Cool products to work on and good experience. Remote work is easy if that is something you want.
Work just as hard as other tech companies for less money. You have to make senior or else you will eventually be let go.
does anyone know a good AWS/MS Cerification material beside acloud.guru and Linux academy?
Does C# have any future outside MS? I see server side = Linux + Java (or C++) Client side = browser+ js What you guys think?
Is there any MS Exchange client (calendar / email) that does NOT suck for Linux? I run Ubuntu. Didn't enjoy Evolution nor thunderbird. Hiri is dead. Any recommendations?
I haven't interviewed in the last 6 years outside of MS. I am a Site Reliability Engineer and wanted to check the pulse in the market for Micosoft Stack. Have experience in c#, powershell, Azure cloud. Is it a must to have experience in Linux, chef,puppet and java to even get a interview call?
Hi to all blinders, I wanted some help to evaluate an offer I got from Deloitte Strategy and Analytics Group. This is based on East Coast (DC metro area) Position: Manager Salary: 140k Sign-on bonus: 5k Annual bonus (not guaranteed): 23% of annual salary (140k) Is this a fair offer or low for man...Read more
I recently got the below offer from Qualcomm for a Senior Software Engineer position (in a Linux team)- Base - 108k RSU - 60k/3 Annual cash bonus- 10% as per the recruiter Joining bonus - 30k Location- SD I have MS+3YOE This seems like a really lowball base for a Senior Engineer. Is the base nor...Read more
moving out of ms where i used windows and c# primarily. can you recommend good book for linux and java assuming i have never used them before? would be great if the boom walks me through really basic steps like how to set up java dev env in linux, etc is there one specifically for transition type o...Read more
Getting ready for some interviews, and working through problems on leetcode, finding that my answers are often consuming more memory or runtime than prior submissions. Is solving the problem usually good enough? Roles I'll be interviewing for are not technically swe, but, do have swe interview comp...Read more
I read good things about Microsoft as an employer, know they are a huge company doing lots of things. I'm a fullstack SWE (often SDM) well versed in Java, C++, C# and Python. I'm not keen on Windows, Office or VS though, prefer Linux and Rider for C# for example. Is MS worth considering? TC Ā£135K...Read more
All I need is a simple image editing program that an idiot like me could use. MS Paint from 20 years ago still beats everything on the market. OS X? Garbage. Linux? Couldn't figure out how to draw an outlined rectangle in GIMP in less than 10 minutes. Pinta doesn't even allow you to resize a selecti...Read more
Don't require a visa sponsorship. Currently with Microsoft. MS in CS. Located in London. Proficient in C++11, 14, 17, C++ and C. Working knowledge of Java, Python & Bash. Heavy Linux experience. Total yoe ~13. Not in a PIP or redundancy plan. Looking for a move within a month. Please feel free to d...Read more
Microsoft has a massive Indian population and almost all Indians will tell you that Satya Nadella is "kicking ass". But I fail to see why. Let's see positives. Today MS is posting lot of profits (which they did even under Steve Balmer). And yes there is lot of positive press (acquired Github, Min...Read more
Microsoft is a billion dollar company and yet they manage to disappoint in each an everything they do. it seems mediocrity runs deep in he blood of MS employees. Now if anyone has used a MAC you will realize that MAC wins over developers just by their terminal. The shell of MAC is just beautifull...Read more
I am support engineer working in core networking. Planning to switch to DevOps or SRE role. My current role involves in-depth TCP/IP understanding and debugging and it has little or no scripting. Background: BS electronics, MS computer engineering(networking) Courses (currently enrolled in online c...Read more
Hi team Blind! Please looking for referral and mentors. Have a MS in network & information system management. I am fairly new in the US. Solid background in Tech support (5yoe) + Linux + Cloud (more azure than aws). No coding background. Looking for Systems Admin roles or Cloud Support... anythin...Read more
1. You will commute more. The commute boredom is essential for creativity. Humans need to be bored 2h/day min. Being hooked to screens is killing creativity. People are scrolling more miles than they are commuting. 2. You will appreciate time at home more. Be honest, 24x7 being home drives your SO ...Read more
Yo blinders. Currently I am SDE 1 at Amazon. I am interested in HFT companies like HRT/Jump/Optiver etc. I would like to find a software engineering job in these kind of companies located in Asia(Shanghai, HK, Singapore), maybe half year later? I wanna know if I can get an interview chance with my b...Read more
Job Title: Software Applications Engineer Location: San Diego, CA Duration:- 12 Months Job Overview ā¢ The position is a customer engineering role for our automotive business in San Diego. The person will support customers to integrate our BT/WLAN products into their platforms and support t...Read more
I saw a couple of posts asking aboutApple SRE interviews and so sharing my experience here. Applied on the career portal and received an email from the recruiter after a couple of weeks. The interviewer asked to fill up a Word Doc which had questionnaire. It basically asked to rate myself on vario...Read more
Hi, I am looking for a job opening. I have 10 years of IT experience. Please let me know if there are any openings in your company. Technical Summary Testing Tools: Selenium, Microsoft CodedUI, QTP, Test Complete, IBM Watson Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, RTC, TFS, Bugzilla, IBM Rational Clear Quest Test...Read more