U.S. Says Some Companies Cheat H-1B System, Driving Record Applications https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-says-some-companies-cheat-h-1b-lottery-driving-record-applications-1a3e4fd
Hi I’m trying to pivot my career from embedded to purely backend SW roles. Which companies would give a chance to people like me? Where can I learn the most and fastest about distributed systems so that I can move to companies like Coinbase/Stripe later? PS: LC count 350 and read grokking and watch...Read more
I'm considering changing our employee expense reimbursement process, and I'm looking for a system that has robust features for corporate cards, travel functionalities for employee convenience, as well as effective budgeting, control, reimbursement, and ERP integration for the finance team. I'm think...Read more
Interviewing for Cerebras Systems. Anyone knows the status of the startup? is it in good shape? what does the future look like? #Cerebras
I have a system design interview as part of the loop at a self driving truck company (Torc Robotics). What sort of topics would one practice for this type of system design interview? It seems like a majority of the practice problems out there are for distributed systems which maybe isn’t as relevant...Read more
Received a NG SWE offer at Optiver. Wondering how the company culture is like in terms of WLB, turnover rate of NG and mentorship / guidance from others. Also how does the marble system work and what would be a decent number of marbles for NG SWE. #swe #culture #compensation #optiver #software
Is Blizzard the only company that has a pseudo hierarchy going on among teams? Or do other gaming companies have them too with game teams up on top?
What are some good companies for system software engineers who work on core (not crud), for example: kubernetes, kernel, systemd etc ? And the interviews are tailored accordingly i.e. no lc bs, no fake design whatsapp/instagram garbage etc Please post in comments. Yoe: 10 TC: 300 #swe #systemdes...Read more
I have a question in regards to using the company laptop with dual OS. I would love to separate business from personal use on the company laptop. So I was wonder if it’s a good idea that I setup a dual system on the company laptop so I can boot it into the OS for my personal use after work. Thought...Read more
https://www.wsj.com/business/fired-americans-say-indian-firm-gave-their-jobs-to-h-1b-visa-holders-6da7cf26 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-says-some-companies-cheat-h-1b-lottery-driving-record-applications-1a3e4fd https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65899113.amp These examples are just from...Read more
What are some of the best companies to work on systems problems? (operating systems, distributed systems?
Which companies hire in the following domain: C/C++ Kernel mode development Device driver OS Computer Architecture Thanks!
I am trying to curate a list of companies that have good infra/distributed systems SWE roles (not to be confused with DevOps/SREs). I am going to list some I know, please list more in the comments: AWS/Azure/GCP Databricks Confluent Cohesity Nutanix Facebook infra (?) #engineering #software #swe #...Read more
I’m 2 yoe engineer now working on general infra, and considering moving. So what companies have the best distributed systems where I can be exposed to real distributed system problem? Definitely FAANG companies should be on list, but can you guys provide more details of your experiences? Thx
What are the best companies to learn distributed systems and core infrastructure engineering like storage, compute and networking? Ideally for someone early in their career? TC: 170k
Some companies pay more (or less) than others Some companies demand a higher (or lower) bar Some companies have a better (or worse) wlb BUT which company will treat you the fairest in performance reviews? (E.g. least politics, most systematic, best compensation for big achievements, etc) Please...Read more
Is it ok to use company system for personal projects and watching movies? Ofcourse, no funny cat pics. My personal system has died now and with just little time left for personal stuff I don't want to invest heavy in personal system. #tech
I remember there where two major email system, outlook or lotus notes. Now with lotus notes out of the picture, I guess it's Gmail or outlook. How many companies use Gmail other then some start ups?
This might be a long shot...but I am trying to see what payroll system (Oracle or something else) do companies with over 100,000 employees use. Thanks!
Has anyone else noticed this? Every unprofitable company is suddenly describing themselves as an operating system. Instacart is the operating system of the grocery industry. Twilio is the operating system of communication. Etc. TC 175k