The people are very experienced and there are a few interesting projects happening.
I have had both good managers and bad ones; te disheartening part is that there is no way we can complain about most bad ones. The hikes and appraisals are peanuts even with a great performance review; almost no career growth.
Guys, what should a fresh Masters graduate expect as TC from IBM? Offer is coming from the firmware organization
I have got two competitive offers in Bangalore location as embedded engineer. 1. IBM power server's SBE firmware team. (More into CPU firmware. will work on this one product for at least 2-3 years) 2. Dell's CTIO (Chief technology and innovation office) team. (Prototyping work for their next genera...Read more
Hey, I'm a sophomore at a t10 school studying computer engineering, currently a firmware Engineer Intern at AMD, have previously interned at Northrop Grumman and NASA. 200+ LC problems done. I am looking for referrals for internship positions at Nvidia, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, Intel, Qualcomm, IBM,...Read more
Verification profile with experience 15+ working mother - Changing company for the first time and need to be relocated for the first time with family Qcom (firmware verification): competitive pay, known for bad work life balance AMD (server SOC verification): good pay, here also work life balance ...Read more
I folks, recently received the offer for the dft engineer role at IBM Currently I have experience in silicon validation and firmware development. Should I go ahead with DFT as it adds any value to my resume or not. Also received an offer for silicon validation role. What should I choose conside...Read more
Hi all, I am a recent graduate from Iowa State University with a Master's in Computer Engineering. I recently came across a job posting by Wipro for Firmware/Embedded Engineer role and was hoping to get referrals for it. It would be great if I could also get referrals for this role in any other co...Read more
In my job searching and using levels.fyi I can see that while many senior engineers make 300-400k+ at FAANG and unicorns, the vast majority of open senior roles and vast majority of software engineers work at a variety of companies including govt, defense, pre ipo startups, banks, retailers, old tec...Read more
Hello everyone, I'm a graduate student with a background in Semiconductor (x86 Firmware) and Software Engineering research, currently pursuing M. Sc. in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence from the Saarland University in Germany. I have solid knowledge and experience in building large-scale Vi...Read more
Hey blinders. Any input on my offer comparison I live in a low COL place so I don’t have a good understanding of COL differences and the websites I’ve used sometimes contradict each other Offer 1: Boeing $88k +$5k signing bonus. (not negotiable) 401k: 3% free plus 8% matching 80k after 401k ded...Read more
I am individual contributor for silicon validation in Bangalore ,India .I have 11 years exp in silicon validation. I worked 5 service companies,3 product companies(ExIntel,ExSamsung,ExInfineon). Currently serving in a subcontractor company. I am looking reference to relocate to Hyderabad in India fo...Read more