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- FB onsite system design I'm interviewing onsite for a SDE role at Facebook in a month's time, mostly for an Android engineering role. I have close to 3 YOE but no experience with system design. How do I start my preparation for a mobile/ front end facing system design interview? I'm familiar with the scaling and other bac
- Is it too late to join Facebook? Is it too late to join Facebook? I'm not referring to the stock potential upside- have all the interesting problems been solved? What are some good teams/orgs to be on for Android, or in general? Thinking of interviewing there.
- [India] Android Developer - Need Referrals! - 5 YOE Hi All, Looking for referrals at great companies with Android work. Location: Bengaluru preferred, Hyderabad also fine. Copied tags from another post. Thanks to whoever took the effort :) #referral #india #google #facebook #apple #netflix #meta #microsoft #amazon #oracle #atlassian #adobe #lin
- React native devs here? Folks, what is stance on react-native nowadays? Are people using flutter over it? Or are folks leaning towards native Android and ios apps. Who all is pushing rn nowadays? Facebook? Microsoft? I did see msft universal windows platform so it probably makes sense for some desktop apps. TC:135K #rea
- Facebook nyc backend languages I will be joining fb nyc soon as a backend developer. My primary experience is in Java. What languages do backend teams in nyc use? Is there any java? I am not interested in android app development which I know uses Java.
- Facebook L4 Interview I have my first 45 min interview coming up with FB in a few weeks. They're aiming for L4 for an android team. What can I expect from the first tech screen? If I do well, what can I expect from the onsite? Thanks in advance! 2 yoe TC: 100k #facebook
- vote FB equipment choice Joining FB as PM soon. Any recommendation on choice of equipment? Mac v/s Windows, iPhone v/s Android? Factors that will influence my decision 1. Will one platform make it easy to work with developers? Do they tend to gravitate towards one or the other platform? 2. Compatibility with IT systems an
- Interviewing for Facebook E5 Recruiter contacted me to apply and interview for Android engineer. the recruiter mentioned they have frozen hiring entry-level and new grad position and are hiring only senior level so I'm EXPECTING this is for an e5 position. Is Facebook hiring E4 ??? Also, what should I expect differently from
- Annoying FB Messenger bug How can I contact someone in the FB Messenger Engineering team to report a really annoying bug? Or can somebody here help me? Got a friend who uses FB messenger on iOS. I'm on Android (not that I think that matters). For at least a year now, me and everyone else who has her on FB messenger, gets th
- 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
- vote What would you do if FB apps were not available on iOS? The premise of this question is that either Facebook left iOS or Apple kicked them off for not making their apps comply with the app store rules. I'm curious what people would do because the answer really unveils which side has the leverage in any negotiation. My personal opinion is if forced with a
- Snap tc Hi blind friends, A snap internal recruiter reached out about Android infra @snap. Any word on high-end tc for snap L4/L5 in this specialization? Haven't interviewed anywhere yet, but fairly confident can I get at least a few BigN offers from fb, g, ms... Android infra swe at Airbnb. Optimistic ab
- Is there any future for Facebook? Let's face it, most FB fans love it because it pays well. But let's rationally think about FB's situation, it's a dead space with little user interactions now, and it has no ecosystem to retain users outside of messenger. People can't live without Google search, Android, Windows or AWS, but people a
- looking for a referral I am actively looking for a refferal for following companies: Lyft. Airbnb. Google. Uber. Facebook. Apple. Twitter. If your company is looking for software engineer position, please refer me. I have 3 years of work experience in iOS/Android. Please help me!
- vote Steps towards CTO, from FAANG to tier2 I've been a ML engineer and ML manager for my entire life, but I want to break into CTO archetype. I found a tier 2 public company who is willing to offer me an Engineering director position, managing their core business group (similar to search for Google, marketplace for Amazon, video home for Ne
- Downtime, parental controls and FB stock price The new ios version in September will have downtime and parental controls. If the feature is successful, there's no reason android will not follow suit. Does anyone think that it will severely affect FB usage numbers and eventually stock price in ~1-2 years time?
- Robinhood specialized referral Hi, i want to join robinhood. however, I work in a specialized team and most recruiters are unable to find any openings in Robinhood. If you are ex-FB and working in Android, please DM me. I can DM too if you reply to this thread. Thanks
- link tik tok reverse engineered https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/fxgi06/not_new_news_but_tbh_if_you_have_tiktiok_just_get/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share the person goes into detail about what it tracks. Android is even worse: allows for downloading a remote zip file, unzipping it, and executes the file. This p
- Need referral for Android Developer Position I have 3+ years of experience in Android development planning to move from Amazon. Any good company still hiring. I know Facebook is hiring and I have an upcoming interview with FB. I am looking for others and anyone who can refer please comment I can DM my details TC: 180 YOE: 4+
- Is it harder to get Staff level as a mobile SWE? I've been working on mobile (both Android and iOS) in few different teams at Snap and another FAANG company previously. I've seen many backend/ML engineers getting Staff level (L6/E6 at G/FB) or even beyond, but not as many Android & iOS engineers getting that level. Is it harder to get to higher l
- Interviewing at Meta and Amazon next week. Any advice? #meta #facebook #amazon #aws #android I have been on LC for a few weeks and have been knocking out Med to Hard problems. I think I'm ready for this and just want it over with. I have both scheduled for next week so I will have all this fresh in my head. Anyone gone through it recently that can she
- How is Facebook's Active Status implemented? Your friends or contacts will see a green dot or recently active time next to my profile picture. How is it implemented? I was told I was 'active' all night while I was sleeping. I had Facebook opened in one of the tabs on my laptop and phone was charging. In Android I would assume they check for o
- Facebook London Interview I am done with all the 4 interviews for Android position in Facebook London. I was expecting a positive result but recruiter comes back saying they couldn’t extend offer. I asked for the feedback for each round but got the reply that they can’t provide feedback. Is this common at Facebook? I thoug
- Google L5 or Facebook E5 or Amazon L6 offer Have offers from all three for Android sde. Amazon will get back on feedback, likely positive. Location Seattle for all three. Google - 180/600/some bonus Facebook - 190/500/50k 10yoe I want to join fb and I have asked for 200/600/100k based on Google offer. Recruiter is asking to show Google off
- FB Role change I will be joining FB as a Data Scientist soon. I am interested to switch my career to Mobile App development (iOS or Android). Do I have any internal training opportunities at FB that I can leverage to move to App development? Is it feasible to switch the role after 1 year? I am hired as a E5 eng
- Question about Android jobs at slack I recently joined FB, I think it was a mistake... maybe I won't apply for other companies right away, but I'm looking for a new opportunities. I'm interested in is Slack. I'm curious how big android team is or if code is clean or healthy there. And how much people enjoy working there.
- Switching from mobile eng to... I’m in my late 20, all my career(about 7 years), I’ve been doing Android product development. I have around 5 big apps in the play store(WAU > 15millions). I’m pretty good at Java, but only Android part. I don’t want to be developer forever and especially Android, as I don’t want to compete with
- Is there any good sw engineer opportunity with good culture in bay area? I joined FB recently and I really don't like the culture here. Is there a good opportunity for Android engineer? Salary don't need to be super high. Even though always higher is better 😂 I'm looking for culture that care more about people and code quality than "impact". I also need H1b transfer sup
- Fb interview I just gave an interview past week at fb. The 3 coding rounds went perfect in my opinion. The phone interview was also perfect. I had couple of design rounds which I was told will be Android related. The first one was I did well. The second was really backend scalability question. I didn't do so wel
- Google IC7 Google IC7 SWE offer (Android Auto) 280k 1.6M 80k Thoughts ? I dont see many data points on Blind and I am not sure if I can negotiate with them. Work seems interesting and its a level bump from FB but it seems like a step down in compensation and I am not sure how do refreshers at google work. Tho
- 5 virtual onsite interviews I currently have scheduled 5 virtual onsite interviews including Facebook and Amazon. But I didn't yet got a call from companies I do want to move to. Can someone please refer me for Android L6 role in Google and Netflix. Looking for a referral from someone in tech who is L5+ Currently L5, tc 325k
- Facebook video loading question So I've been noticing on my Android Facebook app feed that videos play quickly for the first second or so and then go into loading state. I am curious about this. Why does it take so long to load it, and is there really a "pre-fetching" of the first second of every video in the feed?
- Is Meta Facebook the next Blackberry? Blackberry was so dominant and stock was sky high then it just collapsed. I used blackberry along with even the president elect Obama back then and it was amazing to see the collapse. Everyone on the business channels said they would bounce back but obviously it never did. Blackberry also spent bi
- transitioning from android to backend engineer Hi all, I’ve been an Android engineer for about 2 years now and hoping to transition to backend work for my next role. Now im not completely new to backend work, ive done several internships and personal projects that make use of a backend frameworks, plus I read books and blogs about scalability
- What does it take for Netflix recruiter to get back I applied online for Netflix Android dev role. Haven't heard back Got a couple of offers from snap and Facebook. My priority was to move to Netflix but the recruiters never reached out and I don't have friends at Netflix for referral. FB offer: 165+360/4, E4 Snap offer: 200+800/4, L4 Goog: 340k/L4
- Does all the animosity towards Facebook come from a place of jealousy? Let’s face it, Facebook employees enjoy the best perks and highest pay. Their products are the most ubiquitous. Doesn’t matter if you have an PC or Mac, iPhone or Android you probably use a Facebook product. If I talk to a nice looking woman at the bar and tell her I work at AWS, she has no clue w
- Big tech companies don’t know what to do except one Google - invested heavily in G+ to catchup with fb and failed. AI efforts are progressive rather than game changing new area. Self driving car not here yet. Ad business cash cow. Cloud business is catch up aws and azure. Will likely turn out as G+. Android thanks to Schmidt on Apple board. What next
- vote Can Android devs become Staff? I have solid distributed systems exp but got matched with an Android team at Google for a product seeing exponential growth right now. I’ll be joining as an L5 SWE (not the TL for the team) Given the tough promotion from L5 to L6 at companies like Google & Facebook, do product Android devs have a s
- ServiceNow vs Meta I am currently at ServiceNow and I am considering an offer from Meta. ServiceNow IC6 Base: 220K Bonus: 20% RSU: 135K/Y TC: 400K Meta IC5 Base: 209K Bonus: 15% RSU: 187.5K/Y (750/4Y) Sign on: 95K TC: 520K for first year, after that 428/Y Currently pretty happy at now. ServiceNow stock is doing pr
- Facebook Offer Evaluating an offer from FB, i am currently managing a full-stack application team. At FB I would be managing the mobile (ios/android) dev team. (spoke to multiple teams and all of the openings are in the mobile teams). Any pointers on how mobile dev teams are at FB? is the team scope limited to mo
- iOS engineer at Google Is there anyone here or know someone who is? What is it like? Being in an android first company, I wonder how iOS engineers feel there . Do you think you get growth opportunities and to make an impact there? Background: I am an iOS engineer at Facebook and wonder whether I should keep Google on my l
- People don't understand privacy I am a strong advocate for digital privacy. Im fine with you using my data to make your products better, I just hate when you use my data to make your products worse, such as * Google increasingly injecting ads into Android * All of Facebook Why can't I use the smartest mobile OS and not be subjec
- Need referral (Help please) Hi All, I am looking for referral in any product based companies for SDE1 position. Please help by providing referral. Currently working in startup (<=6 months of experience). Strong knowledge of Data Structure and algorithm (solved 1000+ problems across various coding platform), made couple o
- Interview help If any staff engineer from any uber/amazon/snap/Netflix/Google are willing to talk with me for 1 hour I am interested to pay up to 500$ for ur time. For context I am interviewing outside of fb for first time and I see the bars are different. Looking for some one with Android experience and have done
- Switch to Facebook or stay at Google I was down leveled at Google to L3 while having a L4 offer with Facebook. Google was not able to match Facebook but felt that I would be promoted soon. I eventually took Google L3 offer with the hopes of being promoted soon. A year later my promotion was approved, however the pay bump still leaves
- Facebook phone screen for mobile engineer I have 1 month to prep for a phone screen with Facebook. What's the best way to divide my time to focus on all important topics and also practice. I'd love to get insights from people who've prepared and cracked the FANG interview loop. Roughly 2.5 years of experience as a software engineer workin
- MSFT or Fb for Anxiety Disorder patient I am from Israel. I have been working at MSFT since last october. Prior to that I was at Cisco for 6 years. Recently, I cleared interview at Facebook. Location is Melno park, selected as Android Engineer. FB is offering me E4 level. At MSFT i am at 62. I am a patient of severe anxiety disorder sinc
- Facebook Remote - Comp Adjustment for Portland from Seattle? I'm aware that at the end of the beginning of the year, Facebook plans to adjust salaries down for remote employees. Does someone inside Facebook know what the adjustment would be for somewhere like Camas, Washington, in the Portland Metro area? Right now, I am interviewing for Facebook E5 positio
- vote Future of FB/Meta v/s Google Confused as I'm expecting (numbers awaited, but HC cleared) for Google L6 and Meta M1. Watching $FB drop so precipitously and almost every day is...distracting. Two outcomes with $FB here. Either: 1. This is a usual correction/wake up call for FB's leadership to deliver. In which case, the large gra
- C++ for cloud/infra Fb infra is mostly c++. Amazon/aws infra is java. Netflix is java. Uber? Airbnb? Lyft? Apple? Google, I know GCP is c++. Is there any java backend other than android, etc.. I was into java, fb is c++ and my dev efficiency has gone down by 40%. Wondering if there is enough market for c++, is it wor