Good to have on your resume for next future jobs
No work life balance, 60+ hours is the expectation for everyone
1) currently on pixel 7 2) upgrade is for an upgraded camera system 3) i care about resale value in 2-3 years 4) Pixel 7 camera is great but i have had it freeze on me / get hot when taking many photos during events (photos/vids for 30minutes) had to restart 5) I don't play games on my phone 6) Priv...Read more
Now that almost every tier 1 company has some hardware efforts (google pixel/TPU, Amazon lab126, Apple, Facebook FRL, Microsoft Hololens etc, it will be great to compare who is paying for hardware engineers best. Please share your TC, YOE and level.
Is it a good choice to switch Google Pixel division ? My work in Qualcomm is quite good. Don't have layoff fears but not sure of Qualcomm in the long term (our stock seems to be crashing) Main motivation for moving would be brand and initial compensation bump. I heard not so good feedback in terms ...Read more
#Google - delete your ex on pixel #Meta - cyber bullying in horizon worlds #Apple - Rihanna half time show #Amazon - dog kennel #Netflix - GMC EVs #Microsoft - no ads, saved money for Chat GPT P.S. #Twitter / #Tesla / #SpaceX: Elon with Rupert Murdoch /free, longest lasting advertisement/
What discount do employees get for company hardware? Apple (iphone/ipad/macbook/etc) Google (pixel phone/nest/google home/etc) Amazon (echo devices/ring/etc) Microsoft (surface devices/xbox/etc) : 15%
L4 SWE. Apparently they're gonna start hiring on Monday for some teams starting with late stage candidates and then those for post-onsite. Not all teams done prioritizing, but looks like Android, Pixel, Wear, and others. Idk how orgs outside P&E are handling it. New TC after Amazon offer: 370k L5 S...Read more
Pros: - Pixel phones - Chrome browser, Chromebook, Chromecast - Android operating system - Android auto for cars - YouTube - Gmail - Google photos - news - cloud - waymo - maps - verily - nest - play store - ytmusic - Google drive - Google podcasts - Google office apps - verily - Waze - classroom...Read more
^^ When I was reached by a Google recruiter, I was not interested in Android, Pixel, GCP teams or SRE roles. Have never been thought I’m actually on a very interesting team (Stores) in Amazon.
Heard from recruiter that some L4 SWE roles under pixel team are prioritized, feedback is all positive and likely to pass HC. Holding an offer with amazon and serving notice. Current TC: 56 Offered TC @amazon : 78 YOE: 6+ How much TC I should expect from google ? will they beat amazon ? Also, I hav...Read more
Purchased Pixel 3a, random restarts, and occasional slowness on basic use. Returned and then purchased Pixel 3. Random restarts, in no network area it shows LTE as if it is a static icon, BT issues, no 3.5 mm Jack. Since the time Amazon blocked mobile email on all android phones but Google phone bec...Read more
Here's my experience of last few years. 1. Worst google cloud support, hard to reach out to anyone. AWS is the best in the cloud. 2. Worst gsuite support, hard to reach out to anyone. Microsoft is the best in enterprise products. 3. Worst google pixel warranty support, no way to reach out for war...Read more
Let's share if we find any worthy deals for this prime day and save some 💲💲 I'll start and will try to keep the post updated throughout the day based on your suggestions! Edit: Day 2 Best Deals + $10 Off $25 When you use Amazon Pickup location with Code PICKUP10OFF (one time use only) + Fire TV ...Read more
Google has many perks like free food, office transport, free phone, team outings, best insurance / pensions, concerts, free devices like Google Nest, Pixel buds, etc., tons of reimbursements (I don't know all). What other companies comes close? I have heard LinkedIn has good perks, Amazon got none....Read more
FAANG Meta: Whatsapp Apple: Mac book Amazon: shopping and Prime for free shipping, Audible Netflix: none Google: Pixel, Google Home, Assistant, Gmail, Maps, Search, Dragonfly Chromebook, Pay, Fitbit, YT, Meet, Podcasts, Play Books, Chrome, Photos Non-FAANG Microsoft: OneNote Uber: ride share Dro...Read more
Need a referral for Amazon Labs 126 and Google Pixel for RF Hardware Design/Development. I have been working as an RFIC Design engineer in a startup. YOE: 1 year internship + 1 Full Time = 2 #RF #RFsystems #RFIC #layoff #lab126 #googleamazon #google
I am in this trade-off between having good Google FI coverage (Sprint+tmobile) and having good Android software updates. Prioritizing FI coverage: Pixel phones work perfectly with FI, but I'm incredibly upset with its limited lifetime in Android updates. I was quite shocked when IT told me I no lon...Read more
None of the FAANGs (other than Fruit) make positive contribution margin with HW. They all take a big margins bath. Google with Pixel, Nest, accessories, chromebooks Meta with AR/VR Microsoft with Surface, Hololens other things. (XBox has a different strategy) Amazon with whatever the flavor of the ...Read more
[Updated on 6/8, did not get offer] I have found a lack of resource in what the SFA interview process is like at Google on Blind, so I'm documenting my process for all to benefit from. Current: Amazon L6, $155k TC, Seattle, 7 YOE Step 1: I got contacted by a recruiter via email Step 2: I had a p...Read more
I primarily need it for my photos and videos which are over 500 GB at this point, so the 200 GB plan doesn't work. I used to have unlimited storage from my university up until now, but Google took away that benefit. I switched to Amazon Photos unlimited storage under Prime, but it doesn't cover Vi...Read more
Imagine creating a reward system within a company in PAs For example, there are Android, Pixel, Maps, Cloud etc. Every year, depending on how much customer/revenue impact one PA has + internal votes, pick top 3 PAs every year and celebrate and reward 1st, 2nd, 3rd place. People and product get hal...Read more