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- vote Stay at Google or go to Disney (streaming)? It's been 6 months since I joined Google (GCP) as L4. I just received an offer from Disney Streaming core platforms (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, etc..) as principal eng. current TC: 302k Disney Offer: 315k Not a huge TC bump, but the level at Disney puts me closer at my goal of being a people manager.
- Why Google been struggling to diversify its income streams ? They have smart people, money and everything to make a bigger impact on world and build good products. I just don't see them making profitable income streams like Amazon. What are your thoughts on this?
- link Netflix confirms they are adding commercials soon after mkt cap free-falls into double-digit billions Watch out Google and Meta, Netflix is coming for your ad revenue. https://deadline.com/2022/04/netflix-advertising-streaming-reed-hastings-1235006083/
- vote Youtube is an engineering marvel Youtube is a very underrated platform. - Top notch streaming - Amazing recommendation algorithm - Best platform to listen to music - Beautiful UI - Never ever lags, streams like a butter. - Has every fuckin content available I'm always in awe of Youtube, hope some day I get to work there. #tech #
- vote Ranking of FAANGMULA interview bar Not talking about difficulty of individual questions, let's rank the bar to pass interview in general for FAANGMULA. Talking about SWE stream. I'll start. 1st tier (most difficult): Google >= Facebook 2nd tier: Netflix = LinkedIn > Apple 3rd tier: Airbnb > Uber = Microsoft > Amazon Do
- Do Googlers have a free YouTube, Music or other Google services? Do Google employees have free (or discounted) streaming services such as YouTube TV, Music, Stadia or similar?
- link Why is Netflix averse to cross platform integration? Netflix stock dip stirred conversations in Blind. Made me think of another aspect: Netflix has started turning into cable of streaming services (being legacy). Pulling the whole ecosystem down. Every other streaming platform integrates & provides APIs for user recommendations. Netflix somehow think
- Music streaming service Ideas for a new music streaming service? Objective is to solve the pain points of the top music streaming providers like Spotify, Pandora, Apple, Amazon, Google while keeping the business model profitable.
- How much car you can afford?? Just curious what percentage of annual income folks are spending on buying a car? Pls share ur tc in the responses! TC 550k(multiple streams) 35 Married, Seattle, YOE 10 #Google #apple #amazon #Netflix #tesla #money #finance #car
- NFTs Can someone explain NFT value prop in simple terms? I’ve heard the argument that it helps artists. But why should the consumer care? I’d rather pay apple or google or Spotify $10/mo for unlimited music streaming than buying something from Kanye and individual artists.
- Good time to join Roku? Considering offer from them. Seems like a very good option in the current market with cash heavy comp. Future looks good as well with streaming gaining more ground. Roku OS and streaming are here to stay. PS: Google guy who was fired from Roku please stay away from posting your comments. You have b
- Stop the shaming BS I hate when people who work at FAANGs morally try to shame others when they are moving to another FAANG. One is not ethically better than the other. All are trying to make money and maximize market share. Facts: Facebook only cares about engagement. Apple uses slave labor. Amazon sells counterfe
- What your oncall look like? I'm interested how oncall of software engineers in massive products, such as GCP basic compute and storage, Azure, Netflix streaming, YouTube streaming, etc look like. What your schedule is? Do you take part in the first line of support if your software misbehaves? Do you do weekends? Do you have op
- link Google Team Match Is Google’s Project Stream a good team to join as L4 Software Engineer. Project looks very interesting to me and I had a good call with HM so I’m inclined to join it. https://www.blog.google/technology/developers/pushing-limits-streaming-technology/ Current TC: 200K (Google did not tell me numbers
- Referral help! Hi there, happy Monday! I finished updating my resume and identifying jobs this weekend. Could anyone help me with internal referrals for: Google Apple Netflix Stripe Square Affirm Snap Disney streaming Hulu Appreciate any help! TC 195k YOE 9
- vote Confluent Potential Folks who are working/worked at Confluent what do you think of the potential valuation in 5 years from now considering the streaming landscape ? Would love to see your comments #Confluent #google #microsoft #amazon
- Should you leave a company if it doesn’t give annual bonus or refreshers? Given that Facebook and Google do so and I have offers from them, is it safe to assume I am being lowballed from a company without these compensation streams?
- SFA DISNEY OR META/GOOGLE I’m so confused any help would be appreciated it. I have a full time offer from disney in their disney streaming product as a SFA. Im also trying tk get meta/google and speaking with few managers there. Im not in the official interview process. Should I decline disney or is it better to take it in c
- Looking for referral to FB, Google, Uber (Product Marketing) Looking to apply as a PMM at FB, Google, and Uber. Can anyone give me a referral? Thanks! YOE: 5 TC: $150k Industries: e-commerce and streaming #tech #referrals
- vote Google phone screen, pass or fail? Had Google phone screen for L4 two days ago. Was able to solve the question in brute force but no time for optimal approach. I did mention how to do it optimally and addressed all interviewer questions about edge cases or pros and cons evaluation. The question was a LC medium data stream question.
- Specific Google Cloud Teams Seattle/Kirkland Has anyone heard about or worked on any of these teams? I will be team matching and would greatly appreciate any tips or knowledge you have on them. Interested in what your work is like, team culture, WLB, etc. Thank you! 1. Cloud SQL Server — Kirkland, WA: Cloud SQL is a fully-managed database ser
- How to answer algorithm scale questions? I heard google asks a lot about algorithm scale like what do you do if the input doesn't fit in memory or the input is being streamed? How do you answer them and how do I prepare for them?
- What are your side hustles? I want another stream of income but my ideas seem tech focused (goes against my intellectual property agreement). What are other ways you generate income and how much? And if you’re still doing tech, any IP loopholes you want to share? #apple #facebook #Amazon #tesla #Netflix #google #tech #healt
- Thread on TC for people working in Business and ERP streams (supply chain and ERP)? People working in Business and ERP streams ( Supply Chain, finance) I have a feeling that we are underpaid. Many threads talk about PM and tech/engineering TCs. I will start with mine, 15 yoe (exp includes product development and ERP functional, past 7 years as supply chain business). TC 225K ( 140K
- Failed a bunch and then got Google! Current TC: 250 YOE: 16 Failed with Netflix, Disney Streaming and Robinhood. Was getting a bit frustrated then applied to Google. Just after a week of my on-site, recruiter called me to congratulate! (L5) Now I don't yet have any other offers but FB might also give me some good news next week.#engin
- Is Microsoft good for new grad growth vs Google Hello! I made a recent post essentially google vs microsoft new grad. But I want to ask specifically, is going straight into Google after graduation good for my growth? Or would it be better to go to Microsoft? I would have to reneg microsoft to take this Google offer (and live in mtv which I don’
- Where do you get your interview questions from? When you inevitably interview people, what sources do you use to get your questions and how do you pick them? What are some samples? I’ll start I try to get easier/medium questions from leetcode that are easy to extend further, and that ideally would be something related to work life to some degre
- which stocks should i put my money in ? i am looking to invest on some stocks , what stocks are you betting on ? here are few that comes to my mind: cloud : microsoft , amazon, google hardware: amd, nvidia cannabis,oil : <need your options > streaming: disney auto: tesla money: visa please share your thought and suggestions #in
- Will Netflix compete with Pornhub? With all new competitors Apple, Amazon, Google, Disney etc, Netflix is easily in best position for provocative content. It has user base, distribution, billing in place. Specialized provocative content can be included in base offering or in add-on. Competition increasingly fierce with regular stream
- What are Netflix Recruiters looking for in Backend SWE? Hello, I'm a backend SWE for a major streaming company that isn't netflix. I'm constantly hammered with Amazon, Google, and Meta recruiters, but never netflix. I would really like to work there because of the tech and culture, yet I have never been contacted by a Netflix recruiter. What are they
- Tech Company Tier Rankings by Hiring Bar 2022 It's a new year and you know what that means: an annoying updated ranking post. 0: Hooli, Pied PIPer, Albertsons, Kroger, Publix, Safeway 1: Google, Meta, Netflix, Airbnb, Square, Cash App, Snap, Stripe, Databricks 2: Apple, Twitter, Roblox, LinkedIn, Coinbase, Robinhood, Asana, Dripbox 3: Uber, Do
- Getting paid for ads/promotions/affiliates from your employer Being on h1 visa makes you tied to your employer and forbids getting any revenue streams beside your paycheck. So say a person works for Google and also runs some adsens ads, does it still qualify as getting your paycheck from your only US employer? Another thing is how legal it is to use Google ad
- Does anyone else have quality issues with Google Voice or Amazon Chime? Had an interview recently where the quality was so bad with Amazon Chime (every few seconds it would drop the audio stream) so I tried calling with Google Voice. It sounds fine for the caller but for the "callee" there is static and interference. I've had issues like this many times in the past, h
- link Is it the end of Netflix’s growth? https://thehustle.co/02032022-youtube-netflix/ Google acquired YouTube for $1.65B in 2006, but didn’t break out earnings for the streaming service until 2020. For the latest quarter, YouTube ads brought in $8.6B. Here’s the wild part: That’s an annualized run rate of $34B, which outpaced Netflix —
- Algo Interview: Functional programming and Streams Usage This is for people who use Java but also applies to people opting to write code in any other language deemed permissible. Do you guys use Java 8 features like streams and lambdas in your solutions. I haven't interviewed for more than 2 years and am curious is it expected specially at Google or other
- FAANG’s contribution to Humanity Was googling/debating what core value FAANG offered to humanity vis-a-vis American companies/innovation during Industrial revolution or post WW2. Came up with these ranks and reasoning. Would love to hear your opinion. ( Value offered by ‘original’ product/idea and not as an aftermath of being bi
- You aren’t doing well unless you have passive income or multiple sources of income The truth is we should stop chasing after faang and hight tc’s and focus on multiple streams of income . If not , you are just another corporate drone among the sea of millions running in an endless rat race Stop trying to out do your friend who makes fun of you because he works at google and you w
- Secret hiding in plain sight: ATM (Alphabet, Tesla, Microsoft) I bought ATM in 2020 and now I am multi millionaire. None of my friends listened to my investment advice and they still don't. They think Microsoft and Google are just 2x stocks and Tesla is way overvalued. They bought companies like FB(just dying app with no monopoly through device/os), Amazon (
- How to get into real estate (Bay Area) as a young 25 year old engineer? I realize I need to start building up my passive income streams ASAP! Luckily I get some fat bonuses from Google I can use to my advantage. Can anyone a bit more experienced tell me what I should study to get into the game? I hear you can do something like 10k down for a 300k property? Is that an u
- Google SETI role I have interviewed for the Softwate engineering role at google. My offer got rejected at the SVP stage. However, they are willing to offer a SETI role (Software Engineer Tools and Infrastructure). The recruiter tried to brand the quality of work being similar to that of the sde. But, from a google
- Product Strategy Interviews (what you may not know!) I receive (many) DMs from people asking me to coach them on interviewing. I would love to do that, but I couldn’t scale it. However, I do like to provide posts on here to help as I can. To those that have sent me a DM asking why I do this, or if I am helping bad candidates game the system, let me e
- link Meanwhile @Amazon https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/02/03/amazon-has-a-31-billion-a-year-advertising-business.html Blinders can keep shitting all they want. Only other top companies are Apple and Microsoft to break into new multiple revenue streams on a large scale. Google will soon l
- Teams to join in Google Cloud Analytics/AI/Storage Hello everyone, I've cleared interviews at Google and I am looking for any info/help that can make team matching more easier. What are some good teams that are growing strongly in the Google Cloud Analytics/AI/Storage services space. Also, will appreciate any info about how things are at these org
- What is FAZER stocks? Seeing this in Motley fool. F — the just-$2B market cap edge computing pioneer that enables internet data to travel between different countries — and even continents — at warp speed. A — at only $4B in market cap, their revolutionary software platform is singlehandedly replacing the concept of the
- What could cause Google to tumble? I can’t imagine Google ever going out of business because of how huge their infrastructure is. Just consider YouTube alone: how could anyone ever compete with it’s bandwidth, data centers, and ad partnerships? 4k streaming is not cheap bros. Not to mention Waymo, which seems to be leading the pack
- Companies that allow delayed start date (up to 1 year) Which companies have hiring committees, boot camps and delayed start dates? I know Google and Facebook HC offers are valid for 1 year; with Google you still have to get a team match and a new TC before joining (only the HIRE@Level decision itself is valid for 1 year at Google, and you have to get a
- Why does Youtube does not generate subtitles for all videos? I'm just wondering, there is a video with lyrics (subtitles) auto-generated but for another song there are no auto-generated subtitles available. Is it because the AI that auto-generates them do so by repetition using the streaming on every view? And once it accumulates enough datapoints (reproduct
- Snap Profits? Most tech companies are built such that they can turn on profits at the flip of a switch. Tesla. Amazon. Uber. Facebook. Google. Airbnb. etc. Some companies take the strategy of reinvesting their profits into growth. Is Snap built this way? Is Snap losing money trying to grow? Or is Snap still
- How should Alphabet be broken up? With anti-trust lawsuits by states and FTC turning up the heat, this seems likely. How should it be broken up? Separate companies: Google (the primary ads and search business) Cloud YouTube Waymo Verily Moonshot Investment teams (GV and Capital G) An argument can be made that spinning off each
- streaming device for home theatre requirements 1. have all the major streaming apps (vudu, Google play Store, fandango now, HBO go, amazon video, hulu, Netflix etc) 2. have access google photos or Amazon photos or onedrive photos and be able to set screen saver when not in use ( basically keep as a huge digital frame) 3. not lock