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- Buying rental properties far away from the bay area My fiance and I have been working for the past 3 years. Although we don't have much asset, we have high income and we are looking around for house buying. We do not own any house, but I am thinking that Bay Area housing price is just ridiculous. Rent to price ratio is just really bad, and we can't
- Offers from Facebook, Google, Uber and 6 others | AMA I learnt a lot about interviews from blind community. This is my effort to give back to the community. This thread is not about TC, but for the curious ones, I have multiple offers around 550k and I still negotiating, I will start another thread with comp details. Offers I got - Facebook (E6), Uber
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- Does anyone believe ad products actually work? Here’s my take on digital advertising after 10+ years in the industry and having worked at Google, Snap, and in the agency world. I’ve personally spent hundreds of millions of dollars throughout my career. ———————————————————— -Attribution is still absolute dog crap. No one knows how to properly
- link 3 YOE - 5 Offers - Seattle I’ll lead with this: I’m a straight white guy with a neutral-American accent and US citizenship, so I have a lot of unfair advantages in life that not everyone is lucky enough to get. Blind was a big part of what inspired me to seek out higher compensation and gave me confidence in my negotiation,
- Wait till E5 or jump now?? Current TC: 250K YoE: 2.5 Current Level: E4 I'm debating jumping ship to join a late stage pre-IPO startup (haven't started interviewing yet, but narrowed down a list of promising companies w/ competitive comp). My main dilemma is analyzing the tradeoffs between jumping now, jumping after E5 promo,
- Tips to deal with mediocre manager I am not sure how to navigate this situation apart from just leaving Pinterest. My manager is very average and mediocre - nothing bad or toxic but also nothing great or outstanding about them. I know its rare to find amazing managers and I have had my fair share. What I don't like about my manager:
- Which companies should I be applying to in NYC? (Junior to Mid-level SWE) I'm a DS making a switch to SWE. I have ~6 YOE, with a math undergrad from one of (MIT, Stanford). I took a long break from my career for medical reasons, and now I'm trying to get back into the game and make a switch to a backend SWE role. I'd say that my math background and professional experience
- Blinders Advice on Interview prep - System design and DS/ Algorithms My current interview prep strategy: Algorithms: Revise Algo 101 - divide and conquer, backtracking , greedy, dynamic programming, memoization, common recursive Algorithms. Solve as many questions as possible from elements of programming interview topic wise. Current time I spend on a day for prep
- 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
- 20 companies, 6 Offers MLE Interview Prep AMA Blind has helped me a ton throughout my interview journey! It can be hard to find information for machine learning positions (ie machine learning engineer, applied scientist, data scientist), so I want to share my experience interviewing for ML positions. All roles were primarily for MLE and I am cu
- Career advice/resume review. Referrals appreciated! what it do blind, I’ve stumbled into an IT career by not applying to any internships during school.😔 The green-eyed monster has taken over watching my roommates and colleagues preach about their remote life compared to my 100% onsite. I know my tenure/experience is lacking but I did manage to ac
- SWE TC across companies, how much NW and growth to beat the TC? TC Display: Top Tier: Pinterest: 450k~600k Stripe: 450k~600k LinkedIn: 450k~600k Facebook: 400k~600k Airbnb: 400k~580k Snapchat: 400k~550k Netflix: 450k+ 1st tier: Uber: 380k~600k Lyft: 380k~480k Slack: 370k~500k Dropbox: 350k~600k Twitter: 350k~550k Google: 350k~500k Apple: 350k~450k Splunk: 350k
- My Technical Interview Prep Guide TC: 100K I’ve been preparing for interviews over the last couple months. I’ve done a good amount of research. This is what I think is the most effective and efficient way to prepare. Summary: Use Element of Programming Interviews(EPI) to study, and Leetcode and Pramp to practice Study Strategy E
- link SDE guide to getting the best offer - part1 This is a part of 3 part series post. Read them in order. part 1 https://us.teamblind.com/s/isDNuYPU part 2 https://us.teamblind.com/s/VXz1n07A part 3 https://us.teamblind.com/s/ij5tgwfF ___________ I left Microsoft some time ago. I switched job several
- link From ‘boomer’ companies to encroaching giants, Canada’s tech sector has a labour problem If you want to understand the biggest problem in Canadian tech right now, ask someone who jumped from a Canadian company to an American one how their life has changed. You’ll probably get one of two answers. One of them is about money. A Toronto-based engineer who spoke to The Globe and Mail recentl
- How to know when to give up on your company TLDR: detailed product org pain points for a friend. Are these common signs among start ups? What are the necessary ingredients for mid-senior ICs to invest time/effort to attempt a change vs cut the loss and leave? Asking the community based on recent conversations with a friend. Perhaps what My f
- 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.
- How rx6800xt can beat rtx3080? Nvidia invested 2.8 bils in while AMD spent 0.5bils in R&D? 🤷🏻♂️ Should I buy AMD stock instead? Engineers at AMD are so much more efficient?
- 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
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- 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
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