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- Pivot from my industrial career to DS? ~7 years experience,.diploma in ee, BA,.and upcoming MS.of DS. Mid 30s Grew quickly in F500, leadership and management promotions. Solid engineer in controls, electrical, software (logical stuff, not typical cs), manufacturing and supply chain too...and global experience.... Joined a startup as a
- HF Data Scientist Options I am a data scientist at a fundamental HF. The type of work I’m doing feels basic and I don’t think I’m learning anything new technically because using sophisticated data science techniques isn’t how we do do business. However, I am learning new things in finance by absorbing information from the an
- Strategy (Consulting & Corporate) jobs at Google, MSFT, AWS I am starting to look for a new job, and transition to the Tech Industry is turning out to be a challenge especially for mapping my past skills to the Tech functions/team types seems to be a bit of challenge. Question: 1. What other teams I could apply to, besides the type I am* getting traction w
- vote RPA - switch from SE to RPA. Need help deciding please. Hello Blind community, Need help in evaluating an offer. I’m currently a software engineer with 5 YOE and I’m on a job hunt. Recently been offered a position as an automation engineer where 50% work is on RPA (robotic process automation), 30% work as a data engineer and 20% work is on analytics. A
- Looking for entry level referrals Hi everyone, i'm looking for referrals for entry level remote SWE roles for a friend. Either fullstack or frontend focused roles He has a background in the manufacturing industry with a bachelors in industrial engineering and is experienced in JavaScript, specifically React/Nodejs with a couple of
- After 8+yrs at a company of retirement culture, how can I make a move? Hi Blinders, I've been working at DHL in a Midwest city for over 8+yrs, from fresh graduate to sr. manager (IC, TC is about $140k). We are 3PL, so I do B2B network and transportation solution design. The team culture here is like retirement, nobody cares that much about self development and peopl
- Will FAANGMULA consider my work experience? Sup Blind. I've posted on here a few times talking about how I wanna break into SWE at FAANG. Looking at job postings I see that they want at least 1 year of experience doing SWE-related work. Right now my plan is to pad my resume with some SWE related pERsOnAL pROJecTs and Leetcode as much as I c
- Finally transitioned to SWE from non-CS role I graduated with a MS with non-CS STEM degree, and have been working for multiple FMCG companies as a manufacturing type engineer. I hated the job, especially in manufacturing plant- the smell, the noice, the hot/cold environment and chemicals I did not even know what. I just felt like I am doing re
- Can you get into a FAANG in your 40s? I spend my 20s partying, playing music and traveling the world and didn't really try to enter the workforce until 2008 (great year to try to get a job :-D ). I managed to get work as an analytics/DB consultant for a retailer in the midst of the 2008/09 recession, and spent most of my career jumpin
- 28 & trying to switch careers into SD from Architecture Hey all, I'm 28 and working as an architectural designer and I'm paid more than a lot of my peers at my level (60k in IA), but I'm not interested in this field anymore and salary growth is close to peaking in this industry. I want to switch to programming / software development. I specifically wan
- I don't want to take covid-19 vaccine (needles). Help me?! I'm machop*ssy and I'm sick of all this political bullshit on covid-19 vaccines. I don't want to take the vaccine because I run away like a little girl because of needles. Where I'm coming from - Not anti vaxx, anti needles. Somehow you pleebs don't even know the difference. - I stay at home all th
- Deployment Strategist / Echo at Palantir - Experience Needed? - Advice Canadian here working at a marketing agency. Looking at making a career shift to stay sane! I work in the consumer electronics & retail verticals, managing the retail and training program for one of the big PC manufacturers. Work very closely with the vendor's (Canadian) category and account team,
- How to crack a technical ME job into the West Coast Automotive? Posting for an immigrant friend of mine. I'm just relaying words. I have faith in this community to help my friend. Would be glad to covey your responses. I was recently laid off from one of the automotive big three after working for 6 months (not related to performance, the management decided to g
- No longer in Focus at Amazon, want to make a change. Update 1: First off thank you to everyone who has commented so far. There is a ton of information shared and I'd encourage anyone who is going through a similar experience to read through every note below - whether you like what you read or not. There are several comments making some assumptions abo
- 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
- Rationale behind a 15-min interview, and what to prepare? I've got an interview scheduled with a hiring manager of a BB bank and was told by HR that the call will be a 15min. I was curious who has had experience doing a 15min interview as an interviewer or /viewee and can share what was the focus of the call during the short timeframe. Also, if you were th
- Facebook referral Hi, Can someone refer me at Facebook for a SWE position? Really appreciate it! #tech #software #referral #job #opening
- vote How Much Are You Spending on Healthcare? I realize I'm spending a ton on healthcare (premiums + out of pocket). I have a couple of health conditions but I'm not dying. I'm averaging about $1100 per month this year. How much do you spend per month on premiums and out of pocket combined? #healthcare #health #personalfinance
- H1B appointments in India Reaching out to understand the current situation with H1B in COVID. I visited India in 2019 December and got H1B visa (previous employer) on my passport. I started with new employer in February 2020 (with new H1B) and have not visited India since. I have a few questions w.r.t. this: 1. Do I need to
- vote Did you take PTO to Vote today? 📩
- Referral to FB Hi - I was wondering if someone from #facebook could provide a referral to a specific role in the ProdMgmt org? Appreciate it.
- Need Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role at FAANG (plus..) I have 12 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Already scheduled for Amazon next month. Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #
- Referrals I am interested in a back-end software engineering role. I have 2 years of Industry experience. Would you mind referring to your company? Thanks. #swe #engineering #software #referral #hiring #jobhunt #microsoft #slack #paypal #facebook #twitter #dropbox #amazon #atlassian #google #instacart #squa
- vote Are you taking PTO tomorrow? Election results
- Anyone still holding crypto? how to liquidate? I just remembered I had a bunch of crypto across several exchanges....a significant amount. Wondering if anyone else is still hodling or how you transferred back to cash.
- Where do people do their stock trading? I have 100k cash, want to diversify (will wait until election stabilises (or screw *shrug*) market. #investments #personalfinance
- vote How many of you bought the election dip? Blinders love to all talk a good game, but how many played the gamble before the election? How’s it going? What did you scoop up? What do you wish you were in? #investments #personalfinance #politics #elections
- Looking for a Tech Mentor I am 26 and in early stages of tech career. I am a Software developer but very interested in ML stuff. I am looking for a mentor. Can any one help me or tell me how can I find a mentor
- Biden Win- Tech What does it mean to Tech when Biden wins?
- High TC (>$350K) earner SWEs How often do you produce highly impactful work? Do you feel your glorious TC is well earned? TC - $400K YOE > 10 yrs
- ML models for mining industry Hi Blind buddies, I have an industry related question. What kind of problems can ML solve in mining and using which algorithms? #data #dataanalytics #datascience #machinelearning
- Does your company's 401k plan support Mega Backdoor and individual stock investing? Hi folks in tech, I'm trying to learn about implicit benefits from 401k plan of each companies in the tech industry, since this is not considered in TC but could make huge difference at retire time. I'll really appreciate your inputs. Questions: 1) How much does your company match your 401k deposit