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- What is the motive behind quitting? Why is getting Hardware job in Google, Meta or Microsoft more enticing to people than working for Hardware centric company like Intel other TC? State-of-the-art semiconductor technology we can expect to work with in Intel. #hardware #semiconductor
- Gilead new grad Hi, looking for a job position for fresh PhD pharma companies like Gilead. Wondering what total package currently pharma company is giving in Bay Area In analytical science or formulation? Curious about, will it be better/worse in the same field but in hardware company? Thanks #Gilead #genentech #a
- vote Sk hynix vs WD vs intel for 3D Nand memory technology related opportunity Which company is better?#hardware #semiconductor
- vote Moving back to India from US I am planning to move back to India from US. I am G7 at Intel . Which company would be good to switch. Please share your thoughts TC : 175K YOE: 6 yrs #hardware #semiconductor #interview
- Besides FAANG, what are tier 1 HW companies Curious to know what companies you consider tier 1 outside of Faang within hardware...
- Meta Hiring Dichotomy I keep getting reach outs from weird 3rd party companies saying they are hiring for Meta positions, all contract. I dont understand why Meta throws so much money to some hires and also trying to hire via these places. Plus contract?? contract work is bullshit for hardware. Can someone explain this?
- Apple hardware referral I see a lot of hardware roles at Apple rn and would appreciate a referral. Side note, any idea if the hiring at Apple is slowing like at the other big tech companies?
- 2022 Tier list of companies in semiconductors Fellow HWE on Blind, As the title says, what is the tier list in your mind considering the overall company culture, pay/CoL, wlb, etc.? I'm referring more specifically to product/digital design types of engineering jobs in NA. My naive/limited knowledge: ---Modified with the help from comments---
- Just got laid off and looking for referrals Just got laid off today due to restructuring. I designed for a well-known B2C hardware/software company. If you love your company, a referral is appreciated! Am located in sf.
- vote How long was your prep time? For experienced people who recently moved to a different company, how long did you spend studying/prepping? #hardware #interview
- Microsoft Hardware Culture Hello All, Can you guys comment on what you think of Microsoft's growing hardware culture ? Seems like they are investing in newer generations of CPU/SOCs. They have opened up hardware divisions at multiple US locations now. Please comment on your thoughts on their work culture, wlb, compensation,
- vote Most innovative HW company Most innovative and promising Hardware company present or future
- vote AMD vs Qualcomm I have got two offers from GPU teams at both companies. I am very confused on which one to take. I am looking more in terms of growth in my career. Compensation breakdown: 1. Qualcomm - San Diego, CA Position and domain: GPU verification Engineer II Hardware. TC (Base 128k + RSU 125/3 years + Bonu
- vote It is sad to see Intel fail 😟 One less semiconductor company. One less option for hardware engineers.
- Which is better Broadcom vs AMD for chip design career? Which company would you rather work at? AMD/Xilinx? Or Broadcom? Please provide reason for your pick. #engineer #hardware #broadcom #nvidia #nvidiacareers #amd #xilinx #applehardware #meta #googlehardware
- Are mechanical engineers treated like second class citizens at FAANG? FAANG being predominately a software company are hardware engineers treated as support roles to software? I’m specifically asking for the team culture/dynamics in the product/hardware focused teams within the respective company. Thanks.
- vote Qualcomm Annual Bonus for Staff (non core group) I keep reading that annual bonus at qualcomm is descretionary. It can even go to 0 depending on the team, manager and company performance. How true is this? TC:🥜 #hardware #interview #semiconductor #comp
- Google and Facebook - Hardware Currently an ICT3. Heard Facebook and Google hardware teams dont have as much hardware expertise as they like and so are buying employees from traditional hardware companies What can a Masters + 2YOE expect if he/she were to move to Facebook or Google Hardware. Any insights are appreciated.
- Internship pay Which hardware companies pay high (>100k) for interns on phd.
- Achronix offer - 125k base senior verification engineeri How is Achronix as a company , they are offering 125 k for senior verification role . Need some information in this company and work culture Thanks in Advance #hardware #engineer
- Best HW startup companies Can you name few great Hardware startups companies?
- Pros and cons in Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Lam, Applied materials, micron, intel As a PhD new grad in hardware engineering, I would like to know the pros and cons in working at these companies below as the first job. I know they have very different TC, but maybe career and skills growth is more important as a new grad. Apple Nvidia Tesla Facebook reality lab Semiconductor tool
- Work life balance in hardware industry. I am currently in Apple hardware team. Currently I have almost 24×7 job with morning 8 to 5 with Cupertino and after that with China. Just wanted to see if any other companies for mechanical engineering have a better work life balance. Insights and suggestions welcome TC: Base: 150k YOE: 8 #hardwar
- Why are top hw company recruiters/interviewers more arrogant than sw co. I am talking about top companies in hw vs top companies in sw. This is my personal experience: Apple, nv, samsung etc. The recruiters/interviewers are so arrogant while F,G,Amzn recruiters/interviewers are not. Is this what they call EE syndrome? Or it's because there are only 2-3 top companies in
- How is mythic AI Hi, Can anyone who works there share how the company and growth is? Looking to apply for hardware positions. TC: 150k Yoe - 5 #hardware #interview #semiconductor
- Remote work Hello Blinders, Which companies do allow almost 100% wfh for hardware? may be occasional travel. #wfh #hardware #apple #Google #Intel
- Hiring freeze for HW jobs?? Hi everyone, I was wondering to ask if companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc are on hiring freeze for the hardware engineering jobs. If you know that any company is still hiring for the same, please do tell here. I'd appreciate a lot. Thanks, #hardware #apple #google #microsoft #arm
- vote Did changing jobs help or cure your burnout? Seen a bunch of posts about burnout and wondering if changing job or company actually did anything to cure it for anyone. Feel like the grass is always greener but wondering if the change ends up helping, mentally or otherwise? TC: 230, 2yoe #hardware #tech #bayarea
- What should I buy with the $1000 WFH stipend? Started a new job and the company is offering $1000 stipend for getting WFH hardware. What should I buy? I already have a standing desk, an ergonomic chair, 4k monitor, mechanical keyboard, etc. If nothing else, I am planning to donate my existing hardware and purchasing same / similar hardware wit
- Is a Hardware Product Management a good way to break into PM roles? I am debating whether or not to join a company as a PM focused in hardware. I have a hardware background, but would love to work on software related products in the future. Software PM roles are extremely hard to break into.
- Does it ever make sense to switch to a job with almost similar TC? Senior hardware verif engineer.. Current TC excluding stock appreciation : 257 (Base , bonus, vesting stock) Current TC including stock appreciation : 297 (the 3 yr vesting pipeline is filled ) New TC at current stock price of new company (MS) : 310 New role MIGHT eventually lead to some lead capa
- AI accelerator Interview This is the first time I am giving interview for a company that makes AI accelerator. I definitely know that you need solid knowledge/experience about parallel computing, linear algebra, C, C++, ML frameworks. How much knowledge/experience related to model inferencing is needed ? Also what about ha
- Intel to Google Hi Guys, Anyone, recently moved from Intel to Google? How is google hardware? Do they have solid vision and roadmap for execution? Google for sure is leading Internet software company, but curious if hardware is also becoming quite serious buisness for them. #hardware #inter#interview
- What kind of machine do you work on? Curious as to which company offers what hardware. List: company, year you got the machine, and the machine’s specs
- Moving from software to hardware Want to move into hardware based projects instead of software. Self driving cars, cool gadgets really inspire me to work in hardware, but got no formal education or experience with hardware or electronics. Does any company encourage such migration ?
- Hardware Engineer to Software Engineer Hi, I am a hardware engineer with 4 years of experience. I will be joining masters in Computer Engineering in FALL-2021 (deferred because of Covid-19). During my years as a hardware engineer, I realized that software has much more jobs and higher pay than hardware. If I develop skills in Data Struct
- link Google tells hardware workers to find new roles https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/google-tells-hardware-workers-to-find-new-roles/amp-1552540645381.html
- Return to Office || India || Semiconductor companies As we are aware in India covid cases have declined significantly and many companies are calling their employees back to office. Let's put down in comments about different semicon companies return to office expected dates. #hardware #vlsi #Semiconductor #AMD #Qualcomm #samsung
- Best Company for Career Growth? Where's the best company for someone to grow their career in Hardware?
- Companies for cryptographic engineering What companies are doing interesting cryptographic work? Software, hardware, FPGA, whatever. #tech #crypto
- vote Are you a nerd? I have a nerd scale in my mind. I own following “personal” hardware (not company provided) 3 working laptops 3 obsolete but still working laptops 4 desktops 8 monitors How many personal PC/laptops you own?
- vote Microsoft shut physical store and Google opened physical store Why two polar opposite strategies by these two companies? Both sell hardware. Curious!
- How long does the H1B transfer process take after accepting offer? In talks with a new company. How long does it take to transfer H1B including the Fragomen time? New TC: 350 #hardware #interview #semiconductor #engineer #workvisa #h1b #rfe
- Hardware lounge Did you know blind created a separate lounge for hardware companies?
- How hard is it? From design, prototype to final product? I have always been keen into hardware engineering but I have no knowledge because I am from software side of things. I did try some things with raspberry pi and 3D printing but that is nowhere close to being a final product. I do realise hardware is much more harder done software because once it is
- Light matter or butterfly network Got offer for ASIC Design from both these companies . Good teams, great company doing complex disruptive products and ICs. Can anyone provide any info about these two companies and it’s pros/cons?#hardware
- I have 2 year experience in Synopsys. Which company can give around 20-24 lpa salary in india? Can you suggest which domain will be perfect For example hardware companies like Nvidia Qualcomm Or software companies like adobe, Microsoft
- Anyone from Luminous Computing on Blind? Looking to figure out the company... For culture, TC, organization. #hardware#interview #semiconductor
- Highest paid sales guys? What software or hardware companies are paying sales guys the most?
- Ampere computing ipo future Title says it. Any sight for ipo in the near future? Worth joining this company now? #amperecomputing #hardware #semiconductor