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- vote What's the way forward? Asking for a friend, DBA with 7 years experience. How do you see the future of DBAs given that most companies will adopt managed services in the cloud? How to pivot? What technologies would you learn and change role/domain? Goal is to get in to a tier 1 company, maximize TC. Some potential pivots:
- Does India have their own version of an H1B visa program? I work in the Oracle database area. I'd like to move up the ladder and eventually become a senior Oracle DBA. If I wanted to move to India and work as a junior DBA for an outsourcing company to get some experience, is there a work visa program India has that would allow this?
- Production deployments in Companies Hi All, I was just curious about how the deployment process looks like in these modern days companies. We follow a process where the developer raises a CR(Change Request) for application changes or Data layer changes and after approvals from Manager, QA manager, Change management and 4 Eyes someone
- I am currently in QA manual role want to switch to development Currently a Manual tester but want to be developer in Java , have built few micro services out of my interest. did udemy Java certification core Java courses. As a fresher have also been a DBA. Currently preparing for FAANG with leetcode. My career is not in one place. What role would I be fit in FA
- FAANG dream but suddenly losing motivation I worked as QA, DBA and like eight months back I badly wanted to move to development prepared little bit and last month moved to development within my company for a new project. But being new developer I want to finish my tasks on time and busy with my toddler after daycare and also chores. HAve don
- Which engineering path gets you the most tc? I have about 7 years of experience as a Full stack engineer. Spent the first 6 years in startups, so learnt a lot on the entire spectrum: front end, backend, data, dba, devops and even a little bit of ML. But now that i am moving over to more established companies, i realized that the roles are more
- vote Which area of IT is the way to go? I’m curious what people who’ve moved around in roles Network engineering, Security, DBA or even software specific roles, think of the Pros and Cons that these different job functions come with. I’m currently in my first IT job as a systems engineer at a smaller company and am good jack of all master
- Is being a DBA a bad career choice in 2020? I'm curious the thoughts on this. I had a few years experience as a web developer, then sql developer, before making the move to becoming a sql server database administrator for on-prem servers. I've been at my current company, a large fortune 10, but not faang, for two years. I mostly like my job,
- Future of database engineering roles / DBAs With the advent of cloud providers like AWS, Google, Microsoft providing managed db services and several other successful companies offering cloud based services - snowflake , confluent, databricks etc , what do you guys think the future will be for traditional job roles like database engineering/ D
- Part time jobs? I want to start exploring options for a part time job. Is that even an option? My company is starting to move towards coming back on-site and I’m realizing I just don’t want to work full time anymore. I have a background in data engineering. Are there companies that hire for part time work? Like 3 d
- Career/Tech Suggestions for Oracle DBAs to work for FB,Aws, Google etc Experts, I am one among the several Oracle DBAs looking to be part of Top companies like FB,AWS,Google,Apple,MS etc. Please share your suggestions on various Technologies to learn on top of database knowledge and experience. I know there are many Technologies like cloud, docker,kubernetis etc., wi
- Laid off, looking for referral Experience : Data Analyst (Financial company) DBA/Data Engineer (Healthcare company) Database Consultant (Microsoft), laid off. YoE: 8+ Education: Masters in CS Skills: SQL, Python, Tableau LeetCode: 600+ Recent interviews: Capital One, Onsite at Amazon, Google, for SDE roles (career-shift). No of
- Preparation daily schedule Hey folks, My background is IT/DBA/Data Engineering and in mid 40s. Would like to work a few years in a FAANG company. I have dabbled in solving leetcode problems but got side tracked after doing 20 or so easy problems. If I wanted to interview with FANGS in March 2021, what should my daily sched
- Is it ok to email the interviewer a day after the interview with further answers? Yesterday I had a tech interview with a company. There were two interviewers, who were asking questions from their respective fields. One of them was DBA and she asked me for examples of DB automation activities I had done. Since DB is not my primary field, I could think of only 2 minor examples and
- Looking for referrals Dear Blind folks, Hope you all had a great weekend! Currently Database Architect at Oracle. TC: 140k. Yoe 12. I am looking for Cloud Solutions /Cloud Engineer/ Oracle Database Specialist roles /Project Manager roles and would really appreciate your help or referral. Experienced in DBA, Automation
- Bogus Startups burning VC money! I got a call from a recruiter to interview for a role at a startup company. Upon arriving in the office I saw that the office is extremely swanky. Free breakfast tacos. Fridges full of soda. Beer taps. Everyone with latest Apple hardware. I could compare this office to something from a more establis
- Looking for Carrer Change Suggestion Have 13+ exp , working in mid scale companies.. I’m kind of in career change confusion.. I was developer initial career.. last few years working as TPM .. from project kick off to prod look over enter delivery.. involve in every aspect of tech thing if there is an issue like load balance, hardware s
- link Ask for a raise or look for new role? I am a data engineer that works doing a lot of etl, performance tuning, stored procedure dev, general sql data management, and dba work. In my current role I have been taking on additional work in C#/ asp.net and other more software development type tasks. The problem I am having is I am now doing
- Junior Dev Destined for Failure I’m a Junior Software Developer who currently works for a real estate company who is not a tech company. There is no DBA, Project Manager, Architect, Strategist, Designer, etc. We are full stack developers who wear several hats and this is severely unorganized. Prior to joining I was a PM and then a
- I am on H1B and got laid off today @ Oracle I am let go from Cloud SaaS group today after working for so many years for the group, most disturbing part is that I have been top performer in the team .... just that was not going along well with my immediate boss (for no fault of my own, just that he can’t work with more skilled and smarter memb
- How to move into a manager role? My kids are finally old enough so that I can get back to concentrating on my career. I want to create a plan on how to get into a management role where I’m compensated well (ie manager at a FAANG or equivalent). I keep hearing I need to be a Director at another company before I can even apply for a
- How can i get into these 150K/250K high paying jobs ? Hi All, May be i am being too ambitious,but i am wondering how can i get into those high salary jobs like in Google/FB/Microsoft/Netflix etc.. I feel that my career path is not in the right way.My technical background and professional timelibes is shown below. YOE : Total 6 years. 3 years in Ind
- Do any of the major cloud companies have REAL SRE / Devops job? I am an SRE on the oracle cloud. Job sucks. Its just script kiddie and look at logs BS. Manager can't code. Manager does not want to look at code on calls. All automation is pushed back to developers. Most of my team can't code and are happy being script kiddies. No raises at all. Cause who gives ra
- How do you deal with a career AND kids? Posting this in the women in tech section not because I️ think this is a woman only responsibility but because I️ want to know how women deal with it. I’m trying to rise in my career but I️ feel like I’m being held back by my kids and home life. I️ come home from work fully ready to grab a snack, do
- Full time SWE: should I complete my MS? I’m a career changer and am currently working full time as a SWE. I got the job as an intern and transitioned to full time because I’m earning my masters degree in CS part time. I have a bachelor’s in an unrelated field and I took courses at the college level in order to get into my masters program
- *** Need Advise for Job Career **** Am new to this forum. I have 14 YOE. From the last 7 years working as TPM (technical project manager) in a mid-size company. I don’t have aggressive coding exp. However I look after overall customized product delivery for customers from inception to production. Last 7 years I have been coordinating
- need some guidance blinders Kind of a lengthy read but I’m lost 15 yrs of exp Total comp 160k, no bonus, no stock, no sign on, dc area I’ve spent the vast majority of my career in the SAP space primarily, in a now depricated solution that SAP no longer promotes, doing massive implementations. I’m not a developer and the pa
- A Guide To Start Your Company on H1B/H4 EAD Since this question keeps popping up, I thought I will share some details to help folks with H4 EAD. 1) Can an H1B VISA holder start a company? Absolutely yes. Myth is H1B holders can't start their business. Truth is H1B holders can start their business and invest in it as long as they hire someone
- vote Technical incompetence at Wayfair -- is there anything worse?? Is there anything worse than Wayfair at this scale in terms of sheer technical incompetence and poor engineering practices? Wayfair's codebase and infrastructure are stuck in a pathetic, sorry state. The PHP repo, the databases (which are all mirrors in some way), the vertical scaling -- it needs t
- 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
- vote Workspace diversity Can you openly be anti-BLM or indifferent to BLM at your company ?
- What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? What do you guys think of Rivian's future? Is it a good time to join? #equity #startup