done my research and B
- Google L5 Offer What do you think of this offer for a L5 research scientist (SRS) in AI/ML? Base: 205K Bonus: 15% RSUs: 850K Sign-on: 100K TC: 548K first year, and 448K after. 6 YoE after PhD. Research area: computer vision, machine learning, deep learning. #offer Generally, I kind of know it is a strong offer
- Twilio Offer (M4/L5) evaluation - Sr. EM - Remote EDIT : thank you all. I accepted , edited the post with final offer details ( tier 2 location) HR mentioned Twilio doesn't do cash bonuses but I am seeing posts on blind with bonuses in the offer (Confused) Base = 230K RSU = 1.2M over 4 years TC = 530k No Bonus EDIT : I learned in my research, t
- vote share your l65 /l66 offers at Microsoft Doing market research to get a counter. In Bay Area or Seattle Blind tax: L65 420k last year 8 yoe #microsoft65 #microsoft #offers #msft
- Bay area housing down payment Hi blind community, I am 30 and thinking to buy a house in bay area within 30 days :D, but i dont have 20% down as stocks are sinking. There are such smart people here and I really need advice what should i do in that case? I have been researching a lot and it gets overwhelming. So thought to ask f
- vote How stupid am I for quitting? Hey Blind, I’m a research scientist, 26 y/o and I recently left an industry job to work on my own startup. I still have an academic appointment making just under 100k. I think we have a shot at building something big (https://angel.co/galactictechnologies/syndicate), but I have this nagging feelin
- Transition from academia I am new to the Blind community, so I apologize if this has already been clearly outlined elsewhere. I am an assistant professor at an R1 research university and am considering a transition to industry. My research (if relevant) is in numerical analysis, stochastic analysis, and theory of deep neur
- Looking to invest in Atlanta area! We are looking to invest in Atlanta. Based on my research, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Cumming are upcoming areas. Primarily interested in Townhome/Single Family Homes which has high rentability index. Looking for suggestions on neighborhood with good rent index and also realtor referrals. Thanks
- vote Move to Canada? I am another Indian on H-1B who is trying to sort the visa stuff out. I got a job offer of ~$300K CAD and I was pretty happy. The company is willing to do a work permit for me and eventually apply for PR. But then I searched blind and it is just filled with shit about Canada. Reasons to move: - C
- Anyone heard of orchard? What is the culture like? Is there a strong product team? Is it product led? How is the product different from Zillow? Doing some research for a potential role. Blind tax - TC: 320K (depending 😅)/ YOE: 7 (3.5 in product) #Orchard #startups
- vote Amazon RS vs Google DS Expecting to finish PhD this academic year. I like research, but don't have the publication record to get a position in google brain, or something similar, without a post doc. I was wondering Blind thought would lead to a better career trajectory: amazon research scientist or google data scientist.
- Thoughts on Blind as a human experience Wanted to share this for a while: a lot of people/research suggest that with anonymity people get more aggressive. However, Blind experience is the exact opposite of that! For the very large part, community is helpful and supportive. Why do you think that's the case? Because of the size of community
- Thoughts on Facebook Oculus research team ? I have calls from Oculus Hardware research team and would love hear more about the culture and type of team they have. Its based out of Seattle. Anyone from these teams in Blind who could chime in ?
- Quant Finance chat #6 Hello, we are a private group of about 40 engineers, researchers, and traders on Blind looking for more members to join the discussion. If you have relevant industry experience in quant HF, prop, or sell-side and are interested in actively participating, send me a DM.
- Twitch virtual onsite (non-tech) Hey everyone, I have my virtual on-site interview coming up and wanted to know if someone could share their experience. From the research I’ve done I’ll be asked about Twitch’s four principles. TC: 🥜 Thank you! Note: This is a burner blind account I don’t work in education
- Apple TC expectations Had a very positive interview. Trying to gage, what to expect in terms of TC? Recruiter had asked me about my expectations. I asked for time to do some research. Any help is appreciated. ~5 years of experience ~Masters Degree Location - San Diego Role - HW Design Update: Asked for 140/60/20 last
- What are some good companies in the Southeast? I live in Research Triangle Park ,NC. A lot of people in blind live on West coast where the TC is high but the CoL is also high. Curious what companies people in the Southeast on Blind work at. Looking to move to get a pay bump.
- Machine Learning Teams Hi blind fam, what are some companies/teams doing exciting work in ML? I recently received my Green Card and started actively applying for ML roles. I'm a grad student researching at the intersection of ML + Security. Also have 2 yoe in ML.
- link Bay Area population decline Lots of people keep talking on Blind about Bay Area exodus and overall CA population decline. There are official data that proves this information is correct https://www.brookings.edu/research/u-s-population-growth-has-nearly-flatlined-new-census-data-shows/ Majority of population movement is to Te
- How desperate can companies (Tower Research) get? Fake Blind reviews Look at these dates and even similarity in email addresses. In fact, one of Tower hr’s email exactly fits v***** :) From being one of the most sought after firms is this how low they have to stoop after massive losses in employees and recent firings We need to do better to protect each other and B
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- Amazon India Applied Scientist Interview Hi Blind team, Can someone share the screening test and interview structure for Amazon India Applied Scientist I/II? What are some of the good research oriented teams (which are bearable in terma of WLB) within Amazon India? TC: 22L #datascience #machinelearning
- Remote UX Designer Salary - Ask for a raise or leave? New Blind user here. I work for an agency in SF. I’ve been at the company for almost 3.5 years, 5 years total experience. Until last year I was allowing the company to slide in giving me tiny raises because of the pandemic. January they “realized how underpaid I was,” and gave me a 20k raise. I was
- Future of ML/deep learning career I'm currently working as an IC. Got a good offer as applied ML engineer. I'm working on distributed systems right now. In my future job I'll be working as applied ML engineer productizing ML research work produced by research team. How do people on blind see the future of this kind of work. Do you
- link Could anyone help refer a DS/DA job? Hi Friends at Blind, I have been looking for a DS/DA job for a few months after I graduated from a DS bootcamp. I had seven years of research and data analysis, statistical modeling experience as senior research and data analyst. My linkedin is : https://www.linkedin.com/in/daihong-chen-872538194/
- vote Do companies really care about team morale? Hello Blind, I'm working on a graduate research topic involving team health and morale metrics in Agile projects. I think when companies care about something, they measure it. I would appreciate your response. I'm hoping to get at least 200 responses to make this statistically relevant. #engineerin
- List of employers that allow to work from anywhere in the world I heard reddit and github are one of those. Just did some research, this list are what I gathered by looking at blind post. (these lists may allow you to work anywhere in the US, but not necessarily in the world). Will be great if some of you can confirmed whether it is in the US/world (or it is
- L4 AWS sales onsite Any Amazonians in the Blind family! Please share some tips on the loop other than the essenti prep of 2-3 stories for each leadership principles + research on your interviewers? Really appreciate your help!
- Where can you find average salaries? Hey guys, I've been reading a lot about salaries, but Blind is more US focused and I'm located in Canada. I've read that Glassdoor is on the low end and people recommend doing research but what other resources do you use?
- What is the best way to get a job offer outside India Hi blind, I see there are lot of opportunities out of india to get paid in $ rather than Rs. So how could I get placed in a company outside India? How do I apply for it? #career#india #softwareengineer #salarycomparison #compensation
- MS in UK Hi Blind community I am planning to pursue my MS(Computer science) from abroad and would be applying for the same in the upcoming months. My first priority was Canada but after researching, I found our that I wasn't eligible for the top universities. As a backup I looked for ireland as an option but
- vote How to prepare for MBB Been working in tech consulting for a while now and looking to move to Management consulting. I’ve been researching how I can prepare for MBB interviews and I found 2 resources - caseinterview.com and igotanoffer.com Any recommendations on which website is more comprehensive and has the best mater
- Facebook referrals Happy Thursday blind! This is my third and last FB referral give away for the year. Have 20 referrals left, will give it to the first 20 people pinging me. Higher preference for SWE/HW/PE/research scientist roles in case of clash. Great time to apply now in case you're targeting E4/E5 TC: 500k a
- Real estate/farm land in Florida for remote work I want to go remote in Florida. House with lots of acreage and grow stuff myself. Any suggestions from blind family if anyone has researched where you can try to self sustain away from concrete jungle. Danke #remote #remotereality #wfh
- Applied Data Scientists, what's your YoE and TC? Most of the TC on here is posted by Software Engineers, who I assume are paid a lot more than Data Scientists. I'm looking to see how Applied Scientists earn here on Blind (not research scientists or product analysts). TC: 230K YoE: 7 Edit: By research scientists, I mean those work in teams like G
- Lab or company for cancer drug development I am a research bioinformatcian having 30-year experience in computer programming. I got PhD in bioinformatics in Germany. However, I have only worked in research environments so have no industry knowledge. Since my life goal is to develop a perfect solution for cancers so that it could reduce the
- SPAC Correction this week. Anything worth buying? Saw 🚙 Lucid Motors perform really well today. Congrats to the longs!! 🚀🚀 Any other SPACs on sale worth researching this weekend? Currently I am in a bunch of pre-announcements: $PSTH, $IPOF, $GSAH ⏳ Please include why you're 🤩 excited about your recommendation. Thanks blind fam!