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- Optimizing internships (big N, unicorns, quant) To preface this: I understand I'm in a very privileged position to be able to plan like this, just looking for genuine advice. Thanks in advance! I have 3 more internship seasons before graduating (including off-season), and am trying to optimize learning and resume value. No idea what I want to do
- Referral for Product manager job in Canada (PR holder) #product Hi Blind Community, I just joined Blind and was awestruck - what an amazingly helpful community, what superb level of information/knowledge on various topics (my interest for now is in job-related ones). I am looking for #productmanager #product referrals. Please help with referrals for F
- Blind lingo .. I’ve been on blind for about 3 months and I see a lot of acronyms .. just starting this thread to list as many as possible .. Update: TC 300k (I got the GTFO.. see below) (Updated based on comments) TC: total compensation FAANG: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google Faamgmula- FAANG + Microso
- Junior PM - Moving from NYC to Bay Area - Need Referal I am a Associate PM with 1.5 years of experience in a financial services firm, working on end user products with front end teams. I am looking to move to the Bay Area, due to personal reasons. I was looking for some general advice about how to approach this move - in particular it seems super hard t
- Referral for machine learning engineer (Twitter, Nvidia, Apple?) in the Bay Area Hey guys, I‘m currently working for a startup that is running out of funding and am starting to apply for new jobs now! I’m about to receive my Master’s degree in CS/ML, am working as a machine learning engineer/scientist right now and have roughly ~1-2 yrs experience. Even though I really liked the
- Lyft offer rescinded: what does it mean? Got written offer, negotiated and got higher offer. Recruiter was slow/busy in responding, usually 1 email per week and I liked it because it played well with my desired start date. So it took couple of months end to end. During this time, the position I liked got filled and I talked to different te
- Will Binance remain the top crypto exchange after a few years? Binance is dominating the crypto exchange space in terms of global trading volume (~$13bil), being more than 4x is the next biggest exchange OKEx (~$3bil). Will Binance remain the top crypto exchange after a few years or will it be overtaken by another crypto exchange that has handled regulators be
- WFH/Hybrid/Back to office companies Master thread Creating a master thread so can track which companies are WFH vs hybrid vs old school back to office. This is what I have so far. Update in comments about any company you know and I will update the list or correct this list if you work for any of these. Amazon is mostly appearing to be hybrid or
- Uber/Lyft layoff sympathy I think people who drive for uber or lyft deserve more sympathy than corporate employees got layoff from U and L. Uber/Lyft drivers earn very little per hr on average thanks to Uber/lyft’s huge cut, sometimes more than 60% or even 70% from passenger fares (so that U/L can pay $500k per yr to their
- Referrals for Data Science / Data Engineering / Analytics/ Project Manager Hello Blind! I am looking for referrals to roles focused on analytics and data engineer or project manager. Startups or larger companies. #dataanalyst #dataengineer #datascience #businessintelligence #datawarehousing #pm #projectmanager I have 6 YOE in PM, business, analytics focusing on financia
- Is joining an early stage startup worth it? Assume that the VCs are top class and the founders are very experienced (very senior positions at large tech co at the level of PayPal, Twitter etc) and the company has raised a Series A currently with a prototype. Assume I get 0.3% equity as an engineer and a standard base salary (~150s). Assume my
- Compensation Tiers of Companies for Tech Jobs By popular demand, I'm reposting one of my replies on another thread. This tiering is based on both trajectory and overall scale of total comp (base+bonus+stock) for IC positions. Edit: subsidiaries with the same pay go under the parent (e.g. Twitch and Amazon) Based off of all the comp data points
- Referrals for Data Science / Data Engineering / Analytics Hello Blind! I am looking for referrals to roles focused on analytics and data engineer. Startups or larger companies. #datascientist #swe #dataengineer #datascience #softwareengineering #businessintelligence #datawarehousing I have 5 YOE in analytics focusing on financial services and supply ch
- Analyst Referral I agree, this is not the platform to ask for a job (that’s even for someone else) but hoping for a little help. My cousin is looking for a job in analyst position. He completed masters in financial engineering and risk Management in April 2020 from UTD. During this pandemic it became even harder to
- Referrals for Data Engineering and Analytics Needed Hello Blind! I am looking for referrals to roles focused on analytics and data engineer. Startups or larger companies. #datascientist #swe #dataengineer #datascience #softwareengineering #businessintelligence #datawarehousing I have 5 YOE in analytics focusing on financial services and supply ch
- 20 YOE: Need Referrals for Senior SWE/Cloud Solutions Architect Hello, I am a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect at Banner Health looking for referrals to all technology-focused companies for SWE/CSA senior level roles. YOE: 20 Past Companies: Microsoft, Honeywell, Capgemini, Broadridge Financial #ARM #Adobe #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #AppDynamics #Ap
- Hot self-driving car startups vs. FANG I've begun interviewing with a couple of self-driving car startups and wanted to get people's take on leaving or turning down on offer from a FANG company for the AV startup route. I'd really love to work in the AV space but am concerned if it makes financial sense. Current TC: L5 @ $300k / $180k b
- vote Chime (FinTech) vs Google vs Square Background: New Grad (B.S.) with 5+ previous internships Highly value: Culture/WLB > Growth/Upside > Benefits I have narrowed down my options to these 3 and having a hard time choosing. Remote offers are for current location. Note: These are maxed offers after negotiations. For new grad, Sq
- vote Chime vs Confluent vs Google vs Meta vs Square (New Grad) Format: Base / Equity over 4 yrs. Excluding Sign on Background: Undergrad with 5+ previous internships Highly value: Culture, WLB, Growth/Upside. Benefits is a nice plus Chime (remote): 140k/160k at Current Valuation Bonus: 10% Team: Financial Platform + Pre-IPO (barely) + really great reviews
- Looking for Product Management (PM/APM) role referrals Hi everyone, I have been a PM for one year since graduation (May 2021). I am looking to advance my career in tech and move to a different company. Have one year of experience in a SaaS cloud product. Looking for referrals in bigger corporations like tech or financial services for APM or PM roles.
- Helping less fortunate (e.g. rideshare drivers) I have been riding in Lyft/Uber more lately and enjoying my conversations around how the companies treat their "contractors." One young black man stood out as he was willing to discuss his arrangement of "renting" a car for $200+ per week all so he could make $100-$200/day at best working full time
- Required - Referrals/Job in Accounting/Finance/Reporting Hi Blind Community, I'm looking for good job opportunities in the field of Finance, Accounting & Reporting. I'm currently residing in Sunnyvale, California. I have good industry experience and have managed various projects & teams. I would appreciate any job referrals/leads. Below is my summarised
- Transition from Moody’s to Tech (Strategy Roles) I am looking to transition out of my role at Moody’s into a strategy role at a tech company (FAANG ideally but any big tech company works). Skillsets from my current job: Data gathering, data analysis, financial modeling, advanced Excel experience, writing and editing research, presenting to senio
- Optimism or Ignorance ? I guess a lot of people think stock market = economy. All over blind and twitter, folks talking about reopening states, buying houses and buying stocks. Complete disregard of financial/medical/emotional concerns for those affected. It can be ignorance or super optimistic attitude. But, the divide b
- Bottom for Uber/Lyft and Airlines stock We may or may not exist through Covid outbreak, but the virus won’t be here at some point. Look at China or South Korea. Of course we don’t know how far the time is. And the question is how resilient the financial condiotions are for these - Uber/Lyft bleed billions a year.. If none goes bankrupted,
- Planning to ask for a raise tomorrow. Never done it before. Advice? I have worked for this company for going on three years now and have never asked for a raise before. I have a 1:1 scheduled with my manager tomorrow and plan on asking for one for the first time. I work for a defense contractor so my job security is reasonably strong. We have won some pretty seriou
- Middlemen like airbnb,Yelp,doordash , Uber , Eventbrite etc are unsustainable in the current shape Edit: this analysis is more for the years to come after this pandemic. But pandemic might have just hastened failing of some companies and I think this will also significantly change how some of these companies operate. We a switch companies, when you switch companies think of the next 2-5-10 yea
- Skills for an entry level data analyst in bay area? Disclaimer: This is a long post and I'm genuinely seeking career advice. Quick Intro - I'm originally a mechanical engineer who switched fields to venture into data analytics as opportunities became hard to come by in Mech. Lately, I have been working for a consulting firm in India as a data analy
- In a delicate situation. Need help with referrals for PM roles Long post alert !! Not at Deloitte. Using a friend's work email since mine is blocked. Hi All, I am currently in the middle of a delicate situation and need help with referrals and maybe some advice. Currently based out of India and was working in a Non tech role at an IT services major (hint :
- In a delicate situation. Need help with referrals and advice Long post alert !! Not at Deloitte. Using a friend's work email since mine is blocked. Hi All, I am currently in the middle of a delicate situation and need help with referrals and maybe some advice. Currently based out of India and was working in a Non tech role at an IT services major (hint :
- Career advise for developer reaching 45 ( Sr folks please reply) Note: Younger SW guys please GTFOH. For your pleasure My CTC is 470K per annum(15 + years, 7th year in US). Also no trolling please, this can happen to you guys too. Need some real good advise. I hope this post can be used by many more in similar situation Background: I will be 45 in couple of yea
- link Will Uber sell it's South East Asian business to Grab? Grab’s $2 billion fundraising, announced on Monday and led by SoftBank, has changed the ride-hailing game in that region, giving the Singapore-based firm what may be an unassailable advantage. Uber may have to consider selling its assets to Grab. That is an enormous turnaround on the situation for
- 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