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- Full Stack (Mostly Frontend) To Backend at FAANG I'm a recent grad and have started a full-stack job at a small company mostly involving Frontend and occasionally some Node/Django. If I want to apply to FAANG in 1-2 years time, will I be considered for a front-end role? I'm not liking front-end as much as I'm liking backend, so I'm hoping to eith
- Fewer number of front-end jobs compared to other backend jobs related to Java, Go etc. I am working as an SDET, want to switch to a developer role. Started learning javascript, node and react, saw the no. of jobs related to front-end or MERN stack is pretty less compared to that of a Java, Go, Python etc. I contemplated about learning Java, but according to the tech blogs and other
- How to switch career to SDE Role? Currently an Associate Data Scientist TC:15 lpa Yoe: 2.5 How to switch to SDE Role(preferably backend)? What else to do so as to get interview calls. And what else to focus on? LC: 331(100/213/18) grinding everyday to be good at coding and dsa. Programming language: Python/C++ Currently preparing
- vote G vs M for Front End? I'm 10yoe and have always been a full stack product engineer, but I want to start digging deep into web technologies, JavaScript & Node runtimes, browser performance, etc. I have offers from both Google and Meta and wondering which would be a more advantageous company to be at for really digging int
- Looking for Sr. SDMs and SDEs Do you have experience leading teams that built cloud native services/web-apps? Are you interested in joining an org that is growing, has opportunities to learn, build new services and make a dent, while also maintaining good work life balance? I am hiring senior SDMs (full stack and distributed sy
- What companies really don't care where you live. Im a full stack software developer (React, Node, Go etc) currently located in Pakistan. I've been working remotely for about 2 years now and have 3.5 YOE and for the last two months have been looking for remote work but either get rejected at the screening stage for "not being in the right time zon
- HR cancelling phone call after I told I have 0 experience with Angular I applied to a position and got a response from an outsourced recruiter (let’s call this guy A)who then also forwarded my resume to a different recruiter, B. (This is strange already) I got an email from B asking about my detailed experience in specific tech stack and I answered honestly and told I
- Leetcode for front end dev interview prep? I don't come from a CS background and haven't really practiced algo problems. I am fairly comfortable with structures like stack, queues, lists etc, know my way around scripting Dom. I am a decent front end dev with 8+ yoe, couple of years in ux design as well. Have a good breadth of experience in
- Which type of dev role is the most "sought after"? I know this is a big, dumb question, but please allow me to explain. I have the opportunity to rotate into a new role/team in a few months -- options range from various teams in mobile dev, data engineering, infosec, back-end, front-end, and full-stack. Currently on a front end team using primarily
- From Frontend to Backend for better career growth Hi , I have total 5 years of experience , Started as full stack developer (node + web) And for the last 3 years worked on FE only and very good at it . I am thinking to switch to BE so that i can have more opportunity to apply to best companies, I have observed FE requirement is quite less compared
- Next career move: Should I jump the ship and swim with shark in the city? I've working for almost a year as a Frontend Dev (first tech job straight out of a coding program), I like the company, culture and the people. But, this is my dilemma; I'm located just outside of NYC, the tech stack is mainly XSLT, HTML, CSS, and a little bit of Javascript (jQuery), and $70K TC. I
- Ensuring idempotency for REST. Ok, so a brief background, for a personal project, I HAVE to use a graph db (Neptune, neo or whatever). But as you all know idempotency is critical for proper REST services. * So client generates a UUID and sends it to me as an update trace id. * Keeping network conditions in mind, I want to ensur
- How much can I expect? Looking to make a change here soon. I was hoping to get some help from the cool Blind community. I am a Full Stack Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience. Most of my experience is in javascript enviroments (node, react, react native, postgreSQL, Mocha, and so on). I have also worked with Pyt
- 5 YOE but have only done web app development. How should I learn more? I’ve been working as a frontend / full stack developer for 5+ years. So far all I have done is pretty much just feature development and bug fixes at 2 small companies <70, and I have never been involved in technical architecture stuff. I hove no experience with things that system design courses te
- Amazon recruiter, front end engineer (fee) vs sde Im definitely mostly a front end engineer but worried about the title being different from sde and a different interview experience than the swe kind ive been preparing for. So id be down to do full-stack, but am i qualified for it? Nothing in my work history with java/c#/c++ or object oriented des
- [India] Do tech interviews for SDE-2 level ask only DS/Algorithms and design questions? Current TC: 12 lpa Yoe: 4 After quite a while I’ve decided to move on from my current job and want to know if I should prepare for tech stack questions and not just DS/Algo and Design for interviews. (Barring leadership sort of questions) My current tech stack is react front end, node as the midd
- Looking for referrals for the following companies: Full-stack engineer / web dev w/ ~10 YOE, will need to be remote for the next year and a half or so. If the company will absolutely not accept FT remote for new employees, please let me know so I can cross them off my list. Am also interested in finance, and have done some market prediction / portfo
- Need Help regarding Google Phone Interview Hi everyone, I have been approached by google recruiter for the full-stack position and I am thinking of asking for 2 months to prepare till I give my first phone interview. I really need help from you guys that what would be the best strategy to crack the phone interviews so that I eventually move
- How is my salary/TC? Dear Blind community, please advice…. I have a combined 5+ years of experience working as front-end, full-stack, back-end, and devops engineer. Currently at Microsoft level 62 as a solutions engineer. My software dev experience revolves around javascript ecosystem (node, express, axios, react, react
- Looking for a foot in the industry Hello I’m currently looking for remote front end developer role , As a junior developer or intern. I stay in west Africa , I have 1.5 year experience under my belt . I am very comfortable with react and JavaScript, in my quest to improve my skill i am learning a non relational database - Mongodb, n
- How to get over the hump as a Front End Engineer I've been working with JS stacks for 3 years and love it but unfortunately I'm getting severely underpaid by working in aerospace doing what I'm passionate about. Im Looking for a Node, React, Redux shop in Seattle and have been prepping for a few months with ctci, leetcode and eloquent JS. I get hi
- YC startup project as a side gig Hiring Manager: I have an interesting project to work for a YC startup as a side gig from one of the FAANG companies, specifically from Apple . Details: Looking for a candidate with experience working at Apple in the App Store team to work on engineering and data-science project to build integrati
- Google Phone Interview SWE - did I mess up? Interviewer was super friendly and started off casually with a pretty long introduction of himself. Asked about differences and examples of queue and stack. Then asked a coding question about maximum path length in a binary tree, given consecutive nodes in the path have the same difference in values
- How to learn a new stack I was working with Amazon which is a pure Java shop along with so much of inhouse stuff which was quite easy to understand and use (great documentation). Now I have joined a startup where stack is python , TS, node etc etc etc and tooling around is all open source. I am finding it pretty difficult t
- Next steps after Apple I’m going into my senior year and am wondering when the time should be to apply for summer jobs. I’d be happy to go back to apple or nvidia, but am wanting to explore my options while I’m young and try to work in other cities/countries. Small companies where I can do a lot of things is the most attr
- Did I limit myself by focusing on MS stack? I've been a C# and MSSQL guy for a pretty long time, and I'm wondering lately if I should start to focus more heavily on Node or Python as my primary server-side language. Web dev isn't an issue, I'm rock solid there. I want to switch employers to work somewhere with a great culture, and a really i
- Confused Full Stack Engineer trying to make it to FAANG Hello, I’m a Full Stack Engineer working with Angular 8, Node and integrating with AWS services. I have around 2.5 yoE and am planning to start preparing for SDE-2 level roles at FAANG and similar companies. In the process of coming up with a preparation plan, I actually realized that I’m missing
- [India] Referral for Senior software engineer Hi I am looking for referral. I have provided my information below. YOE - 5 CTC - 10 Tech Stack - React js , node js , express js Preferred work location - Chennai / Bangalore or remote Thanks for reading. #ARM #Adobe #Agoda #Airbnb #Alphonso #Anduril #Ansatz #Arcesium #Atlassian #Auth0 #Aviso
- Thinking of joining startup Background: Im a full stack react/node developer, 3+ YOE. My current contract position in Los Angeles is ending in the next couple of months, current salary is at 130k. Got an offer at an early stage startup TC: 115K + 0.5% equity + benefits. I actually really like the product the company is buil
- Looking for referrals | 2 YEO | SDE Hi All Blinders, I am looking for a job change. I am currently working as SDE, mostly on front end but also I have been developing my backend skills using node. Recently I gave the Amazon interview and got rejected (Did blunder in one of the interview). I felt little bit low but I am coming back a
- Getting burnt out We are having lots of layoffs at our company. In a few weeks, they are cutting our pay by 20%. Company is sinking and they promoting putting bad apples with questionable ethics in charge. We are about to go on a 4 day work week so it will give me more time to study - which is hard to do atm. Also
- Offer eval from startup I got offer from startup Base 180k 10 percent bonus Offer some startup stock Sign on 20k Solutions engineer position They r working with old technology for frontend but position is solutions engineer. Currently at series A but already generating revenues 10mil per yr and able to self sustain withou
- Challenge in getting Interview calls from h1b employers full Time(direct position) I have been in job market for more than a year, but I couldnt get interview calls from h1b employers as Full Time and Direct Position. Without applying my profile got picked by 3 FAANG companies and rejected for 2. I am not just aspiring only for FAANG, any good companies which offer me, good pay, d
- What should I do outside work to get the skills of a Senior dev? I have been a programmer for 5/6 years -- didn't study programming in college. I still feel I do not have the confidence and competency to become a senior engineer (aiming for backend but full stack too - I like working with Node). I am pretty good at system design and contributing to a code base, b
- Looking for referral Dear Blind folks, Hope you all have a great weekend! I am looking for my next SWE internship and would really appreciate your help or referral. I have total 3 internship work experience at startup and mid-size SaaS companies. I currently study Associate Degree in Computer Science and will graduat
- Good companies in AZ? I’m in California currently but the wife and I are looking at moving to Arizona. There’s a chance I can keep my current job and go fully remote, but I’m looking for a backup plan because my wife is in the last 2 candidates for her dream job in AZ (that is the same as her dream job in San Diego but s
- Consultancy/digital agency => FAANG transition I have a graduate offer to work as a full stack engineer for a consultancy/digital agency. I'll mostly end up working with front-end and I have goals of joining FAANG within the next 2 years. I'll be working with React/React Native/Django/Node etc. So my questions are: Are those technologies/frame
- Seeking referrals Hi, I’m a software developer with around 6 years of professional experience living in SF. Right now I’m working at Apple as a vendor, and I’m looking to explore new opportunities. Ideally, I’m targeting well known public companies like Google, Twitter, Twitch, Square, Stripe (I saw some job posting
- How challenging FAANG in Bay Area in terms of work? Hi Blinders, I am in TN right now making decent salary. I have 8 years of experience but I feel like most of the time I worked for very simple CRUD web apps with some or little business challenges. I am at this point where I want some challenging problems to work on. I do get emails from recruitors
- vote Giving non-technical cofounder 47.5% too much? Hi, I've been working on a B2B SaaS (HR tech) startup on the side for a few years: -Product half-way to MVP (initially B2C, recent pivot to B2B - currently adding/editing features). -Novel approach to neglected problem (can't come up with this w/o deep problem exploration). -Target Beta launch mid
- Ever had a really easy Facebook onsite ? Hi guys, Just like the title says - I recently had a Facebook onsite and it was quite easy and yet I got rejected (Not mad, I'm sure there are far better candidates than me) Anyways, I just wanted to retell my experience and someone might be able to point out, what I did wrong, despite of it being
- Looking for advice on which opportunity to pursue I have two offers for very different companies. One is for a backend position on an AWS team the other is a full stack position at a startup. Both in Seattle. I'm looking for some advice on which to take. I'll lay out my thinking on both. Just a little history on me first. I've been a developer for
- Stop saying “I’m a UI engineer” I see this excuse a lot on blind when interviews, DS and Algos come up and I hate it. We all know that the SWE interview process has issues and relies a lot on ridiculous (or not ridiculous, depending on your perspective) leetcode patterns but saying things like “as a UI engineer it’s hard for me” o
- Referral for Front end Developer React/Javascript @India (On notice period - 15 days left) Hello Blind Bros, I'm in urgent need to get a referral from the following companies. Any help on this one would be highly appreciated. Frontend Developer ( Based in India) Current TC: 6 YOE: 2.1 Tech Stack: Javascript, React, Redux, Typescript, Python, Selenium, Node JS, Express JS, MongoDB, Would
- Am I underpaid? I make 80k living in Los Angeles with not so fantastic benefits. I have a BS in Comp Sci from a fairly highly ranked university (top 50). I have worked remotely for a small company since I graduated for a little over a year on a team of 3 (myself and two superiors). Since I am remote I was not given
- vote BlackRock vs Capital One Hi guys, I recently got 2 offers and just trying to evaluate which would be the best move for me both money-wise and career/skill/progression development wise. BlackRock, Data Engineer, Investor Data Group in APG, SF location TC - 190k Base-140k (renegging) Discretionary bonus - 35k(renegging) Sign
- Interview From Hell. I just went through my Microsoft onsite for new grad and literally just had the worst interview experience of my life. Interviewer showed up with his camera turned off and wanted to go straight to coding. He gave me a question and I explained my approach and then he wanted me to solve it using a sta
- link Chipper Cash is hiring! We are growing fast here at Chipper Cash, and looking for exceptional teammates that can help us in our mission to provide financial services to the next billion folks in Africa. We're backed by some of the best VCs (recently raised a Series A) and have a talented team that's already scaled the pro
- I don’t know if I can continue(sorry for the rant) Hi. I have been in IT for a few years doing support and now for the past year after completing a MERN stack coding boot camp, I have tried to make the transition to developer. I have sent thousands of resumes and never get an tech test interview beside 1 that I bombed right after boot camp finished
- Google L4/L5 Interview Hey everyone! I'm currently studying for the Google interview, and I have around 5 years of experience in the industry. I spoke with a recruiter who told me that based on my industry experience, I'd be interviewing for L4 and L5 roles, depending on how well I do on the interviews. I was told I'd do