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- Only 8 months left in my STEM OPT, will tech companies hire me? Assuming there will be hiring freeze during Nov- Dec, I will only have 6 months left on my OPT with one shot at H1B. Msft reached out and then said they need 1+ years. Are there any tech firms out there that will still hire me? #tech #opt #interview
- AWS is a great tech company but not happy with compensation package I'm a pretty competent presales /architect / training looking for opportunities in Google or Microsoft . What kind of package should I expect in SF, LA, Seattle ? (17 yrs experience ).
- Invited for training while interviewing Who else has been invited for training while interviewing with a company for an open position. I was invited for a training which would soon take place to learn more about the company, the team, how products works and are created especially during the pandemic era. #tech #google #amazon #Facebook #M
- MS vs MA in Finance Is there any difference between MS and MA in Finance in terms of recognition by the firms? Any advantage? Except being STEM, OPT.
- Microsoft hiring event, joining date. Hello all, I recently got an offer from MSFT atlanta, and wanted to know if anyone is aware of the joining date yet. I should be done with the background check in the next two days. I am in a unique situation where my current employer has already filed for my stem opt extension and I would like t
- How is the Green Card policy for New Grad/SWE1 still on OPT at Snap? 1. How early and when do you get started with the green card process at Snap as a new grad/SWE 1 on OPT without H1B? 2. Does Snap file PERM and H1B application at the same time for new grad? New Grad on F1 OPT, BS degree (no MS/PhD), and I'm not from India/China. #snap #google #amazon #facebook
- Comparison between MSFT and FB health benefits? My wife is Joining FB and I am trying to figure out if it is better for her to opt for FB health insurance or decline that and remain on MSFT as my dependent? Our kid goes to pediatric associate and as per premera he can not have my insurance as primary if she opt out of MSFT insurance.
- Fresh MS grad Checking for my friend, Anyone in Seattle hiring fresh MS grad on OPT. Didn’t find any posting on Amazon and Microsoft. Is it a lul period?
- Best team at microsoft india As a new grad, I was asked to choose a team at Microsoft India. Which team should I opt for and which team should I avoid? #swe #microsoft #newgrad #microsoftindia
- Curriculum Manager @ Salesforce What is the typical TC (TC and TC breakdown) for a Curriculum Manager at Salesforce? I've seen this position posted, and just wondered what the TC is for this growing non-tech position. A Curriculum Manager manages all types of training, from in-house IC training to customer education. All that on
- Microsoft O1 My OPt just started but I want to get O1 if H1b is not accepted. What is Microsoft policy for O1 in first 6months/1 year as I don’t want to wait for 3 years. I am applying for green card and won’t be able to extend STEM OPT. Thanks!
- I-20 typo F1 student on post-completion OPT working at Microsoft. College admin misspelled Microsoft as Micorsoft on my I-20. Anything to worry about?
- Got laid off Hi! I’m a senior Machine Learning Engineer with 2+ years of relevant work experience. I’ve a MS in CS from a top 5 US school. I’m on STEM OPT and my unemployment day counter has already started. I’m based out of San Francisco Bay Area. I’m in dire need of referrals. Please help. Thank you ver
- Amazon vs Microsoft New Grad Amazon - TC around 160,000 (Seattle WA) Microsoft - TC around 140,000 (Redmond WA) I hope to maximize career growth and learning I will start working on OPT and hope to apply for GC asap as I am from ROW Would appreciate your thoughts. Thank you. #amazon #microsoft #newgrad #sde #software
- Going for Master's in CS after 3 years work ex I am admitted to a top 10 MS CS program in US. Right now, I am working as SDE at Samsung India. I would like to work in US after my MS. I don't intend to go for PhD. Eventually, I would like to return to India after working in US for few years (probably till STEM OPT). Is it worth going for Master's
- One year left on STEM OPT/ h1b attempt Hi, I have an electrical engineering bachelors degree. I want to switch jobs. Is it possible to find another job in my last year of STEM OPT? (Expires June 2022) Currently preparing for Amazon’s cloud support engineer l (network/Linux) role interview Any recommendations for other companies to app
- Intune or Microsoft I recently took a job in Intune and also new to Microsoft. Coming from the outside, Intune is a train wreck! The leadership is clueless and don’t see it’s not normal to lose 5-10 people a month. Are there better teams within Microsoft? I’m trying to figure out if I should leave MS or find another t
- How is Microsoft RTO planned in India? Are you guys forced to return or is it still on voluntary basis? Do you have option to opt for full remote? #tech #misc #wfh #microsoft #indiasalary #rto Tc 45 Yoe 5.5
- Switch on OPT with H1B approved I recently got an offer from Microsoft. I am currently on OPT which will be valid till 2023. My H1B got picked up in this lottery and will be effective October 1st. Since I want to join Microsoft I would like to know should I give up my H1B and switch on OPT. I am worried that if I wait for the H1B
- Machine Learning Engineering In my (limited) observation, what ML engineers often end up doing most of the time is building/selecting features. Then some off-the-shelf model architecture and/or training algorithm is used. Very few teams actually work on model architectures, training algorithms. Is that the reality or my observa
- Stingy Microsoft All other giants are allowing business trips, training budgets, morale budgets, except for IBM… ooops it’s actually Microsoft who behaves like a rust belt company. The only difference is that Microsoft is in good shape. So just being stingy, as talent leaves.
- Companies accepting OPT with one chance left? Currently working with Microsoft. Still no h1b. Opt valid thru 2020 Aug, can be extended to 2020 Sept for Capgap. I know Google yes but Facebook no. What about other companies?
- F1 OPT FICA withheld Hi, I'm working on F1 OPT and applied for STEM OPT but Microsoft withheld Social Security and Medicare tax in my paycheck. Should I reach out to them for refund? Also, what will happen if H1 gets picked this year? Will I have to pay FICA for the entire year or only the part after it was picked Oct
- Microsoft H1b lottery filing deadline I am on my Stem opt and have got a verbal offer from Microsoft. I should hopefully get the offer letter early next week. Would Microsoft be able to file my name in the lottery with only 2 weeks to go for the registration? What are the steps they need to complete after giving offer letter to filing f
- Managers at Microsoft Microsoft does so many trainings of managers, but still managers are so bad and behave arrogantly. Engineers are left to their mercy and don't get any visibility. How are others coping with this non sense.
- Microsoft: Has anyone opted for fully remote option? Did anyone opt for becoming fully remote after Microsoft announced last year about this? Which organization were you in? Was there a salary hit? How did your manager take it?
- vote Microsoft or Amazon I have received new grad offer from Microsoft and Amazon. I'm on OPT. I'm still trying to negotiate. Which one should I pick? Microsoft TC: lv60 121100 base, 130k stock and 25k sign-on bonus. Amazon: SDE I 135k base, 37k+27k sign-on split over 2 years, 25 units of stock.
- vote Has anybody regretted doing masters from the US? Title says it all. Either you or someone you know. TC: 26L YOE: 2+ #engineering #software #swe #microsoft #masters #USA #US #f1 #h1b #opt #l1 #amazon #facebook #google
- MS in CMU vs SDE in India Hi everyone, I have got and admit for CMU MSE-SS program but getting cold feet or dilemma whether to even go for a MS in USA. Below are some points that I am considering. 1) In India too I can earn > 40 LPA with 1.5 year experience and interviews lined up from Google, Amazon, and 6 other compani
- Microsoft new employee hardware Will be starting at Microsoft in about two weeks. Looks like I will be getting either desktop or laptop, two monitors and headphones. I have a 34 inch monitor which takes up most of my desk space. Can I opt to not receive any monitors? Is there a reason I would need extra monitors? @microsoft #Mic
- Microsoft vs Tekion corp Wanted to get an opinion which one to opt YoE - 1 year Microsoft- Azure Level - L60 Base - 16L Stocks - 25k$ in 4 years JB- 1L V - 0 to 20% Tekion corp (Backend) Level- ASE Base- 20L ESOPs -2000 units in 4 years with 25% vesting JB- 2 + 2 L I am looking for learning curve and work life balance as
- GC Sponsorship on OPT What are some companies that sponsor gc on day 1 while on opt for new grads? (assuming citizenship from country with no backlog) So far, I know MSFT and GOOG do, and Salesforce doesn’t. #workvisa #h1b #greencard #gc
- 2022 Tier list of companies in semiconductors Fellow HWE on Blind, As the title says, what is the tier list in your mind considering the overall company culture, pay/CoL, wlb, etc.? I'm referring more specifically to product/digital design types of engineering jobs in NA. My naive/limited knowledge: ---Modified with the help from comments---
- Travelling abroad while OPT is pending? I'm in my last semester of master's and will be returning to Microsoft after graduation. Want to visit my parents in my home country before I start work -- has anyone travelled abroad (like to their home country) while waiting for OPT to be approved/ EAD card to arrive? Wondering if there have been
- Self Driving Careers I want to go into the self-driving field. I have a MS degree and I work in the ML field but I don't train the models. Is it possible to move into an AV field? Given I don't have Phd, which would be easier to move into AV Perception or AV Infra? TC 400K
- Background Check taking too long. I haven't been able to sleep for the past 3 weeks. Its been a month and still haven't heard back from microsoft. Would they tell me if I failed the background check? Is there hope? I spend every minute thinking about it. I need this to work out. Hireright contacted my current manager to ask about my
- Tutoring while on Stem opt Can stem opt visas work as part-time tutors in their field. How do you report that on your form I-983. E.g MS cybersecurity tutor a cybersecurity course
- Which company transfers immigration employees to Canada? I want to ask which company is known to transfer immigration employees to Canada smoothly because I will be out of STEM OPT next year and I think I will fail H1-B due to bad luck the last 2 times. I hope to aggregate a list of companies to apply for and possibly DM you guys for a referral. List (fr
- Etrade - legal country of residence Hi All, I am on F1-OPT and activating my etrade account, what should be the legal country of residence. Tc: 195k Yoe: 0 #microsoft #facebook #google #amazon
- F1-OPT For anyone who has worked using ur F1-OPT after Bachelors; did u tell the company u needed sponsorship even though u plan on working for just 1-3 years and then doing an MS?
- Need referrals for companies that sponsor Green Card for F-1 OPT I'm on the final year of F-1 OPT extension (bachelor's), and Anthem has a policy of not sponsoring GC without a dual intent visa such as H1-B. I don't think I'll get in the H1-B lottery this year, so I'm looking to switch to a company that does GC sponsorship on Day 1 for F-1 OPT. So if your compan
- Uber vs Microsoft Having difficulty to choose between both: How stable is Uber now ? Are there any layoffs again ? I see they are slowly turning out to be profitable. Worried about stability as i am on visa right now. Microsoft has an upper hand over visa stability. Any suggestions on which one to opt ? Microsoft
- Can you get EAD with approved i 140 and no H1B? Hi Community, I am from India and currently in STEM OPT with one H1B attempt left. If I have an approved i 140 application, Is is possible to work without H1B after my STEM EAD expiration date? Or is H1B a must to work while having the i 140 approval? TC: 200k YOE: 5 + MS
- Visa issue: J1 residency requirement MSFT folks - any recent experiences with how MSFT handles J1 visa 2yr residency requirement? Currently on F1, have offer and unused 1 yr of OPT + 2yr STEM extension sill unused. Looking for insider experiences at MSFT, I'm very aware of the overall situation generally and problems caused by this vi
- Disappointed from Google I cleared the Google HC onsite round 2 weeks ago. I got the e-mail and I was very excited to move forward to the team matching round. I got a call from the recruiter today and she told me that Google has reached the headcount for campus hires. I am really disappointed as Google was a dream job for m
- Does Nvidia negotiate offers? Nvidia just sent out an offer without discussing over phone. Recruiter insists it won't negotiate and they are fine if I opt for other offers. 1. anyone had luck negotiating with Nvidia? If so, to what extent(low, high)? 2. I tried IC6 but N insists IC5. TC: 300K N Offer: 355(240/460/60) IC5, RT
- Need Referral for ML Engineer/DS(entry-mid level) roles. Urgent // Applied to 400+ relevant roles through their job sites without much success. Profile: - 4+ years experience as MLE outside US before MS - MS in CS (Non-target school, hard to find referrals) - F1 OPT (graduating after Spring2022) Companies: - Microsoft - Meta - IBM - Nvidia - Snap - Int
- Do other companies have extremely entertaining Standards of Business practices videos? Microsoft releases their standards of business practice training videos in seasons every year. They have storylines and recurring characters and it’s a big event when the new season drops. Do other companies do something similar?
- FB benefits vs MSFT. Which to choose? Starting FB soon, and looking at their medical benefits, they don't seem as good as MSFT. My spouse works at MSFT and I'm currently under their plan as a dependent. Trying to figure out if I just opt out of medical for this year or select the PPO, but I gather that would cost me money. Thoughts?
- Help me negotiate Role - Data scientist Degrees - MS in data analytics YoE - 2 TC - 140+25(RSU) Location - SFO, California Visa - OPT Help me negotiate to 200 TC. #tech #data #dataanalytics #datascience #h1b #workvisa