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- link Coursera Algorithms Anyone want to take Coursera Algorithms course together? it’ll be great learn with peers. It’ll be from Algorithms 101. Algorithms, Part I | Princeton University https://coursera.org/learn/algorithms-part1
- Best Algorithms Course For Interview Prep? I’m about to start prepping now for interviews when the new year rolls around. I want to take an algorithms course that will help with this. Any suggestions? Anything good on Coursera? What have you had success with? #interview #algorithms
- What are some good courses to further your career? Looking for some useful coursera suggestions or anything else. I remember Algorithms & data structures part 1 changed my life. Haven't been learning much after that and figured I might as well keep learning else I plateau.
- vote Best resource to improve understanding of data structures and algorithms ? I've done 250 LC but feel not fully prepared for unseen questions. Which of the following you think is best resource to improve understanding of data structures and algorithms ? If you choose Coursera courses on data structures, please specify in comments which ones. TC: None
- vote DS to SWE learning path? Medium-strong in Python. Weak in Java (2/3 of one course in a Coursera specialization). Weaker in Scala. No coursework on algorithms. Lots of aptitude for programming. Which learning path should I follow to transition from DS to SWE at FAANG?
- Skills I should learn to prepare for Amazon New grad. Not from CS background, understood the job situation and prepared for DS, Algorithm interviews. Only languages I know are C, C++. Don't know anything about Computer Science fundamentals, never had any professional experience in coding Got into Amazon as only my DS, algorithm knowledge i
- Right time for Self Driving Car jobs? I have been software developer for 10+ years. I am very interested in Self driving cars and auto pilot cars. I have completed Deep learning course in Coursera and Self driving cars nano degree. I wondering is it right time to switch job, SWE in self driving cars? I am good at python and Computer v
- Where should I start learning Data Structures and Algorithms? Not from a CS background, I'm in math and stats at university and I'm starting a year long Internship that is more on the data science side. I want to start learning data structures and algorithms so I can interview with more tech integrated companies . Any advice or resources ? Is a book better or
- Advice for self taught 0 - 100 LC Any advice for those who are self taught and wants to become a leetcode expert? Any specific courses/books in order? Right now im going through a bunch of codewars to become better at python and problem solving. After, ill go through Princetons algos coursera part 1 & 2, then Algorithm Design Ma
- Data Science interviews How are typical data science interviews? Do they delve into classic algorithm problems, optimization and data structure design or do they get into statistics concepts and linear algebra? I am a software engineer who intends to move to a data science role and curious about how to prepare for daa scie
- Data Science to Software Engineering I'm a Data Scientist 2 at Microsoft, but wanting to change to SDE/MLE in the near future. I have a background in Stats, so I'm not familiar with Data Structures, System Design, and Algorithms. I use python in my everyday work. But my usage of python is limited to the field of Data Science and ML (Nu
- switch from DS to MLE/SWE looking to switch to Swe/mle 4 yoe with 3 year devloping models (under DA title), 1 year analytics math/stats background, master degree what i will do: - leet code - coursera algorithm class - would these prep be enough to swtich? - is it necessary to get a cs master degree? - will i have t
- Attend Algo course first or start with Elements of Programming Interviews I am not from CS background and I have been in Operations/DevOps for a long time. I do programming/scripting in Python, but not like a programmer or developer. I never had to use any Algos for my requirements. Most of them were either simple or straight-forward. I want to start preparing for program
- Technical questions on recruiter phone screen I referred a friend who is a math post doc to a swe role. Recruiter said she would ask some technical questions to get a better idea of his cs background. He is a bit nervous about what questions could be. He codes a lot with python and haskell, worked on crypto and other algorithms, self taught ma
- Volunteering for SWE/programming work to gain experience I have a 4 years of work experience as Software programmer in India and couple of years of experience in one of the Big 4 firms where i didnot touch code much. I have an offer from Google for Analyst/program manager role. After working on different roles, now I am interested in SWE roles. I am curre
- link Dynamic programming resources? Any recommended materials to get better at identifying dynamic programming patterns and how to construct problems? I noticed that I'm weak in dynamic programming, but when I see a solution or hints it becomes clearer but in some cases its hard to understand. Tooke me forever to understand problems
- Data Science Referral Hi Guys, I am doing my master's in computer science. I am applying for summer internships and a referral would help me a lot. I have previously worked as a data scientist and ML engineer, and I am looking for similar roles. Along with that, I am proficient in python, SQL, cloud, algorithms, and ML.
- Google on-site prep I have a google on-site and the technical recruiter just sent me the prep material…. It’s not what I was expecting and pretty daunting. I knew I’d need to devote a ton of time over the next 6 or so weeks to prepare but the list I’m seeing looks like it would take around 6 months. I haven’t intervie
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- link Thank you blind! Got my FB offer I got a lot of useful info from Blind like reasonable TC range, company culture etc. I finally accepted the offer today. EDIT: I interviewed for MLE. My experience: coding part is easier than I thought. Get familiar with how to design a ML system in practice. Do prepare for behavioral interview. E
- link How to go from Data Science to ML/AI Engineering I currently have 2.5 YoE as a data scientist for a large company. Job involves running ML algorithms on data sets after cleaning/sanitizing them and working with business stakeholders to find requirements/etc. In a profit center of the company right now working on building new implementations. I'm
- link The best books/resources to prep for a technical/coding interview as a PM Which resources have you personally found most useful, up-to-date, and engaging? 1. Was Cracking the PM Interview enough in your case? 2. Are Cracking the Coding Interview and Leetcode an overkill? 3. What Coursera/Edx/Udemy courses were most useful if any? 4. Any good guides/articles and lists of
- vote What do you think of this strategy ? Hi Blinders. I'm the author of the 25k+ views, 300 comments' thread "I think that's it. I'm not destined for this career". Since then, I stopped leetcoding, took a break, and went back to fundamentals. I read the Algorithm Design Manual, watched parts of Sedgewick's course on Coursera, and now I wan
- link Facebook E6 - I made it!!!!! I've studied so hard over the last months. Spent Christmas vacation leetcoding and doing mocks with other blinders[1] and today finally the result came! I passed E6 with flying colors!!! 😂🎊🤣🎉In the upcoming weeks I'll have the numbers. Maybe next week. Not sure if I'll join (already made anot
- Looking for Referrals Hi blind community, I’m looking for referrals for new/recent grad SWE at any FAANGMULA+ companies. A little about me, I currently work at Verizon as a software engineer. I graduated from Tufts in 2021 with a 3.9 GPA studying CS. LC: 100+ Previous SWE internship at Slalom, has lots of TA experi
- link SWE TO DS My background - masters degree in CS - working as a SWE for a few years now My study path towards DS - started off by brushing my stats/calculus/linear algebra - completed machine learning course by andrew ng on coursera - completed the machine learning for coders course by fast.ai - built a coup
- Referral: Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, OCI, VMWare, Twitter, LinkedIn++ Hi all, I'm looking to change careers from hardware to software engineering and would appreciate any help getting started. About me: I graduated from a top 10 school with a Master's in EECS about 4 years ago and have been working in hardware design since. The direction the hardware industry is goin
- Best path for Actuary to SWE? Hello Blind, I have finally decided to start making a transition into tech as a swe, came up with a few options, would like to hear what the best option is in your opinion. Feel free to suggest other options too. Option 1: Join a part time bootcamp like HR, CodeSmith etc (This will take ~36 weeks)
- Urgent career advice needed. Long post warning I will try to provide as much as info possible for correct diagnosis. I'm an indian male with 1+ years of experience with a degree in Information technology. I'm working in an IT company and my client is Johnson and Johnson. I work as a data engineer. my salary is 762000 per annum in indian rupees.
- Stuck in a rut Hey I’ve been in the industry for 17 years and worked mainly in networking field of computer software development. I worked on he first proxy server for windows back in 2000 after graduating. At that company I wrote a recursive descent parse to merge foreign language .rc files with the master Engli
- 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
- Travel from India Any folks traveled back from India to the US recently? I am on OPT and have to travel to India urgently. Wanted to get an assessment of the situation. Thanks
- Good bootcamps for SE Job Offer I have a CS background coming out of college, but I don’t feel great about my programming abilities. Anyone have any recommendation for a bootcamp that leads to a great job offer? #engineering #software #bootcamp
- Thoughts on Jumpstart’s feature to filter candidates based on race/gender? I wonder if there even is an option to see only male, or Asian/White. Seems like Jumpstart is promoting racism and sexism in hiring.
- vote Has innovation slowed down? Title.
- How rx6800xt can beat rtx3080? Nvidia invested 2.8 bils in while AMD spent 0.5bils in R&D? 🤷🏻♂️ Should I buy AMD stock instead? Engineers at AMD are so much more efficient?
- Travel to India after graduation I will be graduating in Dec and will be joining Amazon in Feb on OPT. Is it risky to travel to India in December?
- Claim stimulus check on 2020 tax return? In 2019, I worked part time at my university and filed taxes for 9k earnings. I’ve been waiting and waiting, and haven’t received my stimulus check... Can I claim the $1200 on my 2020 tax return, even if my 2020 income is above the requirements? TC 200k YOE < 1
- best ways to buy bitcoin What is the best way to buy bitcoin? I've heard Robinhood is horrible :(
- Child care isn’t a transmission vector Largest peer-reviewed study, 57,335 child care centers: “No evidence of child care being a significant contributor to COVID19 transmission to adults—finding consistent with previous studies showing lack of assoc btwn school closures & transmission rates” https://twitter.com/nahasnewman/status/1323
- Referrals Hey everyone, looking for referrals I have a Masters degree in CS YOE - 3+ TC - 110k #Uber #Lyft #Dropbox #Microsoft #Netflix #Slack
- Any H4 applicants still waiting for Biometric appointment. Mine was filed in may 2020 and still waiting.
- Facebook WFH Options Hello Facebookers. Are you all allowed to WFH as per news or only some teams allow that? TC: 250k
- vote What kind of worker are you? Let’s face it. Some people in G and F don’t spend that much , especially 5 and 6. If You gave them 10M or 10B, they would live the same life. They just want more money even though they don’t need to spend that much. Some people work for a purpose like Dr. Fauci. He was downplayed but still want to
- link When Trump thought pandemic was going to end by easter.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52029546
- At what age did you buy life insurance Folks will be 34 soon thinking of getting a life insurance. Have a wife and 2 kids 😀 What age did you folks take one and which one would you folks recommend ? TC : 328k
- vote Stay or switch companies? I'm a designer, planning to switch to a smaller company. Even if I get promoted, I don't see myself growing much, and the work is getting boring. However, this company is less well known, but the culture seems awesome. Base: 101k Bonus: 2k Current TC: 103k New company. Base: 108k Bonus: 7k RSU- 5
- Referral Needed Looking for a referral. I need a fully remote position for personal reasons. I do not mind sharing why in my DM. YOE: 16- leadership roles. Do not mind being a individual contributor. Do not need to be a manager but I am great with people. Current Title: Capacity Planning Manager Education: Master
- Anyone hiring SDE with 1 year experience Anyone hiring SDEs with 1 year experience. Currently at Amazon and don't like the team. It is impossible to move within Amazon at L4 level. #tech
- vote Should I buy stocks on or after Election Day? What you guys think? #Amazon #Apple #Google
- Rationale behind a 15-min interview, and what to prepare? I've got an interview scheduled with a hiring manager of a BB bank and was told by HR that the call will be a 15min. I was curious who has had experience doing a 15min interview as an interviewer or /viewee and can share what was the focus of the call during the short timeframe. Also, if you were th