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- I'm joining Meta/FB next month but I don't know C++ I will be joining Meta/FB next month as an E4 but I don't know C++, should I be worried? I'm proficient in Java, Python, and a few other managed languages. I know I don't have to pick a C++ team but I'm more interested in infra so I figured that now is a good time to learn C++ anyways. My start dat
- Coding Boot camps - Need recommendation Hello, Product Manager here. I am planning to work on enhancing my tech skills. While I love PM role, my weakness is in the tech side. And I am that person who needs some kind of structure to keep me motivated and going - so YouTube/Udemy etc might not be the best option for me. I would like to kno
- Interview Kickstart, unbelievable low quality bootcamp I almost can’t believe it. They charge $6k+, but the materials they are teaching you can find anywhere on YouTube or internet. The quiz in the videos are such low quality too. I guess they really grabbed us who really want a job badly. Just want to make sure people avoid this bootcamp!
- Best/Worst Resume Boosters Any advice? I am above average at LC but dropout with bootcamp -Game Jams (Game Dev competitions) -LC style competitions/hackathons -Certifications from big names (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Google Machine Learning Engineer) -A Bachelor's degree -Open source contributions -Viral tech blog/Yout
- Google L4 offer evaluation Hi all, I got a Google L4 offer (this after negotiation using an startup & meta offer (177k+400k rsu+40signon) and was told that’s the best they can do) with 2 years exp. Here’re the details, location: MTV. base: 180k sign-on: 40k RSU: 290k Annual bonus: 15% Been already matched with the YouTube
- vote are coding bootcamps prestigious? baseline resume (3/5): regular CS degree at regular university, projects, maybe an internship. where does the candidate who went to a coding bootcamp for a few months rank for prestige? i see a lot of them on linkedin nowadays, and they always post the react apps they make. they must be prestigiou
- FB or Google given the following teams I was lucky enough to get offers from both of them. Now what matters is the team. Can anyone give feedback from the following teams? I know FB does bootcamp, but I'm taking to teams that have head count. I have 3 years of experience. E4 for FB and E3 for Goog. Google: YouTube YouTube Kids Google Ma
- Career Pivot Looking to make a pivot into the dev space. I'm 25, based out of Charlotte. Background is centered around Networking, Security, and Support. What tools or sites would you use? Bootcamp? Lambda? Formal Univ. Classes? Checked out google and YouTube for suggestions, but that is a big rabbit hole.. #
- Those who transitioned to SWE from other field So you grinded Leetcode, watched tons of YouTube or went to boot camp, did some projects to build a portfolio, you made it! Did you have to start off as a junior dev (same as new grads)? Was it difficult to get interviews? Any difficulty on the job? I'm a senior HWE with 6YoE and feeling stuck, loo
- Interview Boot Camp Recommendations? I recently bought Cracking the Coding Interview 6th edition as it appears to be the de facto prep book. Will start going through that. Can anyone recommend an interview Boot Camp program (paid or free)? Please reply only if you’ve had first hand experience with company/org you’re recommending. If y
- High income passive investment vehicles I’m looking to invest approximately $2k into a passive investment or business and would like to make $1500/wk. Can someone help me with this? I have thought about something in nuclear energy, perhaps building a nuclear reactor, since this is the future of energy. Is there a bootcamp or youtube vide
- vote Is SWE market over saturated? It seems like tech jobs are becoming more and more ubiquitous as time goes on Nowadays you see many YouTube videos, TikToks, boot camps, children’s books all talking to a larger audience about coding. Not too long ago, leetcode problems were not widely known but now you see joe shmoes on social me
- How to become an iOS app developer? Hi! I want to develop an app but I have zero experience with that. My only programming experience comes from the few classes in university for my electrical engineering degree. Is there any YouTube playlist to go from zero to hero or A to Z in iOS app development? Any suggested boot camps etc? Ch
- vote Needs suggestions: Meta E4 vs Google L4 Hi everyone, I'm currently trying to land a new job, and luckily got 2 offers as the title suggest. However, I found myself cannot make a clear decision based on my own information. So inputs from your guys would be greatly appreciated. Meta MLE Base: 180k Equity: 450k Target bonus: 15% Signon: 75
- Any advice for a laid off junior dev? I'm a junior dev at my first tech job where I just learned (through unofficial channels) that myself and some other juniors are about to be let go within the coming weeks. I'm scared but at the same time relieved. I feel like I've learned almost nothing on this job ... a lot of "busy work" that need
- Is it too late to move to tech at 31? I am 31 and have a 5 digit TC in a non-tech role. I can do some SQL coding but that's about it. Is it too late to move to engineering now? If yes, you don't need to read ahead. You can tell me to fuck off. If no, 1. Where do I get started? Can anyone help me prepare a structured plan? Leetcode seem
- What’s the big deal about product management? I see so many guys/gals want to become a PM with hopes of becoming next pichai. All these boot camps across the world are ravaging LinkedIn posting stuff and luring candidates charging ridiculous fees claiming this is the only good thing out there . I am seeing 3-5 YouTubers posting content day in d
- vote Google vs Facebook (Meta) New Grad I am having a lot of trouble deciding between these two. They would both be out of the Bay Area. I care mostly about career growth, promotion cycles, and team culture. I care about total comp too, but more so as it comes with promotions/performance rather than initial compensation. Also, quality of
- Considering getting out of healthcare, and learning programming I've worked help desk, but doing all the SysAdmin work at a clinic for about a year. Because of Covid, the C-Levels said we can't have more than 2% raises this year, but I looked, and they all got 10-25% raises. Thankfully we're a 501c3, so that information is public record.We have had two IT manage
- vote what are your thoughts on project updates on linkedin? every day in my feed i see a bootcamper posting a new react app they made (amazon clone, youtube clone, todo list, these are hot) or i see someone talking about a udemy course they took or posting the certification what are your thoughts on these project updates that people post in feed? TC 277
- How should I list education on a resume if I've only done coding bootcamps. I am rewriting my resume. I am not sure what to put for education. I only went to high school. No college. I am a self-taught developer. I've done some bootcamps, as well as countless hours browsing youtube and forums. I am not sure how to list this on my resume. I don't think they care about all of
- Finally switched careers! ME => SWE Finally switched careers from ME => SWE! (career switcher motivation) I've been a Mechanical Engineer for about 5 years and 2 years ago I decided I wanted to switch into Software Engineering. I can go into a TON of detail about why I left ME but that's another huge post. In the last 2 years, I se
- FAANG SWE with no degree? I come from a sales background, without any degree. Based on my research, the fastest route to get a $120k + entry level SWE position is to get good at front end, specifically ReactJS for faang companies, and grind leetcode like a mf. After doing this, assuming I prepare properly, I should be able
- Lost job and now idk what to do... So, i little bit of my experience, when i was in brazil ( home country) i was a 3d artist and video editor, then i moved to US and got a job at youtube content review ( contract), then google play music data analyst(contract), facebook dev ops (contract), Baidu autonomous vehicle operator (contract)
- Job change from Hospital to Tech Been working in hospitality industry for 10 years (since junior year high school) started from dishwasher to now clerical staff in hospital. Been in current job for 4 years now and want to pursue a career working for Discord. Anyone have any advice on things I can try (courses, YouTube videos, bootc
- link Facebook offer E5 Seattle Hello Blind, Want to say huge thanks to the forum as I got tons of information here. I recently got the offer from Facebook as E5 and want to share some information as well. SWE Current TC: 210K (L5) New TC: 370K YOE: 5+ Phone screen: Leetcode [LC easy & medium]. No intro talk. Just codings. O
- 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
- vote Google L4 -> FB E5? yoe: 6 and I've been at G for 6 years. Currently L4 and 300k tc. Was told by manager that I can go promo this year. Recently interviewed and got senior swe offers from a few companies, FB offer is 400k tc + 100k sign on. Also have offers from Apple, Amazon and Uber but not interested in the teams so
- vote 5 interviews, 5 offers I studied/did phone interviews over a span on 3 months. I took the last two weeks off work to focus on the last bit of prep I wanted to do + the on-sites themselves. My prep over those few months: 1. ~350 LC questions - ~80-90 easy, 200+ mediums, and ~50-60 hards. During the latter part of my prep
- How to land the unicorn/trading firm/FAANG company of your dreams (as a student) This guide applies if you’re a senior looking for a new grad position, or a freshmen/sophomore/junior looking for an internship. Obviously you’re not going to get a internship that pays 6 figures, but you CAN get one that pays 10k a month (which would be 6 figures if it was year-round) Some things
- Interview Experience| FB E5 | G L5 | MS AS2 (62) | Seattle | May 2020 [Offers] ## Interview Experience (Facebook, Google, Microsoft) #### Profile: *YOE:* 4+, all at Amazon (Applied Scientist) *Education:* PhD in Machine Learning (ML) from a Top 20 CS school *Location:* Seattle *Current TC:* $270K *Interview dates:* Last two weeks of April *Facebook offer (MLE):* 205K/700K/100
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub
- Thoughts on this tiktok nuclear energy influence Her goal is to save nuclear plants and advocate for more nuclear energy using weird videos on tiktok. Thoughts ? https://twitter.com/isaboemeke/status/1319674446391619584
- Ayurvedic doctor in Bay Area Has anyone tried Ayurvedic consultation & treatment in the Bay Area? Looking for references/recommendations. Thanks #medical #health
- vote Which of the following stocks will double fastest? If you were to risk all your wealth in one tech stock which one would it be at this moment?
- all stocks have gone up considerably high but I still lost 40 k due to day trading I would like to invest in longterm stock. Which stock will double in next 3-6 months? holding apple hoping it would run up to 130
- link We need energy that doesn’t destroy the environment Look at this - how can this kind of destruction of natural beauty be allowed? https://imgur.com/gallery/kzEtb7w
- The world is what it is. We have to make the best of it... I am sick of people always complaining the world is going to the dogs. Leftists are snowflakes - Parents Right wing is bigoted - Friends The west exploits the developing nations. - My countrymen Google and facebook are stealing our data and we are the product. - Almost everyone You live so far away
- Need help for referrals in LA Just moved to Los Angeles earlier this year. I am a TPM with ~4 YOE. Current TC 200k. Need help getting referrals here, would be greatly appreciated. #la #losangeles #referrals #snap #netflix #tinder #twitch
- vote Do you trust Wealthfront retirement projections? I was planning retirement at 55 but Wealthfront says I'll have more than enough at 50 which is only 7 years away for me. I'm leaning toward rest and vest at this point because I'm running out of funks to give! Do you trust Wealthfront?
- Expected TC change after potential Biden’s presidency? So basic economic theory says that if the government raises the tax on some goods, the price will rise and how much it’ll rise would depend on the elasticity of the supply&demand curve (which side is more sensitive to the price change). Given that, do you think TC of overall tech companies will ris
- link What websites do people use to find jobs in India? Monster.com?
- Part Time Degrees worth pursuing I have a BS, MS (in Computer Science), MBA - all from top schools in the US. I currently do Product Management which gives me the opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business - and I really like the job! I have found that both my advanced degrees (MS and MBA) were a great way
- Elon's Presidential Vote Given his strong support for re-opening the country, we know who he's voting for, right? For... the raise ur hand all the damn time student..., no I'm not looking for a poll, opinions only. Data and logic are not allowed in this response. Simply opinions based on nothing but how you FEEL. TC: $1
- Referral at Twitter I need help with couple of positions open in twitter which are relevant with my profile. Can someone help with it pls ? TIA
- Google Mock interviewers needed Looking for mock interviewers. You will get paid for your time. DM for details.
- Need referral at Cloudflare, London - willing to pay As the title. #tech #cloudflare
- Fb l4 refreshers. What are they like in 2020? Considering an l4 SWE offer. Can someone help me understand what the typical refreshers.are like now ? I see older threads but would like newer info to help me decide. Tc 250k