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- 3 YoE SWE LFR Pretty burnt out of Amazon leaderships, and org has been in an absolute dumpster fire which burned out everyone. As a result, all but 1 of my beloved coworkers who all agreed to quit and are now job hunting together <3 Mainly backend engineer with a hint of frontend. Certainly not TT material, b
- Amazon haters, you either never worked for amazon or faked it in Finance bro here, just wondering why it is only on this forum that Amazon as a tech employer gets so much hate? I have friends who went the tech route - who love their time there. I just can't wrap my head around people who are pure technologists, Amazon clearly have the most exciting products, yet
- vote Performance Reviews Feel Petty? I've been in tech for more than 15 years. Worked at many well known companies. In the last 6 years been in leadership roles. Every time performance reviews come up I feel like something is eating my soul to rate someone a top, medium or whatever the low rating thing is. I just can't help but lose s
- link Catalog of FAANG interview information Hey Blind, I'm currently interviewing for SWE positions at several companies and periodically read Rooftop Slushie to help with my interviews. I made a reading list and I picked out some posts that were helpful for me which I organized by company. There aren't tons of posts about SWE for every comp
- Switching to FANG after a few months at startup Hi! I wanted to get some other perspectives on my current situation. Was at Apple for two years working on maps. A few months ago, I joined a mid-sized based in Seattle (Company B), which has had two reorgs, and a revolving door of leadership, since I joined. I started interviewing around for other
- vote Netflix vs Apple vs Twitch Help me choose what’s best for my next step! I’m really ambitious, eager to learn and grow technically and in leadership. I deeply care about having impact. I am a SWE working on infra stuff. Twitch: Pros Company is growing quickly and I love their product. I guess since it’s Amazon, people want
- How technical are SDM interviews? Wanting to test my acumen by getting acceptance for a L5+ SDM at a FAANGM. Engineering YOE 8 Management YOE 4 Background: High profile startups, and non-fang but big tech consulting. Had a cold email offer for SDE from Netflix due to high up friend referral, also got to round 4 of Google (SDE) yea
- vote Meta rant I saw a couple of posts/ poll later about what's great about Meta. I think the key point here is under the currrent leadership, the company is unlikely to do anything beneficial for users. Watch the keynote. What they envision is strapping users in a literally unreal world, just like how they have s
- vote Transition to SDM within Amazon or leave as IC and transition in another company I've been an SDE3 for a year now. I enjoy working in my team. Work can be hectic (consistently) but its an interesting space and I constantly get the opportunity to build new things and contribute to the larger organization. My teammates are great to work with and the leadership supports me. I'm ge
- seeking staff or senior native android engineer roles obligatory tc - $90 per hour contractor. obligatory yoe - 16+ in java, includes 9+ in android, 13+ on dual-intent work-visa. my contract will end on June 01, and work-visa transfer will take 6 to 8 weeks at least, despite premium processing. i don't intend to continue to work as a contractor on wor
- Should I move to Korea until COVID clears? I started my current role in March 2020 in NY. COVID happened and I relocated to the west coast. I'm considering moving to stay with family in Korea until COVID "clears" or my office asks me to go back to work. Context: - I'm a US citizen. - I already have a visa that will allow me to work while ab
- 45% paycut to move to an early stage startup? Would you take a 45% paycut to move to an early stage startup? Context: I’m a staff level IC. No management experience. I’m thinking about next steps for my career and I’d want to explore people management. An ideal role would allow me do both (Some IC work while managing a small team) More establ
- Startup vs bigco: am I being shortchanged? Hi I'm 31, working for a series C startup valued at ~$200M that totally raised ~$50M. I've been here 3 years, and I've vested ~0.7% of common options that I fully exercised in common stocks (0.7% is after counting current dilutions etc., it was > 1% at the beginning). I still have an additional
- Topics to cover for Senior/Staff Engineering positon Hi everyone! I've been Software Engineer for almost 10 years and I've always worked for product companies of all sizes (from Startups to big corporations). The thing is, I love Software Craftsmanship and everything around it. I love getting better as an architect, I love learning about what's new
- Uber vs Netflix vs Coinbase (maybe Lyft)? I just got interviews at these places, plus probably Lyft, hopefully. Fortunately I have good friends (roommates) at two of the companies. That definitely helps. I’m wondering how people compare these companies, if comp and title is equal. Netflix friend says it’s kinda boring these days but they
- vote Amazon AWS Virtual Onsite (USA) Completed the online assessment (OA) in first week of October and had a virtual onsite recently. Following is my experience. 1. Both OA questions were from the leetcode's OA list. First question passed 14/16 test cases, and the second one (looked like the harder one) passed all test cases. Was in
- DoorDash is Overhyped Hello! I joined DD around 9 months ago and left last week. I experienced that the hype about “you will grow faster at DD”, “you will learn a lot as their tech stack is cool”, “their refresher is insane” etc. All this is bullshit based on my personal experience as described below: 1. TC: AFAIK Thei
- vote Just got an Albertsons offer 🤯 +400k TC 🤯 I was blessed last month to receive a message on LinkedIn from an Albertsons recruiter asking if I was interested in a senior platform engineering role for Albertsons AI. Of course, I replied. Who wouldn't want the opportunity to work in the most innovative and prestigious company on the planet.
- AMA - Recently got FB PM offer and cleared other PM interviews with the pure intention to help others during these tough time i can snswer any questions you might have about the prep, interview process and negotions for PM job at FB, LinkedIn and Amazon where i recently clear interviews and accepted FB offer. thanks to fellow blinders for the help, motivation
- A guide to preparing for the system design/architecture interview Recently someone asked if it was worth brushing up on Lamport timestamps or how to implement leader elections for an architecture interview. Short answer: no. Long answer: As you become a more senior software engineer, your interviews will concentrate less on the coding questions (though that’s sti
- In a delicate situation. Need help with referrals for PM roles Long post alert !! Not at Deloitte. Using a friend's work email since mine is blocked. Hi All, I am currently in the middle of a delicate situation and need help with referrals and maybe some advice. Currently based out of India and was working in a Non tech role at an IT services major (hint :
- In a delicate situation. Need help with referrals and advice Long post alert !! Not at Deloitte. Using a friend's work email since mine is blocked. Hi All, I am currently in the middle of a delicate situation and need help with referrals and maybe some advice. Currently based out of India and was working in a Non tech role at an IT services major (hint :
- How to know when to give up on your company TLDR: detailed product org pain points for a friend. Are these common signs among start ups? What are the necessary ingredients for mid-senior ICs to invest time/effort to attempt a change vs cut the loss and leave? Asking the community based on recent conversations with a friend. Perhaps what My f
- SWE Interview journey, offers, rejects, tips. Warning: long post. TL;DR; at the bottom. (*In Blind mobile app, only the first half of contents are shown because the post is too long. The second half has been added in the comments section. There is no issue reading this in desktop browser from teamblind website.) I started prepping for intervie
- 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 #