Initial comp was great; refreshes are harder to get and you have no leverage
Very fragmented; too many product areas; lots of bureaucracy.
Solid growth opportunities outside of the frontline team - they do invest in people.
They’re very old school business in some weird ways, including shoddy comp and benefits.
I’m in touch with a google recruiter and she mentioned I can’t use Ruby for coding interviews at Google. Wondering if that’s true and if anyone has coded in Ruby for the interviews. #engineering #google #software #swe
I wonder if it is okay to use Ruby in all coding interviews at FAANG. I believe it's a beautiful language to solve leetcode problems using least amount of code while maintaining readability. However, I have read somewhere that Google prefer using Python/Java/C++, and I think it would be weird to use...Read more
I was laid off from Amazon yesterday. I have about 9+ years of experience in software development,: highly proficienct in Java, JS, TS, Ruby, VBA and Python. Also, have working experience in AWS services like Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, ECS, RedShift etc. I am seeing some positions at Google that I...Read more
Looking for Google referral. General backend engineer. Experienced in Java, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, and React. 6+ YOE w/leadership and mentor ship experience.
I have google first round scheduled in a couple of days, my preferred language for competitive coding is Ruby, although google recruiter stressed on choosing something from Python, Java, or JS. I have prior experience in all but it is a bit rusty. Has anyone faced this before with Google especially ...Read more
I was recently laid off from Google, and am looking for a referral at Samsara for a few full-stack SWE roles. Work experience: ~4 years Preferred tech stack: React (or anything frontend), Python, Ruby, Java Thank you! TC: $0.00 #referral #samsara #tech
i learnt Ruby a while back but haven’t used it seriously. Anyone use it to build something of consequence or has it become irrelevant. Simple Google search seems to suggest it’s almost dead.. Thoughts?
I've been reading some posts on Reddit in the Ruby channels and it seems that a lot of people favor chruby because it does less funky stuff under the hood. Chruby is just a script that changes environment variables while everything else changes how underlying commands work (IE cd). I'm familiar wit...Read more
This is your source of truth for prestige in 2024. Feel free to add suggestions below and I will update accordingly. COMPANY PRESTIGE Tier 1: Jane Street, HRT, Renaissance, Radix, DE Shaw, OpenAI, Perplexity Tier 2: Citadel, Five Rings, Optiver, Anthropic, Deepmind Tier 3: Google, Meta, Stripe, Fig...Read more
In my job i am working as RoR dev and i am comfortable with rails as a framework but not with ruby. I am still more comfortable in c++>;java>;ruby. I am looking for switching into MAANG level companies. I am confused with which language(java/python/goLang/c++.) to pick for DSA/Machine rounds whi
Have two offers for Stripe and Google for new grad. Which offer would be best for career growth, name recognition, culture, and exit opportunities? Unable to negotiate further for both offers Stripe TC(Seattle): 247k average over 4 years (80k stock/year) Google TC(MTV): 200k average over 4 years S...Read more
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Hello, Currently living in India. Am looking for referral in EU for software specifically backend development. I’ve worked on Java and Ruby. Willing to relocate and available to join immediately. Leet code: 433 TC: 28LPA YOE:5.4 #eujobs #spotify #software #engineering #swe #volvo #shopify #deliv...Read more
I want to understand which language is most preferred for giving Google interview. I am good at pseduo code but need a linter or ide for writing compilable code in C# Java, ruby, javascript etc. Working currently in C# I would say as of now I am most comfortable in C#. Does using C# will be a dis...Read more
Pressing buttons on a web page doesn't feel like "backend" development to me. Maybe more like devops Are real backend engineers supposed to be impressed by a million new grads with recipe book web apps with a very basic "Python (or) Ruby API" using "HTTP get requests" and "modular React frontend" h...Read more
Trying to get on with GitHub, I’ve got 10+ years experience as software engineer, but I can’t seem to get past the resume application stage. I haven’t had the same issue with other companies and am even interviewing with Google for L5. I haven’t done ruby and rails in a good 8 years, is that the blo...Read more
As a Xoogler who worked mostly in Go/Python, I recently moved to another MAANG. The codebase liberally uses the following type of expression: "iterable.forEach(x ->; multiple lines of imperative code)". which I'm fairly certain is a bad practice (large block of imperative code with side-effects
I have got a good offer from a fintech startup. But the tech stack is Ruby on Rails. Will I face difficulty finding a job in future? I have experience in Golang and Python. The next switch I'm aiming is either Google / Microsoft/ Amazon. Will there be a problem in this case? #engineering
Hey everyone! Any one working at a fully remote company thats hiring software engineers? Canadian engineer traveling Europe but current employer ran out of money :/ Mainly been doing full stack development - React, nodeJS, Ruby on Rails, Postgres YoE: 2 years TC: 🥜 (75K CAD) #referral #hiring #...Read more
I've been hearing good things about Stripe. It seems like the kind of place I want to work for in terms of greenfield project, faster pace and growth opportunity. However, I'm a little worried about their codebase. I heard it's all Ruby. Is that true? Are there teams that use mature statically type...Read more