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- Nokia compensation How much does a senior software engineer in Nokia make? Current TC: 200k
- Expected TC at Nokia, Bangalore. Got selected for Dev role in 5G team at Nokia. TC discussion is remaining only. Don't have any idea, HR already told before interviews about budget constraints. How much should I ask for it? Education - Masters YOE - 3 Current TC - 18.57 LPA (17.85 fixed)
- Nokia vs VMware Is Nokia present in USA still relevant on 5G core ?! How many people work in the US office? How you compare Nokia vs VMware as compensation, work/life balance, benefits !?
- vote What is 🥜 TC? I see people have 🥜 as their TC a lot. What does that mean? TC: 310k (not at Nokia)
- vote What is more prestigious? I think Nokia is more prestigious personally. We so important for 🇺🇸 internet! 💪 TC: 98k
- Nokia HW team Finland I need some help in understanding if it makes sense to move to Finland from India. I dont have an offer/TC yet from Nokia. How is the work life/culture etc in finland and what would be a good TC to take a call. Also, if I move can I apply across Europe after certain time? say Apple or other companie
- Everyone making under 100k USD TC, post your TC Lets make a thread about how real dev TC looks like! First job I had started me off at about 45k USD. I eventually graduated to Nokia where I made about 70k USD. Taxes took 30% so I had about 50k I would live off per year. I would often work over 50 hours a week (in the office until 8pm at night) w
- Samsung TC check I am working in Nokia with 6 YOE at TC 21 LPA. I am getting an offer of 34 LPA. Is it worth it? Are there any such experience level guys who can point out if I should negotiate more? #telecom
- How good is 2 years of Amazon L5 on resume? Curious to hear what companies people able to target with that? I have 2 years of Amazon L5 and 4 years of non Amazon telecom companies (Cisco, Nokia, etc types). What would be an “upgrade” for me? TC: 260k
- Amazon isn’t a sweatshop 😂 Joined Amazon a few years ago. Was freaking out how hard it would be but really wanted the resume boost and TC. Turns out I was stressing for nothing. My team has < 1 sev 2 per week, 10 tickets in queue and points every story with worst case in mind so WLB is no issue. I worked harder at Nokia. Y
- Nokia Finland Offer Got an offer from Nokia Finland. Trying to understand if this is good enough for family of 3 to move to Finland. Currently in Nvidia Pune. Yoe: 11 Current TC: 75L TC offered: 110k Euro Base: 90k Stocks and Bonus: 20k per year
- NYC Rent - What’s going on? Just got a new grad SWE job in NYC (not Nokia) and I’ve been looking at 1BR apartments in downtown Manhattan. My budget is $3K which is already pretty high IMO. But I am yet to see anything good in this range after weeks of looking. Every apartment either has a weird layout, shit kitchen, missing l
- What’s the point of RSUs in big tech? I’m not sure why we have them. Usually RSUs are super lucrative at startups because the startup could 10xX which makes your equity grow exponentially. But share price at big tech orgs will MAYBE double in the next 2-5 years, but could also likely stagnate or tank. Just imagine taking Nokia stock in
- Coinbase/Instacart referral Hi, Looking for a referral to Coinbase or Instacart as SDE, every time I apply I get rejected in few hours somehow Level: looking for recent grad position, graduating in few months Current company: Goldman Sachs Ex: Morgan Stanley, Nokia Location: Canada, open to relocate to US Thanks Current TC
- Tc for apple Cambridge Hi All, I have 8+ yoe in asic Verification. I am looking to explore opportunities in Europe mainly ( Apple , Qualcomm) . I heard about Nokia and Ericsson but without RSU TC is less compared to expense in Europe. I heard that Apple , Qualcomm are currently not hiring outside Europe due to COVID. I
- Juniper Staff Engineer salary range in India Not much information about Juniper Networks salary range for different level. Starting a thread. Lets see if get data from current and ex Junivators. YOE : 8 TC : 45 lpa #junipernetworks #Juniperindia #juniper #salary #salaryrange #tech #cisco #paloaltonetworks #nokia #arista #checkpoint #f5net
- Job referrals Looking for referrals in systems test or QA role. YOE: 10 TC: $140k Current location : Hyderabad, India Experienced in: Wireless technologies, 5G, QA , Systems test, Product test, device engineer, automation, project management etc. #interview #telecom #intel #modem #nvidia #motorolamobility #math
- Salary levels for Telecom professionals in Canada i am currently a Sr. RF Engineer in US making a TC of 120k. I have offers in US currently that can take me upto 140k TC ( moving into a PM role). i am considering Canada as a option in the next 2-3 years or so. What kind of Salary levels should i expect in British Columbia and Ontario? any folks f
- Apple / Argo AI/ Delart / Nokia YOE: 2y Field: Embedded I interviewed mostly last month and have offers from these 3 not sure what i should do? Delart offer: Base: 150k Annual Bonus: 9% Field: Wifi Pros: Startup hence independence to move around, low pressure, Contracts with facebook Cons: low base, no extra perks, seems like t
- vote Help me choose my next company Hi Guys, below are the details please help me choose my next company. I am seeking a company with good career growth and decent WLB and ofcourse money is a priority. Current TC - 4lpa Role - java developer YOE - 2 I have following offers (default unit is LPA): Nokia(java developer) - 11+1JB Gartn
- Telecom research jobs (TC, etc) Most talk on Blind (or pretty much any other resource, e.g. reddit) seems to be about software engineering and occasionally program/project management. I'm in a somewhat different field - telecommunications, with heavy emphasis on research. Are there similar people out these? Is there a resource/th
- Transitioning back from Manager to IC I used to be an IC for 9 years (Nokia, Expedia, Walmart, Ebay). Got into manager role(at Ebay and now PayPal) and been in manager role for 5 years now. Looking to get back as an IC. My main rationale is 3 fold - 1. Managing people in non FAANG companies lot harder as it’s hard to match TC in this ma
- 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
- Caution - Apple Maps (dreadful org) Hi ...I have been with Apple Maps as SWE for 2 years now. The managers are so annoying and incompetent. The most incompetent management I have seen in my 7 years career. Most managers are from dreadful WITCH companies and Yahoo and they don't know jack about SWE, reliability and scalability. A LOT O
- vote iPhone 8 vs iPhone 12 🤔🤔🤔 The iPhone 12 and up is levels above iPhone 11 and below in terms of quality, luxury, tech (OLED tech and camera). Think early Nokia brick vs. early Motorola razer. The iPhone 12 and up is superior to all earlier models with the same degree of difference. Amazing color, amazing camera, etc. AND YET
- Why there are so many indian CEOs? First of all I am fond of Indians and absolutely adore my Indian friends. Their youtube videos are the reason I learned some complex topics with ease. I would like to understand how come so many Indians move up the ladder in an org so well. What makes them apart? Is it just a coincidence? CEO of
- looking for opportunities Dear Community, Happy and healthy new year to everyone. Just a quick background story. I left USA and traveled back to India during lockdown as my H1B 6 years had expired. The company filed for my PERM petition and it got approved in August 2020. On following up repeatedly about the next steps th
- Referrals help for SDET/Software QA engineer roles in Bengaluru, India - serving notice period Hi everyone, Looking out for referrals for SDET/Software QA engineer roles in Bengaluru, India for my sibling who is in noticed period. Request this great community to help with referrals. Please reply to the post so I can DM the background and resume. Yoe: ~2.5years Current TC 6.5lpa Open to co
- 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.
- 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