I was an individual contributor, working and promoted through the software engineer levels. I worked on front end, backend and cloud technologies through the past 15 years. I am 39 years old today. I loved coding and enjoyed hands on work, solving tough problems. Then in 2020, I got promoted and no...Read more
yesterday I met a Meta employee who said he was hired as a level 5 (“senior”) data scientist with a PhD and no industry work experience he also said he was promoted to level 6 (“staff”) within two years, and promoted again to level 7 (“senior staff”) just two years after that this career growth se...Read more
Job hopping is amazing for increasing your TC, but you get only so far with this and after some point you will be penalized for this. My story: Currently 12 YoE, senior dev role, TC200 -> 0 I have been moving between countries (EU) and stayed at a job in average for 2 years (some 1, some 3). I ha
I was laid off from Amazon after working for 1.5 yrs there as an SDE 1. Didn't search much for jobs then, since I wanted some time for myself. Its been 1 year since. I want to know how much does the career gap matter in the resume? And how do I approach the companies for jobs? Previous tc: 24 LPA ...Read more
Hi all, I will try to keep this brief. I’ve been working in banking for 5 years on the credit/lending side and trying to move to fintech. I haven’t had much success yet, always make it to final rounds and then something goes wrong. I’m learning a lot but also starting to get worn out. I’m having a ...Read more
I’m mid 40s, L6 at Amazon, working in Prime Video org. 200 TC in Los Angeles. I need more money. Current role feels dead end, nobody gets to L7 from what I hear. I’m a sharp person, quick learner and considering either going for OE or maybe doing as little school as possible to move into tech — alw...Read more
Given product management's imminent death as a job category (Meta eliminated TPM function altogether, others are doing the same], what are some of you who are PMs planning to do? Any job roles or career options in mind?
10 yoe, 5 years at L5 and no sign of path to L6. Project priorities changed due to larger cloud initiatives. Effectively means no credit as no landing. Can folks list companies which are still hiring for staff level positions? I am willing to take risk and switch in this economic environment as wel...Read more
I'm 33 years old and currently working as a DS at BCG. 1.5 years at BCG and 5-6 years at a bank. I'm thinking of going for a CS master's degree from elite schools. I already have a masters degree but in management analytics and never had a formal CS education. My motivation is to get more technical...Read more
I was laid off from a FAANG company last year then I took a job at current company because of visa issues. My previous role was in analytics and so is my current role. But my current role has lot of rudimentary data engineer stuff involved in it and I am quite enjoying that part. I want to explore d...Read more
I was laid off in March and have been struggling to find a job since then. I was only at my previous company as a SWE for 6 months, straight out of college. Everything else is my life is going pretty well. I gym 5 times a week, have an amazing girlfriend, sufficient savings, no debt, and I'm also a...Read more
At what age do you typically see careers start to decline in the software industry?
Graduated in late 2022 with a standard CS degree. Market was tough and I went with the first offer that I got. Now, about a year and a half in, I am dying inside. My software progression has been at a standstill because of the project I was stuck on, and there seem to be shockingly few internal oppo...Read more
It not because of pip or workload but it looks and feels like SDEs are third class citizens. Do the heavy lift. Be on call. Clean up mess others cause Have high bar for promo and get only the stick... In the bum with low TC and most layoff impact and Zero empathy. Do yourself a favor, just pass on...Read more
Edit: I would really love some actual insights into the two career paths and which has better opportunities now and later. I graduate in a month and have a big career decision to make. 1 - After doing well during my internship last summer. I accepted a full time offer to start as a TPM at Masterca...Read more
Sorry for the title but I am frustrated, angry, disappointed, sad, lost and everything at this point of time. I am a very career driven person, as many of us are. I had been very picky of the roles that I took, my contribution to these jobs, WLB, the kind of people that I work with and everything e...Read more
If I spend my entire career at FB and G, will I miss out or is this a good idea?
Since Lebron James entered the league, he had his entire NBA front office spoon feeding him. How tf does Lakers get 3 times more free throw attempts against Jokic and Denver? NBA literally controls the game that Lebron play and make sure its winnable by handing his team 3-4x more free throws. You c...Read more
I am 33 years old, with 500k$ mortgage and 2 kids. We are totally dependent on my salary (SWE 170k TC). I had 5 years of experience as an embedded software engineer and kind of recently transitioned to a different area of expertise (in every aspect) full stack web development (10 months). I change...Read more
30 y/o 8 yoe tc ~235k (base 165k) hcol Not senior. Company is dangling the carrot tho. So humiliating. Where did I go wrong? am I behind?