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- Obsessed with FB data scientist role! I really want to hear from FB data scientists! For some reason, I think working at FB as a data scientist would be really great for me. I’m not happy with my current TC and don’t see a bright future for the disk drive industry. Also, there is literally no room to grow in my current organization. Cu
- Stick around FB or jump ship to fintech? I've been working at FB for a few years, and I love this job. I’ve always been in good relationship with team/management, quickly grew E3-E5. Also, I’ve been always interested to work in finance, at least to try it out. And recently one small prop shop in London (which name I don’t want to disclose
- link Yelp London offer, IC3 Recruiter told me it's a higher-end IC3 leveling, but compensation doesn't sound that good. 95k GBP base, 150k USD RSU, 10k GBP sign-in, 5k GBP relocation bonus, 7.5% target performance cash bonus. This brings the TC for the first year to be ~131.5k GBP + ~3.5k GBP if I count 7.5% cash bonus for a
- Moving from US > CA Currently living in California, but given the rate at which the shit is hitting the fan wrt basic human rights, the spouse and I are very seriously considering leaving the country for good in the next two years, if not sooner. Canada makes the most sense, for a variety of reasons. It also seems to
- Legal resident feels let down Well time has come to move on , this country will have challenges in future and after watching American factory on Netflix I have no doubt China would be next super power And for us it’s better to be king in hell than slave in heaven I am not from China first thing Second thing is we all working
- WITCH contractor at Apple - How do i put it on my resume and am I screwed? Location: California TC: Sh*t YOE: 1 US citizen SWE This is my 1st job out of college (BS CS) at one of the WITCH (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, etc) type companies. I do not want to put the company name on my resume because it seems like i wont even get an interview because of how bad these names are. Idea
- Regret going to JPMC interview first, not Amazon’s Hi, so I’m a 2020 grad in India and during my campus placements in my final year, I had a couple of decent interviews lined up in the same slot. I went to JPMC SDE first (since probably they started interviewing earlier than others and the HR knew me) and got selected. So at this time I knew nothing
- vote SWE at Hedge Fund vs FinTech Startup - New Grad looking for advice Hey Blind community, I am current CS masters student at top school in London and have received offers from two companies a hedge fund (no not 2S, Citadel or JS) but still has about 60b AUM but is generally quite small ~300 employees globally and HQ in London and a FinTech startup which is currently
- MSFT summer internship, but am now graduating early First time posting on Blind. I'm a college student and I've accepted a Microsoft internship offer for Summer 2020. Originally, I planned to do the internship, return to school for fall quarter (September to December 2020), and then graduate and return to MSFT if I get a return offer and want to acc
- London is Crappy For Tech & Getting Wrong Advice 5 YOE - all data/analytics/BI roles in EMEA. TC lower than 80k GBP every year since I started. First tech company I worked in the EMEA HQ, worked hard to get promoted, then was told non-eng roles wont get sponsored VISAs and I need a Masters for a US VISA. Left the company due to FAANG offer also a
- Advice needed, recent hire changing teams at Amazon I joined one of the AWS core services as an experienced engineer 3 months ago and not sure I want to stay on this particular team for very long. These are good/bad things I observed on my team so far. Good: - Fairly reasonably manager and reasonable timelines - Some interesting problems to solve, a
- Sabbatical then moving to London - too risky or lets go already? I‘m planning to take a year sabbatic, just going to travel and focus on the family. Then we will ending the trip in UK where I will try to find a role in Tech. Is this too risky or let’s go already? (Real questions at below 👇) Quick background: 20+ yoe in sales, strategy, analytics, and consulting
- Employer ownership of GC queue TLDR; Employers buy quota ahead of time to file 140/485. Employer decides merit and who gets to file. Backlog generated within companies is employers problem. Provisions to turn shady companies employer/employees on each other. I'm a naysayer for only removing country cap, but many of you don't lik
- Hacking the Immigration System There's so many posts here arguing and complaining about the visa process and the immigration system in general. Most of us had the misfortune of being born in India and being subjected to long wait times. We need to take control of our lives and stop depending on the mercy of a senator or a visa
- The Truth About Goldman Sachs Some of you are looking for new jobs or thinking of moving to finance. Probably HFT or Quant Finance if you're on here. Thought I'd share some things about GS to know before coming here. - Tech is a second class citizen here, even on front office "strat" teams. In the last 10 years you'd make more
- link I've started my FIRE journey in India! (Part 1: Intro and Net Worth) There's no shortage of posts here on Blind where people ask how much one needs to FIRE in India and then responders throwing around random numbers that range from practical to downright stupid. There however are hardly any first-person accounts of folks that have truly retired early. Nobody seems to
- Helpless situation. Confidence is shattering day by day. Fellow Indians please help!!!!! Hello Experts, I am working as a full-stack engineer for a startup in Bengaluru (India). Here are my details YOE: 3 TC: Cash: 16.5 + Paper stock Designation: Full-Stack Developer College: Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering from a tier 3 no name college I am in the middle o
- Much love to Blind (a PgM success story) I know a lot of ppl on here love to shit on Blind and say how toxic it is, but truth is, without this community many of us wouldn't know the success we have today. I'm way overdue for posting my thanks on here, and tell you guys that I'm so thankful for all your posts, rants, tips, and thoughts. I L
- 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
- 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
- Biden Win- Tech What does it mean to Tech when Biden wins?