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Microsoft Commercial
- Microsoft CSE ( Commercial Software Engineering ) salaries Are the salary ranges in Microsoft CSE org less than the product teams ? Looking for a peer comparison for same level but CSE vs product teams.
- MSFT commercial software engineering team I am considering a sr software engineer position at Microsoft CSE team. How is the team? And what is the total compensation like? Can someone shed some light?
- Commercial Software Engineering (CSE) team at Microsoft Interviewing for a L65 P SDE role for this team. Seeing alot of mixed things on blind, want to know more about this team, what they work on, etc. Currently have an offer from Oracle (OCI industry cloud, non-OCI core) that im considering however Microsoft has always been at the top of my list of com
- L62 offer @ Microsoft - Commercial Software Engineering (CSE) Got an offer for a position on one of Microsoft's CSE teams. Curious about how competitive the offer is as well as any experiences people have had working at Microsoft, specifically within the Commercial Software Engineering division. Will be as anonymous as possible as the offer is for a smaller
- How's working for Microsoft Commercial Software Engineering Hello MSFT folks, How's life at MS in general and working for CSE specific. Culture, WLB, comp, growth etc.
- Commercial Software engineering group in Msft Hi can someone provide some insights on the CSE group in Microsoft in NYC? Is it like a consulting role which focuses more on just configuring/customizing ms products for clients or is there a good hands on programming/coding work involved ? Thanks! Tc - 110k #microsoft
- GCP to Microsoft CSE(commercial software engineering) Got asked by a recruiter, is this a good move? Want to know what’s the CSE culture, work, future...etc
- Looking for referral for commercial, non-tech positions at Meta/AMZN/MSFT Currently working in a commercial role at CVX and want to pivot towards renewable power. Hoping to transition to tech companies looking to ramp up data center infra. If anyone could give me a referral it would be greatly appreciated. I'm based out of Houston and would seek to work remotely. YOE: 6
- link MSFT layoffs. What’s going on MICROSOFT? https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-cuts-roughly-200-positions-in-its-commercial-sales-business/
- Microsoft Federal What’s the typical TC? Better or worse WLB than the commercial side? #microsoft #tech #compensation
- vote Intuit Vs Microsoft I have joined Intuit few months back! Since i was still in the interviewing spree and heard a bit of layoff rumors, ( Seems like blind has layoff rumors for even Microsoft! So not influenced with that now) I interviewed with Microsoft and recently got an offer as sde1 in the commercial software e
- Customer facing engineering at G/Amazon? Curious as to if there are customer facing engineering roles at either Google or Amazon - similar to Commercial Software Engineering at Microsoft or FDSE at Palantir?
- does amazon have a great future in hardware? i wonder what amazon wants to do in commercial space with hardware. Is the HW devices purpose is just to bring more people to participate in their ecommerce business alone? will this HW thrive in market competition? #amazon #apple #microsoft #google #facebook
- Jumping from Defense to Commercial - Transition Idea Should I leave my current, slow/low growth defense contractor job to the commercial side via AMZN/MFST cleared jobs or do I go straight to commercial? - Currently located in the DC Area - 4 yrs exp and working on MS in Computer Science Main reasons for leaving defense: - most of the tech is not th
- Microsoft - Help with Pricing & Licensing strategy Need help to understand Microsoft’s approach(s) for pricing and licensing Azure, AI services, Microsoft 365 and Windows for commercial customers. Context - I am in conversation with Business Planning and Commercial licensing team for business planning role Appreciate any help/guidance on the follo
- Microsoft interview for Data/AI solution architect Hello folk, I have an interview with Microsoft for data and AI solution architect role within one commercial partner next week. Would appreciate any insights on what to expect for this interview.
- Microsoft principal software engineer interview Hello folks, I have an upcoming Principal Software Engineer interview with Microsoft Commercial software engineering team, Seattle. Can someone who recently went through L65 interview guide me with process and what to focus on( design:coding:behavioral)? Thanks and appreciate in advance. My Tc :
- Microsoft Zurich CSE reorganisation? Hi everyone, I recently had a virtual onsite interview with #MSFT. Today I received an email saying that the positions have been canceled due to a re-organization in Commercial Software Engineering and they are reducing the investment in Zurich and reallocating heads elsewhere. Does anybody know w
- Manufacturing to Tech! Need help to move in to full time Product Manager role. Mechnican engineer+ masters degree in management( specialisation - Product management) 6 years of sales and application experience. Developed and commercialized several industrial products ( Non tech) What should I do to take up a PM role in the tech industry, like FB,Google,Apple, Microsoft...
- CSE Microsoft interviews Hello, I am will have on sites (virtual) for Commercial Software Engineer position at Microsoft (yes, not everything is frozen as hiring goes). I was told that it will be 90min interviews and not exactly typical 'algorithimic & data structure' I am looking for some information on what questions/task
- Microsoft SDE internship with open source program? Are we allowed to do an internship along with open source programs like Google Summer of Code? I had applied to one such part time program (20 hrs/ week) but now I've recieved the offer letter from MS which says not to engage in any other activities of commercial nature? Should I cancel the other p
- Oracle vs Cisco (Sales Offers) Having to make a tough decision by end of week between offers from Cisco and Oracle. Cisco: Services Sales, SLED, $175k base + $50k on target bonus Oracle: Paas/ Iaas Cloud Sales, Commercial, $130k Base + $150k commission target Both are better than my current role/company (got RIF’d from MSFT 6
- vote Redhat container infrastructure architect offer Does it make sense for me to leave my existing company TC is 160k. It is cleared scif work. Contract defense based company TS/SCI with CI poly YOE: 7 with a MS in Cloud Computing Redhat offer Title Container Infrastructure Architect Base 165k RSU 18K over 3 years Annual bonus 15% split into 4 qua
- Real time transcribe and translation I am looking for a solution that can transcribe and translation a presentation in real time. This is not for a commercial application so looking for something free or not expensive. I tried to use Microsoft translator app but found that it's not very accurate. What other solutions are available? Tha
- Switching from Defense to commercial companies I have a commitment at my current job (tuition reimbursement) that will keep me here till 08/2023. After that I want to work at a more commercial company, perhaps FANG if it’s still paying well. With that being said is there anything proactive (or just general advise) I can do to prepare for a role
- covid job loss - looking for leads posting on behalf of a friend who recently lost his job due to COVID -19. “Anybody recruiting for roles in Business Intelligence Developer/ Data Analysts/ SQL Developer ? I was recently laid off due to covid on H1B. I have 5 YOE in Microsoft BI stack. SSIS/ SSAS/ SSRS/ PowerBI/ SQL . Worked as BI
- vote Internally vs Externally focused MSFT PM Just finished interviewing for two MSFT Senior PM positions associated with the MS Azure deployments for the US government. First is focused on removing roadblocks internally to getting products successfully moved into their S/TS spaces from commercial. Second is focused on more capture like activi
- Tech Referrals Hi everyone, I am looking for referrals to FAANGMULA+ companies. I have 2 years experience in commercial real estate and 2 years experience in sales strategy and operations at WeWork. I am looking to move into a strategy, operations or product role in a tech firm. Please drop a comment below so I
- Project Manager Job/Referral Help! Hello! Looking to get back into the tech industry into PM role remote or in Austin, TX. Experience: - (Almost) 2 years Project Manager / Account manager at a commercial real estate company. 75k TC - 1 year tech sales before this with various clients from NoSQL databases to security applications t
- Trying to get a job in FAANG Hi I have 7 years of experience in Cybersecurity risk management framework mostly policy side and most of my background is in government contracting dod. I have interviewed with Microsoft 4 interviews and 1 of them didn’t go as well. I am tired of working in the government world and want to go in t
- Here We Go Again - Katie Sowers Super Bowl Ad ME, ME, ME! Microsoft’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder embarreses employess during the Super Bowl. Microsoft and Surface had nothing to do with Katie Sowers achievement, but once again we had to make it all about us due to our excessive need for admiration. If we were really authentic, we coul
- Behind for my age? Hey guys this is Donald. The Donald. Just wanted your honest opinion as I just turned 74. 1. 100M+ in various highrises, golf courses, commercial developments 2. 40M in stonks (IBM, Oracle, Microsoft) 3. -400M in debt to Deutsche Bank 4. Being sued by some other people I stiffed on payments for anot
- MSFT Virtual on-site interview Hi, In two weeks I will have my virtual interview in #CSE and I have a couple of questions: 1. I applied for a senior software engineer position but now I see the position changed to "all levels 59-63". Is this something usual, does it change the requirements? 2. How does the virtual interview codi
- Importance of big brands for PM career? I work for a small-mid size private SaaS company (~5 B valuation). I’ve been able to rapidly grow within the product org by leading the “innovation” teams and taking products to market. I have been approached by a couple of larger companies e.g. Salesforce, AWS, MSFT for product roles. Not sure if
- Ghosted by Microsoft Recruiter after first round Virtual Interview Hi guys wanted to get your take on this. I had a first round Virtual Interview in early June (roughly 3 weeks ago) with a Principal Engineer for a specific group (CSE - Commercial Software Engineering) at Microsoft that seemed to go pretty well. However, I have yet to hear anything back from the r
- IT Consulting Exit to Tech Hi everyone, looking to transition from information technology consulting and auditing to a tech focused role. I have 3 years worth of commercial and public consulting under my belt but I feel like I can move on to better compensation/duties within role. I have been looking to apply to Facebook, Mic
- Why are so many top products by top tech companies combersome to use, ineffecient, have too many clicks? Companies hire best of the best paying several times more than the competition. Where's the results? I implement Oracle ERP. At every conference customers are crying for features Oracle will never implement. MS Teams the new low in a category "buy a good product that everyone loves and just kill it
- To the Microsoft people who are excited about Jim Cramer talking about including Microsoft in FAANG This literally is meaningless for you as an employee. Blind completely misses the point of what FAANG is. FAANG is just a list of companies with stocks that perform well and are good investments (the acronym was also coined and popularized by Jim Cramer) It doesn't have anything to do with having
- vote White House Airlifts Medical Supplies From China in Coronavirus Fight A commercial aircraft carrying 80 tons of gloves, masks, gowns and other medical supplies from Shanghai touched down in New York on Sunday, the first of 22 scheduled flights that White House officials say will funnel much-needed goods to the United States by early April as it battles the world’s lar
- vote Query Regarding MS in US I know this is a bit unconventional post! But, it would help me a lot if I could receive your valuable input... My brother received admits from one of the best unis in the world. However, because of multiple admits we are confused as of which uni to select... Following are our final choices: 1. Carn
- Need advice: Want to transition out of sales to technical role I've been in commercial sales at Microsoft for 4 years while attending University for a BS in Information Systems. I have always been a top performer on my team and placed 1st in many metrics, but my end goal has always been to be in a technical role. I've been interested in Database Engineering or
- vote MBA or MS:CS? I'm trying to decide whether to go earn an MBA or a MS in computer science. It's not an easy decision. I have a BS in electrical engineering, with 5 YOE in that, + 5 YOE in data science / cloud / DevOps tech implementation in the consulting world. My career is quite different from you typical SF tec
- vote Fellow Software Dev Managers, please help me choose! Currently a Dev Mgr at Broadridge with 6 reports, don't like it there at all due to the amount of red tape, legacy technology, and inability to innovate. Current TC: Base 182k, ~12k stocks (no incremental vesting, vests after 2yrs), Bonus is ~20% 6 direct reports, 6 matrix reports My goal is to wo
- Glass Steagall like Act for tech In banking if a business owns commercial and investment banking divisions. They are required to physically or logically separate the two. This prevents conflict of interest and market manipulation. Should this be applied to tech? Company which have Ad revenue and also write system software like bro
- Buy Oracle and Walmart stock on Monday? Yesterday Trump approved the TikTok deal which would make Oracle a 12.5% owner/Walmart 7.5%. Since ByteDance will now be a big customer of Oracle as they will become their main cloud provider, I am thinking of also buying shares of Oracle as soon as the market opens on Monday. I was already planning
- Northbend, WA (Seattle) pros and cons as I see it. Any thoughts? I drove to north bend,wa thinking that it’s a remote place but I see a lot of new home constructions and development. The drive was also a breeze compared to the drive to north bothell from Bellevue. Looks like a good bet for a home. School district also seems good with one (probably only) of the 1
- link $PLTR DD By a Former Engineer (Source : WSB) Honestly, this DD requires a lot of critical thinking. If that’s not your jam, please enjoy this cartoon of Alex Karp crushing the competition, then scroll down to the bottom of the DD where you’ll find my plan for the end of my lockup plus a few diamond emojiis, a couple of hand emojiis and a bunch
- link ‘ Build on your lot’ builders with cost+floor plans in bay area,ca. I searched but couldn’t find builders with floor plan catalog & approx cost. This was the only one- https://thomasjameshomesusa.com/northern-california/ Any recommendations? Thanks
- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..
- vote What will happen if Prop 22 doesn’t pass? Title says it all. Mainly thinking from the Gig companies perspectives. Vote or comment #Prop22 #tech #california @postmates @caviar @grubhub