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New Grad
- vote New grad offers Hi everyone, Asking for a friend: New Grad Offers: Bloomberg 153k+20k bonus +40k sign on NYC MSFT 120k+150k/4 RSU + 70k/2 sign on NYC Meta 129k+150k/4 RSU + 50k sign on NYC This is the order of priority: WLB,learning curve, compensation and benefits Which offer do you guys think my friend should
- Terrified New Grads I’m currently writing my thesis and will be LC/job hunting in a couple of months. Really concerned about how tech job market would look like for a new grad in June - September with all these layoffs. What’s your prediction? Any advice? #engineering #software #swe
- Amazon vs Bloomberg New Grad UPDATE: Thanks for the advice. For what it’s worth found out I did not get the Bloomberg job which is just as well because I was definitely leaning toward Amazon and not sure I could actually choose to live in NYC if it came down to it… that said it would have been nice to try to use it to negotiate
- vote Amazon new grad 2022 I applied for the new grad position and to my surprise I somehow got an OA. I have seven days, and I've never touched leetcode before. Is it doable to pass the OA and the interview if I get it? #engineering #software #swe
- vote new grad robinhood friend accepted over at rh half a year ago before they so scuffed. what do? #robinhood #layoffs
- Bay Area New Grad Monthly Budget Coming to the bay area very soon, with a 124k base and a TC of ~ 170k. I'm in the process of making a budget chart, and am looking for feedback on whether my current budget idea is reasonable. I've already found an apartment to live with another professional. After-tax Monthly Base: ~$6800 Rent: $
- IMC trading new grad compensation I’ve seen varied values on levels ranging from 200k to 300k+ so not sure what actual values are. Would appreciate if anyone has additional data points on new grad Comp particularly undergraduate interns converted to full time. TC: 0 (student)
- vote Uber India vs Amazon Berlin [New Grad] I am a 2022 grad, currently holding offers from Amazon Berlin and Uber India Uber India TC- 21L base + 7.6 L Stocks (25% for 4 years)+ 2L Sign On(for first year) +2Lakh Relocation(Reimbursable) + PF/Gratuity + Performance Bonus + Benefits Total first year TC=28-29L TC Amazon Berlin TC- 62,000 Euro
- New grad Google. Chance they rescind? I'm starting at Google in August as a new grad swe and have already signed. What are the chances they rescind since the job market and economy isn't looking great?
- vote Is my new grad offer at Pinterest at risk of being rescinded? Given the current market conditions and FUD with layoffs, hiring freeze, and stock market going down, I'm worried that my new grad offer at Pinterest may be rescinded by the time I join. Something that multiplies the risk is that PINS stock is also below IPO price. What shall I do? Comments would
- vote Coinbase VS AWS new grad I am trying to decide between these two offers. Both are for new grad. I personally think I would likely enjoy Coinbase more but AWS is a big name and would definitely be cool to work at. However, at Coinbase I do get to choose my team whereas for AWS it is already decided and I would have to stick
- New Grad Roles I haven’t seen many new grad postings. Are companies hiring?
- Atlassian New Grad offer Dropping a data point for blind. New Grad 125k base 150k/4yr 10% bonus 20k sign on Remote Bay Area 1st year TC: 195k #newgrad #atlassian
- vote What car for new grad to buy? What is the best car for a new grad to buy? Buy new or used? Should I drop my relocation bonus as a down payment? I don’t want to throw away money but also I want something kind of cool since I worked hard to get to this point and will be living in a LCOL area YOE 0 TC 165
- Microsoft seattle new grad I've accepted an offer for new grad SWE roles in Azure Core. Interested to here opinions on growth, learnings and personal development that you might have wanted to know earlier in your career. YOE: 0 Offer: 112 + 30 stock 142 + 20 bonus
- vote Snapchat NYC or Google Sydney (new grad) Snap offer is $200k (standard new grad offer) Google Sydney is around $170k aud Snap obviously paying way more, but is the google name brand worth it?
- Depressed New Grad at Amazon I know I will get a lot of flak for writing this but this thing is hurting me a lot and hence I am trying to seek help. So most of my friends interned this summer at big firms like Google, FB , Stripe and other big firms while I unfortunately could only end up at Amazon (yes the bar is low). And n
- Google new grad locations Is NYC the most popular location for Google, or is HC just really low there? From blind it seems like it’s been hard for people to get placed in NY, but I’m not sure. I saw some say if you want to be in NY, it’s best not to choose Google right now…. I just got matched with a team in the Bay but I’d
- Concerned New Grad at Netflix After that stock drop.... Not really sure if I made the right choice. Thoughts? Time to look elsewhere or ride it out? TC -- 250k #engineering #software #swe
- vote Coinbase or Pinterest New Grad Coinbase 140/50/7 Remote/NY Pinterest 145/32.5/55 Remote/SF Priorities: Learning + Career Growth Decent WLB + Pay Looking to switch companies after 2-3 years out I also am interviewing with Datadog, which I’m not sure to continue or not
- vote Amazon new grads, how was your experience? Trying to decide whether I should sell my soul to double my TC. Current TC:71k New TC:150k YOE: 10 months + engineering background @amazon #amazon
- Twitter New Grad Offer Will be interning at Twitter this summer, anybody know what’s the conversion rate from intern to full time offer? No TC since I’m in school but my Internship offer is: 42.25 an hour + 6000 housing stipend, fully remote. #twitter #twitteroffer #engineering #software #swe
- link Coinbase New Grad Lowball Edit: yes, this isn't a lowball, I'm super fortunate and rich and grateful to get this offer yada yada Hi everyone, Wanted to ask for advice here about Coinbase offer. I recently got an offer from Coinbase new grad for Zone 1 (SF, NYC): Base: 139.5 | Bonus: 7 | Stock: 50 Total TC: ~197 The re
- New Grad offer - Facebook vs Microsoft Posting on behalf of a friend. Please help decide between these two offers. Looking for faster growth, higher TC, greater learning, exit opportunities. Microsoft Redmond Org: Azure Base: 110K Bonus: 20% Sign on: 50K RSU: 120K over 3.5 years Facebook Menlo Park Team: Will be assigned through Bootc
- vote Google vs Airtable (New Grad) I was fortunate to receive new grad offers from these two companies. The TC breakdown is as follows: Google: - 142k base - 15k signing - 100k/4 years Airtable: - 155k base - 30k signing - 280k/4 years Clearly, Airtable comes out to a lot more on paper. The problem is the RSUs are useless until an
- New grad role Know someone who is planning to graduate soon and looking for new grad software roles. It’s been tough to even get interviews. Any help would be greatly appreciated! #engineering #software #swe TC: ~230k
- New grad personal finance New grad here Just started my 200k job - 150 base, 35k stock, 15k bonus Fully Remote in Texas Prolly take home 9k around a month after all tax. How should I budget? How many percentage should goes to 401k, high yield savings, index funds, stocks, HSA, etc? I’m also interested to get into rental
- vote Thoughts on Netflix New Grad or Pinterest New Grad Hi, Does anyone have any insight they could share more about the expectations of a new grad at Netflix? And general culture in Netflix? Friend of mine recently got an offer for Netflix New Grad. They are also considering an offer from Pinterest. So far, they have heard the culture at Netflix is qu
- vote Company to choose New Grad I am currently in my final year of university and applying to new grad positions in Europe. I have received the following offers or or am in the final stages of the interview process. Meta System Engineer Dublin TC: $92k Amazon SDE 1 Edinburgh TC: $82k Adobe Software Engineer Edinburgh TC: $100k
- Starting as SDE II for Masters New Grad Hi Folks, I am wondering about which level I would most likely start upon completing my Masters. Here is the experience I have: 9 months of intern experience at 3 companies (FAANG) 1 year of startup experience while doing my Masters 1 year of startup experience while doing my Bachelors All experi
- Car for a New Grad It's always been my dream to go on roadtrips all around California. I was an International student (just graduated) at a school in California but CS at my school was just so hard that I never really got time to travel (I know that this is subjective). I was stressed out 24/7 but now that i've gradua
- vote Meta vs Google (new grad) Meta offer: TC: $225k first year, $175k+refreshers(+promo?) second year Pros: fast promo, learn more/better career growth, team choice (hence more interesting teams?) Cons: poor wlb, less prestige Google offer: TC: $198k first year, $183k second year Pros: much better wlb, prestige, mature tech, go
- Twitter New Grad Interview I have my first round of Twitter interview for Software Engineer, New Grad. What should I expect? Are there any tips for preparing for the interview? #software #engineering #swe Location - San Francisco
- New Grad Reference/Referral Hello Blind community, I'm a CS Graduate student graduated in Dec 2021, working in Cisco at present. I'm looking for blind community referrals for 2022 New Grad SWE roles for FAANGMULA+ and other tech companies. LC: 120+ accepted Feel free to dm with any questions! #swe #referral #newgrad #remot
- New grad questions So I just started my first full time job. How can I do well and put my best foot forward as a new grad? also, at what point am I no longer considered a new grad by recruiting standards? 1 year? 2 years? When should I start interviewing for a new job again and should I still be applying for new grad
- New grad salary Could anyone suggest what would be the best salary for grade 5 verification engineer in austin / hillsboro
- New Grads Dont Work at Amazon!!! Amazon treats it’s employees poorly in general but this especially true for new grads due to ... 1. There’s barely any documentation or mentorship. It’s a “sink of swim” culture. This is manageable if you have experience but if your a new grad your more likely to sink. 2. Amazon has a lot of confu
- Microsoft New Grad Hi everyone, I recently got a new grad offer from MS and I wanted to get some thoughts. Base: 112.5k Sign on: 20k On hire stock: 70k bonus range: 0-20% Any comments or issues? Edit: L59 SWE, Redmond
- I'm afraid to join Amazon - New Grad I'm in my final year and have an offer from Amazon as an AWS Proserve graduate but I'm afraid to join after reading many pip stories on blind. I have a few other offers from no names companies as well. Shall I still join Amazon ? Using my friend's account I'm not at Amazon yet. #tech #amazon #aws
- New Grad PM Salary Negotiation - EA Hi! Was offered a Game Product Manager position at EA in Austin, and looking to see if the offer is fair/appropriate: $38/hour rate $22k RSUs $5k relocation <1 yoe (new grad position, 9 months of internship experience) Thinking of negotiating for a sign on bonus, higher hourly rate + switch to s
- vote Microsoft or Google New Grad Hello, I am a new grad and will be starting in July 2022. I currently have 2 offers for SWE position and would love to hear which one I should take. Microsoft (L60), Redmond, WA: - Salary: $121/year - Stock: $130k/4 years - 10% target bonus - Bonus: 50k signon + 5.5k Relocation Total: $221k first
- Is Amazon running out of people to hire except for new grads? I used to get one to two Amazon recruiter emails per month asking me to interview for Amazon. However, during these past few months I have been getting Amazon emails almost 2 - 3 times a week. Is it just me or does anyone else notice Amazon recruiting more aggressively recently? Most people that I
- ByteDance Singapore New Grad Offer Received an offer for a new grad role in ByteDance Singapore. Is it normal that ByteDance does not give stocks for new grads, or am I being lowballed? Offered TC: SGD 97200, 0 RSU YOE: 0 #bytedance #singapore
- Referrals: New Grad/Early Career Hello, y'all, My friend is about graduate with a master's and is looking for new grad roles. On their behalf, I am asking for referrals from the entire silicon valley. Please DM and help a brother out!!! My blind tax: YoE: 2 TC: 200K (Sorry for the tag list! Inspired from a recent post) #apple
- vote Robinhood vs Microsoft (New Grad) Posting for friend since they dont want to be id by current company tag. Robinhood - 135k + 175k RSU + 30k sign on full remote Microsoft - 121k + 130k RSU + 25k sign on bing ads likes the work more at Robinhood where already knows will be doing backend infra but MS won't assign team until later
- vote New Grad Anxiety I’m graduating soon with a bachelors in cybersecurity and I’m looking for new grad positions but haven’t even had a single interview. I have almost a years worth of internship experience and some decent certs (Pentest+, Security+, Network+, ISC2 SSCP, etc.) I have a full-time analyst rotational prog
- vote SWE vs IB: New Grad [UPDATE] Ended up going SWE Original Post Below: Long time lurker here and wanted to crowdsource some advice. I’m a recent grad from a target school with offers as an investment banking analyst at a bulge bracket bank and a SWE at Amazon. I’m pretty torn between the two paths, and have considere
- Netflix New Grad On levels.fyi, I see close to ten new salaries being posted for new grads in October. And many new grads may not have posted their salaries. Seems like netflix is really hiring lots of new grads (and paying 🚀)
- vote Amzn vs MSFT new grad MSFT L60: $102K base, $130K stocks / 3.5 yrs (25/25/25/25), $50K signon, 0-20% target bonus Amzn SDE1: $130K base, $95K stocks / 4 yrs (5/15/40/40), $60K signon / 2 yrs I got offers from both Amazon and Microsoft as a new grad. The MSFT offer is remote, and the Amazon offer is for the office near w
- link Airbnb revokes all intern and new grad offers Including signed ones. Sorry class of 2020! Precursor to layoffs, of course. https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/17/airbnb-lays-off-contractors-and-cancels-summer-internships/