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- Failed Startup Guy Trying to Land Product Management Role in Crypto Hey Guys, I’ll appreciate your honest feedback about my unique situation I studied electronic engineering but never practiced, instead I started different agencies in the web design and e-commerce performance marketing niche in 2015 where I closed inbound leads and managed contractors, helping bra
- RSU evaluation series A Fintech startup Offer from a Series A funded early stage Fintech startup. RSU : time based and performance based. Time based: standard 25% vesting schedule per year for 4 years, restricted period : 4 years Performance based: sale of company, or change in control before Sep 2029. I asked HR what happens if I lea
- Fintech > Tech PM Current: NYC, Fintech, 95 TC (87+8), 3/3 years/YOE, role is a mix of corporate development/M&A and PM In 10 years, I would like to be a product manager for FAAANGS (+Adobe, Spotify) company. I’d like to be technical enough that devs respect me and I can provide significant input into dev process. I
- PM or SWE? *Current*: 25m, NYC, Fintech, 95 TC (87+8), 3/3 years/YOE, role is a mix of corporate development/M&A and PM *In 10 years*, I would like to be a product manager for FAAANGS (+Adobe, Spotify) company. I’d like to be technical enough that devs respect me and I can provide significant input into dev p
- vote Help deciding between 2 offers Currently deciding between 2 SWE offers and would love some help! Which one would you pick and why? Offer A: Late stage startup. Healthy revenue with a product that's seen a lot of growth. Funded by multiple top 10 VC's Base - 195K Year End Bonus - 10K Options: negligible Benefits: Remote, Flex wor
- Transition from Physics PhD Graduating now with a Physics PhD from Harvard doing mostly experimental work, recently squeezed in some device simulations and modeling. The only CS class in my entire life I have taken is called Data Science which I found myself pretty comfortable in. Spent the past 6 years on coding side projects
- I don’t know what to do with my life... Advice appreciated Let’s say that I consider myself successful. But lately I’m worried about my carrer and financial future. Job at SAP is decent but I don’t see growth possibilities unless I start talking the same shit that leadership talks. I’m not that guy. Launched a couple projects on my own: they were not fin
- Quit before having another job? Hi I am working in a big Wall St investment bank as an SDE. ( Using my wife’s login here, as did not want to give away the employer’s name) Yoe: 15+yrs, TC :200k Completely bored at work. No scope of growing, no chance of getting any interesting work in the future. No chance of TC increasing much ei
- Burnout - Sabbatical or MBA Hi all, I've been experiencing burnout and demotivation for 1y+ now. I'm considering taking a break (at least 6 months) or applying to mba. 1. A bit worried I'll be even more stressed from looking for a job while being jobless / negotiation power will be impacted in the process. 2. Currently so
- vote AWS or Series D FinTech #engineer #interview #interview #it Hello Blind I have an offer from AWS as Cloud Infra Architect and one from Series D “startup”(Fintech, kind of simillar to robinhood HOOD). Please help me decide which one i can choose. PS : I am working on VISA in US Current TC:150k YOE: 7 years AWS L5 CIA
- Career Advice: 25 yo in VC looking at switching to Tech This is my first time posting on blind as I am at a bit of a career crossroads. I am a 25 year old woman, currently managing a corporate venture capital fund and working in corporate strategy at a Fortune 250. (Fintech, Insurtech, Healthtech and AI/ML). I handle an incredibly large quantity of work
- Is it better to be an expert at one thing? Or know 2-3 things really well? Bit about myself: ML Engineer. Full Stack. Ex-Founder. YC Finalist W20. Started out as an ML engineer @ Capital One building credit risk models. Then did full stack at a UK fintech startup. Then did contracting for a bit. Used that money to fund my own startup, an AI journal app (10K+ users). Then
- Family biz vs. Fintech career So I spent past 20+ years in fintech, started out in consulting, then on a couple big broker dealers and ended up with a major hedge fund. Had a decent run. Money was good and steady. It wasn't overnight IPO style money but TC climbed steadily from 5 digits to 500K over 15 years. I was able to lever
- New Grad trying to be a half-millionaire to millionaire between 25-28 years old Hey software engineers and/or investors, It would be incredible if I could get an understanding on how you became financially free or a half-millionaire or millionaire in savings/assets? MY EDUCATION: In 3 years, I’ll be graduating (at 21 years old) with my BS in Computer Science at a large EAST c
- vote Thanks Blind, Got a great offer and a side gig! Maximizing TC? Hello Blind, First, thank you all for your help. The last 6 months have been eventful for me, and Blind has played a huge part in it for me. Here’s a little background. I have 3 years of experience working in a small hedge fund/HFT in India, where I wasn’t learning much but WLB was great. I spent
- vote Help me decide what job to take. I need help deciding what job to pick. I love finance and I want to work in the finTech space. I have a lot more front end experience than backend. Im currently trying to decide which offer to accept. I really do enjoy working at growth stage start ups Note: I already turned down a down paying me $
- 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
- Need inputs on salary ask for Director of UX (US remote job, EU based, 18+ YOE) I have been offered a full-time position as Director of UX at a mid-to-large-sized financial services (Insurance) company based in California. I have been working as a contractor with the company for over two years successfully leading their design initiatives albeit with a small team of three senio
- Enough Doom & Gloom Tech bros, learn basic economics Here's how this works in a downturn in a business cycle: - base pay WILL NOT go down (wages tend to be sticky) - bonuses WILL go down but not necessarily too significantly (depends on your business) - RSUs WILL go down in value, and might see a reduction in refreshers - hiring will slow down. depen
- Building Startup during employment Sorry for the long post. I am working as a software developer consultant in an investment bank. I signed the following with my Consulting firm/vendor, that deployed me in that bank. I am developing MVP for my startup that is not banking or fintech at all. Am I any trouble? If I am able to build th
- link I made it!! From 85k to 350k TC in less than 2 years EDIT1: looks like this post blew up!! Thanks everyone!! I promise I will reply to all of the DMs/comments later tonight! EDIT2: I replied to all of the DMs, but won't be able to reply to any more DMs/comments. It's too much for me to keep up! However, as I mentioned in most of my replies, I am givi
- 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.
- 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