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- vote Leetcode hero binge I need career advice from wise and experienced Blinders. Yesterday I leetcoded from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. I’m a new grad who graduated in August and I still have no job. I made it to background check phase with a company after 4 month long interview process. References called and all. Only to not get an
- REFERRAL @ India Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product based companies. LC 250+ YOE: 3.5 years @ sony Expected TC - 35L Current TC - 20L Please email at neal.kakarot@gmail.com Out of dms so Thanks for reading! Appreciate it TIA #ARM #Adobe #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #AppDynamics
- Refferal Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product based companies for C/C++ developer with 5+ yrs of experience. YOE: 5.3 years @ wipro Please email at abhishekd.nitjsr@gmail.com Out of dms so Thanks for reading! Appreciate it TIA #ARM #Adobe #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #AppDyn
- Looking for Tech Referral Hello Blinders, Blind newbie here looking to get into tech. After 16 years of public service (6.5 years with current group), I think it's time to move. I’m looking to be further challenged and growth. I work for a highly visible innovative group, that’s received many accolades and set standards for
- vote Randomly ghosted by 3 recruiters We all know you can get ghosted after a bad interview. This is something else. I’m not actively looking to switch companies, but I like to respond to recruiters reaching out sometimes just to learn about opportunities and do an interview loop if it makes sense/sounds interesting. In the past few we
- link I did it! Final Interview Results/Advice If you’re thinking about interviewing but are overwhelmed and feeling down from all the people on Blind who work at top tier companies boasting sky-high TCs, tons of offers, and don’t feel like you have what it takes to end up at your dream company, this one’s for you. I've learned a lot on Blind t
- link Lost three offers in one week. 3 BREAK UP LETTERS Some Background: -------------------------- I have been preparing for a job change for 9 months. First 3 months total leetcode preparations ( 3 friends preparing ). I also read about all remote work jobs available with all new startups and ipos. So from my current desk job (with less salary, legacy
- link How to land a job in US tech companies from India? Hi, I am a recent grad, currently looking for SE opportunities in India, and I plan/wish to land a job in the USA in FAANG or similar companies in the future. What are my possible options? I have done BS in Computer Science, I have done two internships - one at a small startup as a front-end devel
- link My 6 month journey to an offer Finally got an offer and will be joining Google next month as an L3. During my interview journey I was checking Blind excessively and learned a lot, so I decided to give back a little. Hopefully this post will help some fellow Blinders. The rest of the post will be sorta chronological. Interview Pr
- Companies Hiring for Junior Engineers < 2 YoE Expressed some health issues that a few members of my family were going through a month and a half ago and how they needed some help. Previously I was given high remarks (exceeds expectations), and then medium remarks. Just recently missed a few deadlines by a couple of weeks, was in deep communicat
- Terrible experience with Rivian recruiter I really wanted to apply to Rivian even knowing they can’t match FAANG salaries, but I had a very disappointing call with the recruiter. Recruiter contacted me for a staff engineer role but during the call recruiter was completely disconnected with everything I told about my recent experience (whic
- Bad Interview experience - referrals appreciated So recently I Interviewed with Oracle for their Cloud Infrastructure team. And I had by far one of the worst Interview experiences yet. Pretty sure I'm going to get a rejection email soon. My Interviewer was actually pretty nice & tried to be helpful, but spoke broken English with a terrible accent
- reject from Doordash for asking about work life balance After virtual onsite, recruiter had the following positive feedback. "very articulate concise answers clear communication system design - had really good design. talked about trade offs b/w different technology choices. presented really good reasons. everyone said you are very methodical. touched u
- Ranking the SWE Technical Bars of Tech Companies I work in tech recruiting (full disclosure: recruited in the past for Google and Uber ATG) and was helping a new recruiter with getting calibrated on profiles. So, I figured I would make a list to share some top tech companies with her while she searched for top Software Engineers (SWEs). But once
- Doordash New Grad ( DS ML) Rant!! I have been trying hard to land a new grad data science job in Tech. It has been challenging to say the least. But I really thought DoorDash was it. Unfortunately, I was highly disappointed with their interview process. Actually, it's not unique to them. This is true for all new grad DS positions in
- link Thank you Blind! Increased TC by 2.5x Huge thank you to the Blind community. There's so much useful information here that I'm not sure I could've done it on my own. Hope you find this helpful! Background TC (before) 200k TC (after) 525k 11 YOE (4 years IC, 7 years manager) - mostly in consulting and large financial services companies
- SWE Interview journey, offers, rejects, tips. Warning: long post. TL;DR; at the bottom. (*In Blind mobile app, only the first half of contents are shown because the post is too long. The second half has been added in the comments section. There is no issue reading this in desktop browser from teamblind website.) I started prepping for intervie
- link WSJ Uber Layoffs https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-cuts-3-000-more-jobs-shuts-45-offices-in-coronavirus-crunch-11589814608?mod=hp_lead_pos3 Text: Uber Technologies Inc. UBER 9.25% is cutting several thousand additional jobs, closing more than three dozen offices and re-evaluating big bets in areas ranging from fre
- 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
- Facebook referral Hi, Can someone refer me at Facebook for a SWE position? Really appreciate it! #tech #software #referral #job #opening
- vote How Much Are You Spending on Healthcare? I realize I'm spending a ton on healthcare (premiums + out of pocket). I have a couple of health conditions but I'm not dying. I'm averaging about $1100 per month this year. How much do you spend per month on premiums and out of pocket combined? #healthcare #health #personalfinance
- H1B appointments in India Reaching out to understand the current situation with H1B in COVID. I visited India in 2019 December and got H1B visa (previous employer) on my passport. I started with new employer in February 2020 (with new H1B) and have not visited India since. I have a few questions w.r.t. this: 1. Do I need to
- vote Did you take PTO to Vote today? 📩
- Referral to FB Hi - I was wondering if someone from #facebook could provide a referral to a specific role in the ProdMgmt org? Appreciate it.
- Need Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role at FAANG (plus..) I have 12 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Already scheduled for Amazon next month. Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #
- Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role. I have 2 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #twitter #dropbox #amazon #atlassian #google #instacart #squa
- vote Are you taking PTO tomorrow? Election results
- Anyone still holding crypto? how to liquidate? I just remembered I had a bunch of crypto across several exchanges....a significant amount. Wondering if anyone else is still hodling or how you transferred back to cash.
- Where do people do their stock trading? I have 100k cash, want to diversify (will wait until election stabilises (or screw *shrug*) market. #investments #personalfinance
- vote How many of you bought the election dip? Blinders love to all talk a good game, but how many played the gamble before the election? How’s it going? What did you scoop up? What do you wish you were in? #investments #personalfinance #politics #elections
- Looking for a Tech Mentor I am 26 and in early stages of tech career. I am a Software developer but very interested in ML stuff. I am looking for a mentor. Can any one help me or tell me how can I find a mentor