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- What is the promo process like at other companies? I've worked at Microsoft and Google and I have to say Google's seems much more stressful. At both companies I had to dig through the past to find things I worked on. At Google the amount of detail required is much higher. You need to find individual CLs, docs, bugs, etc that prove you did what you
- Evaluate my offer L6 SDM at Amazon. YOE 15 years. Last 7 years at Amazon. L7 is minimum two years away. TC: 1.05 crores. Base is 65 lakh. With stock appreciation the current TC looks like 1.2cr Got a L6 EM offer with Google Bangalore. 70 base, 20% perf bonus, 270K usd stocks vesting in 4 years. Translates to 1.3cr T
- Microsoft SDE II level 61 expected TC? I'm currently working at Amazon as an SDE I with total 3 years of experience (2 years in Samsung R&D and 1 year in Amazon). Have a Masters in CS from UC Santa Barbara. I just received an offer for SDE II role at level 61 at Redmond. Currently negotiating TC with the recruiter. What would be a reas
- Early 30s confusion. Advice needed. A little bg info about me. I graduated from college in 2011 and then started my career as a TOEFL/GRE/GMAT teacher. In 2016, I decided to pursue a master degree in Translation/language teaching and came to the States. From 2016 I began to be exposed to the idea of "Localization" and "International
- MSFT L64 Manager Power How much influence and power does a first time manager, L64 have on his team and decisions? Is he/she heavily coaches/guided/influenced but his boss in all decisions of running his team? Or annual comp distribution. Who works in which project under him etc? Edit : No, I am not trying to be a manag
- Tech Interviews are a modern day corporate HOT OR NOT <Rant> 1) Given proper guidance and mentorship any BS in CS or Coding Bootcamp new grad can perform a job as an entry level SWE in any industry. 2) Anyone with 5+ years of industry experience as a frontend, backend, data or devOps engineer can translate business requirements to production read
- Non-Tech TC (C&P / Supply Chain) at MSFT/GOOG/FB/AMZN? Currently in Oil & Gas. 15 YOE. Base pay $290k, no real bonus or RSU to speak of. Exp. consists of senior positions managing contracts and supply chains for major capital projects (multi-billion dollar, highly complex, multi-year projects), as well as corporate roles (procedure development, train
- vote Robotics or hardware product design/development Recently started my career at a robotics startup. Though I always wanted to be in product design/development or general fun design engineering, honestly I really enjoy the work so far and I’m excited to learn a lot really fast. I also know robotics and AI/ML with respect to hardware folks is a nich
- vote Should I pursue PM or strategy - and with which offer? Hi Blind I am post-MBA (Mech E. pre-eng so non-coder), 2 YoE Strategy (MBB), 2 YoE product (primarily 0->1 or even 0->Alpha/Beta). Current TC (240, though in Aussie dingaroos) Interests/goals: What I really get a kick out of is identifying novel product opportunities and seeing them translat
- To Asian American Men - Moving to Asia - Changed My Life Hi, Recently, I've been reading a lot of posts on blind. All of these great guys, that make plenty of money, in the valley or Seattle, that are depressed because they're single. I wanted to share my story, and hope many of you will make the same decision as me. I used to work at Microsoft in a goo
- India vs US Financial Landscape in Tech Jobs I am 23 and currently working at a product company in India as a Software Engineer (Backend). My TC is 27.5 LPA (25 base + 10% bonus) with 11 months of full time experience. I don't plan to move to US to pursue MS as I believe it is financially burdening, plus I'll be missing out on 2 years of indu
- Raised millions in startups switch to MAANG Product tldr I have been wanting to get into MAANG or tier 2 companies as a product manager. Not sure how my experience carries over into the large enterprise tech vs the startup world. I am curious to hear from people that have made the jump. Unfortunately non of the startups popped enough to be on anyones
- 20 companies, 6 Offers MLE Interview Prep AMA Blind has helped me a ton throughout my interview journey! It can be hard to find information for machine learning positions (ie machine learning engineer, applied scientist, data scientist), so I want to share my experience interviewing for ML positions. All roles were primarily for MLE and I am cu
- ML/Applied Scientist Role will get commoditized out of existence! Do you agree? Seeking out fellow ML scientist bro/sis here on Blind. Having a mid-cliff crisis now. Punch line is that I think this role will be commoditized out of existence in at most 10 years. First, we need to get our definitions straight, because terminology varies. 1) Research Scientist (50% basic researc
- Interview Cycle: Facebook M1, Google L7, Microsoft L68, and Local Public Company Hello all. I recently interviewed for positions at a local public company, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft and promised in another thread to recount the experiences, since there’s not a lot of Blind info for the experienced/higher level folks. So I don’t have to GTFO, TC is currently $396k (was $5
- link Facebook E6 Interview: Part 2. The Phone Interview PART 2. THE PHONE INTERVIEW In the previous post, I talked about how I got into the “race”, which led to the phone screen. [PART 1] https://www.teamblind.com/post/Facebook-E6-Interview-Part-1-How-I-Started-The-Process-6qP0UajY I pushed for my phone screen immediately when I realized that there won
- link SDE guide to getting the best offer - part1 This is a part of 3 part series post. Read them in order. part 1 https://us.teamblind.com/s/isDNuYPU part 2 https://us.teamblind.com/s/VXz1n07A part 3 https://us.teamblind.com/s/ij5tgwfF ___________ I left Microsoft some time ago. I switched job several
- 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?