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- vote What’s the percentage of people on Blind who lie about their TC? I only have one question - what’s the percentage of people on this forum who lie about their TC? It seems everyone here is making over 300/400K .. And I see many with < 5 YoE, When you look at Glassdoor, average salaries are way below what I see here on Blind. I personally have 3YoE, Quant Ana
- Realistic to get L5+ @ FAANG as 48 y.o. dev? Financially secure, but want more challenge and envious of the high salaries. Working at a payroll company is cake, very low bar, but WLB is great. Based on experience, L6 is probably a good target, but I'm guessing that as a never-FAANG getting in as L6/Staff Eng is too much of a stretch? Curren
- Data analyst looking for new opportunity. Need advice Hi, I’ve been working in data analytics for almost a year now at an F250 financial services company for my first job out of undergrad. The pay is horrible, 55k. With the current job market salary opportunities and inflation it’s just not enough to grow on. The advice/input I need help on is where
- How do I make income in anticipated unemployment gap? Backstory : originally on F-1 STEM OPT. Wife and I got married and are filing required work permit / green card documents. STEM OPT ends in may 2021. Current Job: Portland, OR. Mechanical Design Engineer, 81K TC with 100% match on 8% of Salary for 401K + additional company match of 3%. Situation:
- vote Amazon L4 Offer vs Other YOE: 2 I work at an adTech startup, leaving for growth and more $$ Current TC: 140k, no stock Received Amazon L4 offer SDE: Base: 130k Stock: 25 RSU Sign-on: 30k year 1, 25k year 2 TC: ~164k I have a competing offer from a not known company which is a midsized company with strong financials, great
- Compensation query for Amazon Hyderabad. Selected as QAE 1 in Amazon Hyderabad. Its level 4. I am having total 4 years of experience. They are offering me 12.3la(base) + (4.7 1st year sign on and 3.6 lac 2nd year sign on) and some stocks(not sure as it was telephonic discussion and couldn't hear exact details. yet to receive offer letter)
- Is joining an early stage startup worth it? Assume that the VCs are top class and the founders are very experienced (very senior positions at large tech co at the level of PayPal, Twitter etc) and the company has raised a Series A currently with a prototype. Assume I get 0.3% equity as an engineer and a standard base salary (~150s). Assume my
- Where to go now? I left my home country to find better opportunities. From a young age I knew that my country was struggling financially (thank you hyperinflation). Remote working was the way to go for me even before COVID. I started coding for fun at 14, doing machine learning consulting at 16 and saving money to
- Transitioning to software engineering roles Hi blind, Wife graduated with a comp sci eng degree. Her 10+ year of career is built on customizing software tools like oracle Financial tools, anaplan, Microsoft share point etc. She works at one of the big corps which is dying slowly. She is excellent at her job but now realizing that there is n
- vote What is the typical 5 yoe TC for quant research in asset management My wife is looking for a new job, but we have no idea what number it should be when negotiating. She has 5yoe and CFA, Master in financial engineering. Current TC 180k. She got a couple offers with a similar number so we guess those are low balls. Or 180k is just the market rate so she would just s
- vote Is Miami actually going to be the “next Silicon Valley”? I’ve been hearing so much about Miami becoming the “next Silicon Valley” on here and Twitter, a lot of times it’s from Web3/crypto people or VCs that generally hate CA and are very vocal about it, and then other people as well. Personally I just don’t see it, came at it with an open mind and tried
- How much do I really need to live comfortably in the bay? Currently in SD I earn 85k base, but I get OT that probably equates to about 10-15k a year. I have an offer in the bay but now sure how good it is. It's for 125k base with 1.5yoe in an SDE role at a well known company (not Google or anything but most people outside of the bay would know this company
- vote [HELP] 1 yr Masters from US or wait for L62 at Microsoft India for internal transfer (on L1B)? Hello, community. I work at Microsoft India and my current level is L61 SDE II (promoted in Aug 2020, joined at L59 SDE I after college in June 2018, so total YoE 2yr 3mo). I have specific financial goals for which I need to work in the US and I have no intention of getting a GC. Just need to work t
- Jobs that pay over $100K: Highest paying salaries in Tampa Bay https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2021/10/26/jobs-that-pay-over-100k-in-tampa-bay.html obs that pay over $100K: Highest paying salaries in Tampa Bay By Devonta Davis Digital Producer, Tampa Bay Business Journal Multiple jobs pay salaries of over $100,000 in the Tampa Bay area, according t
- Join friends defi startup? I’m a new grad. My friend from MIT has been working on a defi app by himself past year and it started to get traction. He went from 0 MRR to 10K MRR in 5 months. The MRR doubled in last week and is going up in a clear exponential curve. Won’t be surprised if he get 20K MMR next month base on the cur
- How's the Toronto tech scene looking? Hi friends I'm from the GTA and want to live here when I start working fulltime (currently an intern). I know it might not be the best financially or career-wise, but this is due to family/friends/etc. I was wondering if anyone had thoughts to share on the Toronto tech scene? I've done a lot of int
- need career advice: stick with SWE? I just turned 28 and joined google 9 months L3 TC200k. I wanted to do my mba and then get in PM/Finance (did CFA level 1 & 2) but ever since i have joined google, i feel complecent with my job and salary. Which makes me think that i should stick around in SWE and do better and get promo and then tr
- Career advice for Indian fresh grads starting their career in 2021 as Software Engineers I'll be starting my career as a software development engineer at Jio Platforms (Base Pay : 13 LPA, Joining Bonus: 2L, Variable Pay: 2L, Retention Bonus: 1.5*4 after 12, 18, 24 and 30 months and no stocks :/) July 2021. While in college goals and milestones were pretty well defined : Get good GPA, c
- Poor LA job market ENCINO – A SaaS company in the market research space, currently building out their backend platform which helps entertainment companies understand their consumer reach and target demographics. Very stable privately owned organization with a small, collaborative team of 4 using Java8, Spring Boot, Hi
- link Secure L4 SWE Google role Hi. I’m an SWE with 1.5 YOE (full-stack) at a mid-sized financial start-up in London, United Kingdom, and a BS in Maths and Computer Science from a top-10 UK university. My goal is to secure an L4 SWE role at Google, London, within the next few months. What do you suggest is the best strategy for a
- House buying mentality I'm trying to buy a house but trying to understand the financial implications. I don't come from a background with a lot of money, so it's hard to get this advice from folks back home. This is the reason to hit up this community. TC: 370K (160K base + 210k RSU) YoE: 8.5 L6 SDE Current rent 2.5K H
- Looking objectively at Palantir Recently Palantir's image has clearly fallen quite a bit amongst engineers. Their IPO plans are unclear, and their valuation hasn't budged since 2015. That being said, they're doing pretty well financially and are starting to see some pretty substantial adoption across government and enterprise. Th
- link Chipper Cash is hiring! We are growing fast here at Chipper Cash, and looking for exceptional teammates that can help us in our mission to provide financial services to the next billion folks in Africa. We're backed by some of the best VCs (recently raised a Series A) and have a talented team that's already scaled the pro
- Startup founders in SF: why should first employee join you? Context: I am a multiple startup founder (non-SF) coming from engineering + picked up business&management, have a decent cashflow from an organic (non-startup) tech business that I've built myself, moved to SF, worked as VP of engineering for a startup for the past 2 years, left the corp a few month
- Netflix TC question Is it possible at all to make an equivalent of 40M of total TC (or accumulated 40M net worth just by investing own salary in Netflix stocks) over five years from 2017 to end of 2021 as someone who is very senior (ie, 20 yoe + leads project with 100+ engineers) at Netflix? Just saw a post from anothe
- How to get into Tech Sales? Long story short, 2002 I went into the audio engineering industry and was there for 10 years. Recession and technology advancements changed the industry reducing jobs. Jumped into landscaping to make money and get back on my feet, went from a laborer, to cad operator to designer. Company closed and
- everything gone to $hit > had a severe reaction to the work environment / toxic manager which took several months of therapy and stuff to get back to sanity > applied for roles last year, landed a few interviews, then external circumstances led to offers being withdrawn (roles moved to US office, headcount issues du
- India vs US Financial Landscape in Tech Jobs I am 23 and currently working at a product company in India as a Software Engineer (Backend). My TC is 27.5 LPA (25 base + 10% bonus) with 11 months of full time experience. I don't plan to move to US to pursue MS as I believe it is financially burdening, plus I'll be missing out on 2 years of indu
- Good companies for women sde (with young kids ) offering decent wlb and tc? Yoe 12 Tc 160 Sde 2 I have two young kids age 2 and 6. While MS has good wlb, I do want to work on improving my tc. I am hoping i could earn between 220k to 250 k. If I stay at MS , I ll take 4 years to hit 200 k tc. Can you suggest companies with good wlb and my target tc which is good for wome
- Underpaid in cow town I grew up in the country but had an interest in computers from a young age. I escaped the country and moved to the nearest major metropolitan area about 15 years ago and have had what I thought was a successful software career. Then I join Blind and now I feel like an underpaid idiot. I'm familiar
- Full time job + bootstrap or full time Startup and fundraise? I'm an ex govt systems engineer and been running my own biz for two years, I've recently acquired a just out of seed funding but pre-profit tech startup I am very passionate about and am in an incubator and able to segue into an acceletor if the next few months go well. I am a solo founder doing bo
- 20 years in this crazy business I just realized I’ve been working for twenty years and have unexpectedly been a bystander to some crazy things. Some of the beats: - grew up in the Bay Area in the 90s, my high school had this strange thing called “the internet “ which got me into programming - in college some friends of an older
- How to get motivated from private startups? I’m one of the first engineers from a Canadian startup and have been working for this company for almost 4 years. Even though was promoted as an executive last year, my salary is still low comparing to FAMG in the US, especially taking currency conversion (1 USD = 1.34 CAD) into account. After many
- Seeking inputs on picking up career track to pursue It’s a long thread but hope I get your attention. I have been in software field for 15+ years. Initial 7-8 years as Software Engineer then transitioned to Tech consulting and for last few years in Presales role and then more recently as a generalist (Enterprise Arch) responsible for supporting the
- Should i leave my job? I feel worthless at my job. I feel like I can make much more money and have a better quality of life if I didn’t work for a company. I would make my money through entrepreneurial means. As an entrepreneur I find financial success through means such as freelancing, labor intensive jobs, and other op
- Yet Another Amazon Rant (Only lasted < 6 months) Hi all, tl;dr; Stay far far away if you can help it. I apologize in advance that this is yet another don't join Amazon post. I just feel that it is my civic duty to warn others to stay away if they have any other *viable* options (I know not everyone has this opportunity, and sometimes financially
- Planning to ask for a raise tomorrow. Never done it before. Advice? I have worked for this company for going on three years now and have never asked for a raise before. I have a 1:1 scheduled with my manager tomorrow and plan on asking for one for the first time. I work for a defense contractor so my job security is reasonably strong. We have won some pretty seriou
- Does working hard really pays back in long term? I've joined Amazon as a fresher about an year ago. I really like the work I'm doing as an SDE, learning a lot, manager is encouraging and applauds my work. However, all this comes with me working hard tirelessly about 50-60hrs per week, putting my efforts over the weekends and learning stuff outside
- Move to Bangalore advice Late 20s, male, Indian in UK, want to move to Bangalore. Assets/Financial aspects : Got about 2cr worth assets. Is that enough for a rainy day? (For eg. big health crisis or whatever else India throws at you) No house. Happy to rent as long as it's convenient (don't want landlord/building issues)
- 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
- vote Genuine Advice needed I am working at my current company from last 8 months which I joined as a new grad fresh out of college(Tier 1 if that matters). I like the work that I am doing and I really like the team in which I am working currently. My current TC is 32L and I am genuinely confused what should I do going ahead.
- Advices on Facebook contractor hire I have recently introduced to a very strong team of senior engineers who are doing several projects for FB Connectivity Lab via their own company (about 20-25 ppl). I haven't started talking about compensation yet but I wanted to take advices and comments from people here at Blind. I really like th
- When to move on? When is it time to move on from a job? I’m pretty comfortable in my job, but also bored and frustrated. I have an average FAANG salary (350 TC, L5, perf usually EE, but have never done better than that). 17 YOE with 10 at G. Married, turned 40 this year and have a kid. Boss is chill, super flexible
- Finally transitioned to SWE from non-CS role I graduated with a MS with non-CS STEM degree, and have been working for multiple FMCG companies as a manufacturing type engineer. I hated the job, especially in manufacturing plant- the smell, the noice, the hot/cold environment and chemicals I did not even know what. I just felt like I am doing re
- Why the f*** do companies ghost? Dealing with self doubt since then! So, during mid of January, I got a message on Linkedin from a company and she asked me if I am interested in a profile of Senior Analytics Engineer at Gurgaon. After discussions with her over a call, I accepted and went through the interview process. Here are the details: [INTERVIEW DETAILS] 1) Onl
- Professor startup vs FT at trading firm tl;dr: I've been offered a position to join a technical startup by my advisor for 3% equity (with no salary until funding), but I've already accepted a FT position as a research engineer w/ above average new-grad pay at a big trading firm (e.g. Jane Street, DE Shaw, 2 Sigma). I recently finished my
- Retrospective on 2020 Job Search/Interview 2020 has been a weird year for everyone and me personally. I changed job and benefited from some good tips on Blind, so I’d like to return the favor. I’ve seen a few posts of those who have a rough time with interviews. Hang in there and keep practicing. Here is my Retrospective for 2020 Job Search
- vote How can I go abroad (US / UK /Canada) from India Hi everyone, Sorry for the long post. Please read, because I'm sure many people come across this situation in their life and your inputs will be helpful to them. I'm L4 SDE at Amazon HYD, India. I'm 25 years old. I have been working at Amazon for about 1 year. I want to live and experience my ear
- I Suspect many Task Deadlines are Designed to Force Engineers to Work for Free http://misc-stuff.terraaeon.com/articles/engineering-deadlines.html Engineering is a frustrating career. Perhaps, that is because engineers have no power and everyone expects them to solve all their problems. And, they expect them to be solved by yesterday. Much of the time, a task comes down from
- #Fisker-Interview-Experience #interview #offer After I applied for a Sr. Hw position , I got an email to schedule for an initial interview. My first interview was actually with the hiring manager, took about 40 min, mostly going over my resume/background and also the role, I was told at the end they will be in touch in a couple of weeks. Two wee