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- Looking for referrals Hello everyone, Requesting everyone to help me with reffrals for product management and data science intern roles. There are several APM programs offered by Google are Meta and it will be great if someone can help me refferal for them. Currently, I am pursuing my Masters in Industrial Engineering w
- Failed fb interviews again Each year they reach out, just failed another time, data scientist role, feeling bad, I thought I was more than qualified but having failed several times make me feel bad...especially when thinking back those questions actually are not extremely hard, is this normal?
- Career Switch to DS or DA I’m aiming for a DS career in tech with the ultimate goal of working at a FAANG company. I am looking for suggestions on what positions to apply for. I am hoping for a more interactive and challenging role than what I have now. Should I do DA first before trying to get into a DS position? What’s a g
- Lost my confidence I am currently SDE 1 in Amazon, joined few months back. I have been receiving comments regarding poor performance from my manager. Today my manager told "You should work harder, thats why we are getting paid after all". I literally lost my confidence after this, I am trying really hard, got real
- link Catalog of FAANG interview information Hey Blind, I'm currently interviewing for SWE positions at several companies and periodically read Rooftop Slushie to help with my interviews. I made a reading list and I picked out some posts that were helpful for me which I organized by company. There aren't tons of posts about SWE for every comp
- Who can beat my current TC? Experience primarily in ML (modeling). L6 Applied Scientist at amazon. No PhD but several papers. Primarily build models and systems (Python). Not much experience on service teams, scaling etc since I work mostly on modeling. In my current role, I lead a team of 7 engineers and scientists. And have
- Absolute fastest way to ramp up on data structures and algorithms? I’m desperately starting up the leetcode grind again but am rusty on my DS&A. I have a basic but not deep understanding of how they work and their implementations. I have several algorithms textbooks it would take a long time to read/work through them, and my goal is use resources that will get me u
- was laid off need to find a job by march 7th i feel good & liberated was finally laid off expecting this from some time . offically on payroll till march 7th (8 years 133k total pay) good news : no debt and got good severance bad news : have time till may 1 to find a good job .
- Thanks Blind. No Degree to 300K Never was good at school and had severe emotional problems as a child/teenager. Never graduated HS. Did a short web development course after working dead-end retail jobs for years. Started $12 / hr and felt super lucky when I found a 35K/year job 12 years ago doing CRUD apps. Worked my ass off a
- Catfished by Employers - Seeking Advice I recently started a new position at a large professional service and analytics company as a “Machine Learning Engineer” - they were hiring several candidates at the time. After starting the new position, I was immediately reassigned to a new team without any communication. After about a month, I’m
- Ageism in tech industry I’m swe turning 30. My performance has always been above average and sometimes rocking in the team if I really push myself. But i know it may not be sustainable when I get older and have children (expecting soon). I am a generalist not specific in any domain. I am at senior level and probabaly can g
- Career change! Looking for referrals After 9 years of professional working in Electronics industry, my husband is making a brave career change to Data Science. Over the course of past couple of years, he has been building expertise in Computer Science fundamentals, #MachineLearning, #deeplearning, and Natural Language Processing (#NL
- How to get Apple's attention How the hell do I get noticed by Apple? I am in data science and even with a referral cannot get their attention after applying to over 100 positions. What is their issue? Before haters get on my d*** i have already interviewed at Google and Facebook and several other top companies and have made i
- Is Shopify low-balling me? I'm currently a Senior Data Scientis.t Although my plan was to grow into a Director of Data Science role at Nike, I responded to a cold email from a Shopify recruiter who was looking for a Senior Data Scientist. I went through the usual interview process. Started off with a call with the recruiter
- Want DS role, what side project Non CS stem phd new grad here wishing to break into data science machine learning as my first job out of xollege. Several guides suggest doing 1-2 side projects. I did the coursera ML online course last week, grew fasinated with CV after sitting in LeCun class yesterday and started making some toy
- Laid off I got laid off due to covid-19. I have been working as a Data Analyst , Business Analyst , data science background etc, at a product base IT company. I have experience of 6+ years and looking for new opportunities, I am on H1b visa and looking for a new job as soon as possible. Any help will be app
- Best way to maximise comp in London I’ve got several years of experience with top strategic consulting. FB is offering me a business position in London with ~100k salary and 50k RSU over 4 years which, seeing the sde salaries here, is not serious. I’m considering, given I studied applied maths for my masters, to switching to the data
- Data science at FAANG — how much is a name worth? I’m considering a (non-senior) data scientist offer at a FAANG company. I can get a senior title and a bit better comp elsewhere at this point. How much is working at a FAANG company worth in terms of long-term career and earnings prospects? I’ve got a PhD, several years of postdoc, and 3 yoe in
- link Coding Interview Preparation in Seattle I see several posts asking for how to prepare for coding interviews. I commented on 2-3 of them with details about a few eastside coding meetups. Let me try to gather my thoughts here, will update if I need to add more. Here is how to Prepare for Tech Interviews * Time to Success: Depending on
- Hiring Senior Engineers - Ping me if you are interested I am hiring manager for several SDE-2 and SDE-3 positions. Role is based in Seattle - Amazon. The team is building several new services to revamp - how Amazon digital business operates. We are owner of commerce platform that empowers all Digital Businesses across Amazon e.g. Prime, Kindle, ebook, ap
- Depressed by Praise - Looking for Referrals Hello Dear Blinders, I am actively looking for a Data Scientist/ML Engineer role and would appreciate any support. I am willing to relocate anywhere in order for me to work for a new company in the United States. I recently got my H1B visa and it will be active from Oct - 1, hence I need the new em
- laid off I got laid off due to covid-19. I have been working as a Data Analyst , Business Analyst , data science background etc, at a product base IT company. I have experience of 6+ years and looking for new opportunities, I am on H1b visa and looking for a new job as soon as possible. Any help will be app
- Laid Off I got laid off due to covid-19. I have been working as a Data Analyst , Business Analyst , data science background etc, at a product base IT company. I have experience of 6+ years and looking for new opportunities, I am on H1b visa and looking for a new job as soon as possible. Any help will be app
- Is two weeks too early to quit? Recently moved from a contract position at Meta to a biomedical company for a data scientist role. Hiring manager said that they don’t give relocation. I found out later that others in the organization got it. Had to go through 120+ videos/pdf as orientation in the first week. When I ask questions
- Onsite with Facebook DS - Bombed first interview. Worth keep going? Hi folks, I just got through my first 3 interviews (Product Generalist/Coding/Applied Data) for the onsite (final) round with Facebook DS Product Analytics role. I will have the final 2 tomorrow (another Product Generalist and a Quantitative). I think I did well only on 2 out of 3: during the first
- For those of you in the neurotech industry I'm getting ready to do a capstone project for my MA in statistics. I'm hoping to do a neural interfacing project that would impress neurotech companies. I'm on the statistics / data science / machine learning side of things, though I do have limited experience with embedded systems. I have several
- Looking for SWE/DE Cofounders in Seattle Hi all, Me (Product) and my Cofounder (DS/SWE) are looking for SWE or DE Cofounders for a startup in the DataOps space, based in Seattle. We are still in early stage planning (About 50+ user interviews completed with target 100+ more to go) with connections to several local VCs. We have a basic co
- Looking for Referral/Advice for Data Analyst roles in Tech Hey Everyone, I'm currently working in a analytics type role in financial markets as a data scientist in Canada and hope to make a pivot into big tech. I graduated from cs. My current role involves model building and advanced research of strategies. I am willing to take a downgrade in title for the
- Need Netflix referral I’ve been applying at Netflix several times on different positions but don’t hear anything back. I even tried reaching out to multiple team members / recruiters on LinkedIn to learn more about roles and requirements but no luck there as well. I came across a new data scientist position which I am re
- Data science comp vs eng comp Which companies pay data scientists on the same ladder as engineering? Some examples of companies which don't: FB pays data scientists similar cash comp but severely reduced equity vs software engineers of same level, Google similarly pays generally less to quantitative analysts.
- DS evaluating job offer(s) I am expecting a job offer from an ad-tech/ mar-tech company. They were able to move really quick in the interview process. Estimated TC is 179-192 (160-170 base, 12% bonus). There is also some equity component that I'm not exactly positive how to evaluate - it's not RSUs. However, I have also been
- Need Help on Deciding Career Path Hi Everyone. I am asking for help on my career. Please read the two scenarios, I need to pick one. Career Path 1: I got a new job at an IT consulting firm (Capgemini) that is paying 97k and my title is data scientist. I will probably be working on several projects and spending extra time on work
- Stuck in Ag, trying to move to another industry I’m looking for advice as to the best way to move out of the agricultural industry. I’ve been stuck here for several years, and I’ve found that recruiters lose interest when they realize the industry. I’ve been a data scientist for a couple years, and I do consulting work both in that field and as a
- What’s going on at Meta Product Analytics? Completed Meta Product Analytics Data Science on-site, for an IC5 role according to the recruiter. My self-assessment was that everything went SUPER smoothly. For both Product rounds, the interviewers said that I covered a lot of unusual points and one of them said he would like to have someone lik
- vote DS to MLE I am looking to move from a data science analytics type role to a machine learning engineer role. I am good at my role but I want to work as an engineer rather than a SQL monkey for TC, job security, and enjoyment. I am good with python and have built several scripts and small apps but I have not wo
- How to ask for a raise? L4 Product Analyst (lots of overlap with Data Scientist role) at Snap. Ive been with the company for several years but I think my TC is kind of low. My 2019 vests are coming to an end soon... going forward I will be at 180k TC (140k base, 40k stock). I am not an engineer, so this salary would be am
- New Grad looking for referrals I am a senior in my last year of university and have been having a difficult time landing a job and as an international student will have to leave the country if I am unable to find one. I’d be incredibly grateful if anyone could refer me or even look over my resume for any general advice they could
- Looking for advice/mentoring/job So I have been trying to find a new job for about 2 years now, have had several interviews, and a couple full loop interviews, but didnt get through. I have lost confidence for interviewing. Can someone please guide me how/ what do I do to better my chances and cracking an interview? If someone ca
- vote Potential Offers Hello - I am seeking advice from this prestigious group... First of all - I've seen some post on here with people asking for advice about evaluating multiple offers... how do you line up your interviews so that you are getting offers around the same time? My interviews are all staggered at various
- vote FB bootcamp start date and parental leave Got an offer from remote FB DS and is considering joining. I think it is the right step for my career and skill development. Thing is we are expecting a baby in January and I need to take one month off. HR encourages me to join before to leverage the parental leave, but I’m worried it may affect my
- Where do all the old tech people go?? I’ve worked for several large and small tech companies and rarely have I met tech folks (engineers, data scientists, etc) over the age of 45. Do you know any ex-tech people older than 45? Where have they gone?
- Switching to a product manager role from a analytics manager role Hey all, I’ve recently been handling the data product management role at my company along with the analytics manager role that I was originally hired for and working with cross functional partners, managing the roadmap, ensuring feature delivery and enhancing data infrastructure has particularly sp
- vote Offer from SiriusXM(pandora) and chewy Received offers from SXM and chewy both for sr. Data scientist position. Sxm: Base :180k Stock: 300k (25% vest schedule for year 1 and quarterly vesting from year 2) Annual bonus: 15% LTIP: stock refreshers 80k (25% vest schedule) but may depend on company performance and mine Location: bay area
- Mock System Design Interviews Hi Everyone, I'm feeling a bit discouraged.. I've made onsites for several companies, however I've failed all of them (Amazon, Audible, a few start ups) From the feedback that was given, my behavioral and coding are solid, however my system design is weak.. I've spent 3 months studying and have don
- vote microsoft level down offer I interviewed for a position at Msft for Austin PhD with 5-10 YOE and have been a senior engineer and senior data scientist for several years now. I was told that overall I interviewed well with majority of interviewers but that they were not blown away by my performance, and now they want to give
- Trying to Break Into FAANG this year Hello, I was hoping someone can offer some advice. I'm in my mid-30's though with technical education though I went into business after graduation, where I did a lot of investment analysis and project management. Last year, I started to learn Python and SQL. I also have prior HTML, SEO, digital ad
- How do I ramp up on a SWE role with no prior experience I've been a data scientist for over a decade and now I've been placed in a ML infrastructure development team for Walmart search. I asked for it but never thought I'd get it. Turns out they obliged me anyway. I'm super interested in learning how to develop software but I've never had pure SDE exper
- "What number will get you off the market?" I'm jobhunting at the moment, and a recruiter I'm working with has landed me several interview processes, let's say I'm working with companies A and B. A is a small, growing data science startup that I'm a little meh about, but is fully remote and has a lot of growth opportunities. B is a large no
- Which Tech companies are flexible on WFH? I’m applying the data scientist roles in tech companies, however I don’t live in CA or NY, where most tech companies locate in. Which tech companies are friendly with working remotely? I live in DC area and don’t intend to relocate permanently. If I’m willing to start in person for several months,
- UX Research is a dead end for me. Where/how to pivot? I’m a UXR at FB, and I’m looking to increase my salary (or find a job in a lower-COL area). I’m 30, and I’m basically breaking even in the Bay Area, so I’m looking to find a way to build more capital and savings. I’ve been on the job market for several months, and have had a few interviews, but it