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- vote Apple ICT3 vs Google L3 Received these two offers and I'm curious what folks think. I have 1 yoe. Apple ICT3, NYC TC: 210 + 50 signing Google L3, Kirkland TC: 180 + 50 signing Important to me: Interesting work, career progression, TC progression Less important: WLB Location wise, I like NYC more than Kirkland but I thi
- link Google stops sponsoring visa for new PhD hires I never thought google would be such good dog of Trump’s anti-immigration and anti-H1b policies. #h1b #workvisa Software Engineer, PhD University Graduate - Google - Mountain View, CA, USA - Kirkland, WA, USA - Madison, WI, USA - Seattle, WA, USA - Sunnyvale, CA, USA - Google Careers http://career
- Moving to seattle area for networking As the title says… Contemplating a move to Bellevue/kirkland/redmond area for networking purposes. Did anyone move to seattle area for networking and career growth recently? If so, how was it feasible during wfh? #wfh #seattle #networking #tech
- Google Bus Stops in West Seattle? Hey Google folks - anyone living in West Seattle? I presume there are Google bus stops in West Seattle that go to the SLU and Kirkland locations? How many bus stops? One in Alki area? Pre WS bridge closure - how long was the ride to SLU and Kirkland? I'm starting some career discussions with Go
- Culture at Google Cloud (Seattle/Kirkland) After over a decade at MS in Redmond, i’m considering opportunties at Google Cloud, but here in Seattle/Kirkland. i would very much like to understand the culture at GCP (or Google overall) especially in comparison to MS corp. i’m in Business Development. i know GCP is very aggressive now, they’v
- Good teams at Google Kirkland/Seattle Interviewing for PM position. Recruiter asked for product/team preference. Which teams in Kirkland/Seattle are best for a PM from career growth and work environment perspective? Current TC 290k
- FB or Google ? Which is better for growth? I have FB and Google offer. Both L4/E4 Level. Pay is similar with FB paying $10k more. Looking at what’s best for my career growth. Location is FB Seattle and Google Kirkland. I am looking for lots of career growth, fast moving, more ownership. I am leaning towards FB and I think FB Seattle is g
- Data Center Tech - Google Saw a role for a DC Tech for fiel services at Google in Kirkland. Any insight on what the culture is like in the team? TC? Career growth? TC - 60k (L3 in Amazon Logistics)
- teams at Google Kirkland/Seattle What kind of projects are underway at Google Seattle/Kirkland office ? I'm interested in an SDE position in Google cloud platform or something in large scale machine learning. However, on the careers page most of those positions seem to be in California.
- Google stops sponsoring visa for new PhD hires I never thought google would be such good dog of Trump’s anti-immigration and anti-H1b policies. Software Engineer, PhD University Graduate - Google - Mountain View, CA, USA - Kirkland, WA, USA - Madison, WI, USA - Seattle, WA, USA - Sunnyvale, CA, USA - Google Careers http://careers.google.com/job
- Good Google teams in Seattle area I’m currently in the process of matching with teams in the Seattle area (Seattle, Kirkland, Fremont). Please advice what are some good teams for both learning and career growth, and which teams I should avoid. I don’t have ML/AI background so teams require those skills may not be a fit. Current TC
- vote servicenow or ibm intern? servicenow position is sde intern for system engineering team(seattle/kirkland) ibm position is sde intern- automation framework for security org(bay area) i would like to know which one looks better on resume if i want to start my career as SDE in FAANG after graduating from school?
- Google Communications Team How is the Communications team in Seattle/Kirkland as a new grad? I'm primarily interested in finding out how it is for career progression and whether it is a good place to learn at lot/have good teammates and mentors. How does it compare with the other teams in the Seattle area, like Cloud or Maps?
- Is Seattle THAT BAD for families? (considering relo from Boston) I'm in Boston - have three school-aged kids. Considering relo to Seattle. Several people have shared it's not worth relocating - -huge homeless issue -rampant drugs -weather isn't that great -schools are ok - not great -dirty city Pros: -good career opportunities -some neighborhoods and nearby tow
- Teams to coast and chill in Google? Joined Google 8 months ago as a TPM in cloud@Seattle. Started out easy and then work picked up by month 4. Been busy, almost Amazon like, but not exactly. What are the easiest, most chill teams in Google @Seattle, Kirkland or Remote? Hoping to take an easy year or two as I focus on family (two un
- vote Only 6 months at Google. Should I leave for higher TC? Joined Google 6 months ago as L4, but got an offer from a tier 3~4 company for higher TC as the lead on a special team. Although new TC is sweet, I'm not sure how having 6 month stint at Google will impact my career in the long term? Current TC: 300k -> dropped to 265k Kirkland Tier 3 TC: 360k fu
- Google vs Zillow Hi friends, I need your help with next career choice decision. Got these two offers: Z: Senior SDE (P4): 200 base + 350/4 stocks + 120/2 sign on + 15% bonus = ~ 370 first year. Very interesting project and relevant to my experience, fully remote position. G: got cleared for L5, no numbers yet, re
- vote [New Grad] Twilio vs Credit Karma vs ServiceNow *Posting for a friend* Hey everyone. I’m trying to pick an offer for post graduation but I’m not too familiar with the SWE world. Im looking for a company where I can maximize my future career growth. Not too interested in short term total compensation. WLB isn’t a major concern. What is the best
- vote Which city to move to? I’m in the bay and planning to out with my partner. We have a couple of options and wanted to take advice from the Blind community. I’m in my late 20s and am looking for a place where there’s career growth in tech and affordable housing. Austin - is it really worth the hype? Is there good food th
- Best companies for designers in Seattle Currently at Microsoft. Joined as a new grad, have been here for 2 years. Great team, great WLB, but I already feel like I'm stagnating and want to grow in my career + TC. No great path for growth defined, and managers are supportive but not actionable. Looking to move companies. Currently interview
- vote Google: Best Locations for L3/L4? Hey all, I just passed the phone interview for Google (general SWE, L3/4) and was told to expect a call from a recruiter to discuss my background and career aspirations and team matches, who will then align me for my onsite. I understand that team matches are based on my location preferences - I c
- vote Offer Compare: Airbnb, Google, Square Hi everyone, I am current at AWS @ Seattle with L5 and 5 YOE. TC 290k. I love my team at AWS but not sure about the promotion and cliff will happen soon. Got offers from Google, Airbnb, and Square. Airbnb Seattle 200K + 592K Equity + 40k sign on, 15% bonus Google Kirkland 178K + 424K equity + 22
- [Seattle only] Career Advice I’m currently a seasoned SDE2 at amazon. Been doing well, get good projects and see path to the next level SDE3 at least per manager feedback. At same time I’m hitting 4 years and will not be getting as much stock as I used to from Amazon. Got ping from FB and Google recruiter and decided to give a
- Amazon L5 AS thinking about moving YOE: 3 w/ phd TC: 370k @ Seattle Hi. I think I stayed long enough for Amazon. Work blocked from inherent org issues and don’t think this would be resolved in foreseeable future. As I can’t deliver impactful stuff because of this, don’t think I’m in a good position to ask my manager for promo. At
- vote Snap L4 vs Google L4 - Seattle Deciding between L4 SWE offers at Google and Snap. Snap is paying like 40-55k more depending on how you look at it and has larger scope of work but they would be putting more senior responsibilities on me, a higher workload, and no real in-office experience for the near future. In contrast, Google
- vote Google remote vs Amazon HQ I've kind of lost interest in Google, but was curious if Kirkland is even viable career-wise. I'm at AWS in Seattle and it's a great place to work. Sr. SDE promo coming up in about a year or so. Work is impactful, great experience, ML involved. I landed the perfect project. I used to always want to
- vote Google L3 vs Microsoft SDE2 Google L3 - Full Stack title but front end heavy work - Base 133 K, Stock: 209 K front loaded - Google Meet Microsoft SDE-2 (Level 61) - Base 145 K, stock 140 K, sign on 40 K - majorly backend C#, scala, spark - Identity in Cloud+AI org Yoe:2 - Google was/is my Dream company. The happiness I
- SRE team matching tips I am quite excited to join Google next as an SRE. I am in the phase of SRE team matching and wonder what I should consider when choosing a team. Here are some factors in my mind, your input is greatly appreciated: Product: preferably some mainstream products widely used like GCP, GSuite, Ads etc.
- vote Snap L4 vs Google L4 - Seattle Deciding between L4 SWE offers at Google and Snap. Snap is paying like 40-55k more depending on how you look at it and has larger scope of work but they would be putting more senior responsibilities on me, a higher workload, and no real in-office experience for the near future. In contrast, Google
- link Google onsite - Interview elsewhere too? Hi all, I have a Google onsite coming up in 3 weeks (general SWE), and I’m not interviewing anywhere else yet. I wasn't really actively looking yet but got a message from the recruiter and decided to give it a shot. Already did a phone round and a call with the recruiter to go over the onsite, che
- vote FB -> Google? Need career advice Hey Blind, TLDR; I need some geniune career advice: I’m thinking of jumping ship to Google after the 1 year mark at FB. The Details: About 8 months ago I joined FB Seattle as E5 SWE. I also had an L5 offer from Google for the Kirkland office. After negotiations FB’s offer was better overall (~405k
- 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