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- Qualcomm QCT Apps i recently received an offer for QCT applications engineer(customer engineering) from qualcomm san diego. they are offering me 98k base 40k rsu 25k sign on. is there room for negotiation with base salary? i have two years of experience in customer support which is very similar to the position im mov
- Qualcomm Pay rise help Hi All, I recently got to know from blind posts about the pay rise. I have already accepted the offer but I will start working from next month. I have not yet been contacted by anyone from qualcomm on this and I think I should wait to hear from HR/ anyone from qualcomm on this rather than me contac
- 2022 Tier list of companies in semiconductors Fellow HWE on Blind, As the title says, what is the tier list in your mind considering the overall company culture, pay/CoL, wlb, etc.? I'm referring more specifically to product/digital design types of engineering jobs in NA. My naive/limited knowledge: ---Modified with the help from comments---
- Maternity leave policies Hi blinders I am joining Qualcomm india next week. I wanted to know what is the maternity policy at Qualcomm ? After how many months of joining I can apply for maternity leave ? Blind tax Tc : 49 lakhs Yoe : 8 #qualcomm #qualcommsalary #leaves
- Qualcomm/AMD offer evaluation Qualcomm offer: TC: 175k Base: 121k RSUs: 60k/3 Sign on: 25k Relocation: 5k Location: San Diego Cpu and Perf architect position (senior eng level position - non core team) AMD offer: yet to get (senior eng level) - arch team Location: Austin I have one final round left for an MTS position yet to be
- QCOM offer evaluation Hello Blind community! I received a verbal offer from Qualcomm San Diego Title : Senior Engineer Base : $130k RSU: 80k/3 Sign on : 25k MS + 4 yoe No competing offers Is this a low ball offer? Interested in knowing what you guys think. #qualcomm #qualcommsalary #hardware #semiconductor
- Qualcomm Principal Systems Engineer Salary? What is the salary range for a principal systems engineer at Qualcomm with > 10 YOE? Blind Tax: TC = 330k
- Referrals Hi Blind community, I am looking for referrals to the following companies. US based only. Also need h1b sponsorship. #Qualcomm #Broadcomm #Intel #AMD #Samsung #Viasat #Illumina #Teradata #Sony #TuSimple
- FAANG Referrals Hello Blind community, Can some of you please help me break into big tech? Currently I am employed at Lockheed Martin as a program manager and have over 8 years of experience. I’m looking to break into big tech primary for the experience, work life balance, and pay. Would love a role in Program man
- Qualcomm Offer Evaluation I received a verbal offer from Qualcomm San Diego Title : Senior Engineer Base : $110K RSU: $60K/3 Sign on : $25K MS + 2.75 YOE Current TC: peanuts Board Level HW/ Apps role I think I'm being lowballed here big time on the base side. Any suggestions how to negotiate when the eventual offer comes
- What org’s or groups have a bright future at Intel? With the new CEO and also seeing higher Intel new hire TC’s reported on Blind, what are the groups and org’s that have a bright future under the new regime? And what org’s and groups to avoid? #Intel Current TC at Qualcomm: $280K
- link What is Paul Jacobs’ XCOM upto? I know Blind is all Web/Software. This is a more Systems/Wireless question. Qualcomm ex-CEO Paul Jacobs just launched a startup xcom-tech.com Does anybody know what it is upto?
- vote Rank these companies according to engineering work in india I am trying to rank these companies into different Tiers eg Google , Amazon are tier 1 etc Companies which come to my mind include Google Vmware Adobe Microsoft Linkedin Walmart Labs Visa Directi Codenation Flipkart Swiggy PhonePe Tower research Akamai Inmobi Intuit Expedia App
- Amazon Lab126 Compensation Hi Blind! I have been offered to interview with Amazon Lab126 for SDE (Sunnyvale) position. Was keen to know what compensation bracket should I expect? Current compensation (Qualcomm, SD): Base: 118K Stocks: 100k/3 years.(nothing vested) YOE: 3 years It's just been over a year with qualcomm. The
- Would really appreciate a referral folks Hello kind folks of the Blind Community. Would really appreciate it if you guys could refer me into one of these companies #qualcomm #juniper #microsoft #walmart #yahoo I could DM my repher.me link Thanks Everyone!
- How to utilize RSUs I am accepted a company offer and they are giving a lot of Qualcomm RSUs (figure!) . I am trying to figure out how to use and what to do with it. Please advise Blind professionals. TC: 165k #offer #tech
- FAANGMULA interviews help Hey Blind community, I need some help getting some interviews in big tech. I have over 8 years of experience in Lockheed Martin as a technical program manager. I’m looking to move my career from defense into big tech. I’m open to all opportunities within program/project management, data analysis, e
- EB2-NIW questions Hi, I have a few questions on EB2-NIW. 1. Is the I-140 premium processing available for EB2-NIW? 2. After getting I-140, it seems like I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status) will be submitted, and I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) and I-131 (Applica
- Product at Qualcomm Fellow blind people, especially from Qualcomm. I have an onsite coming up for Product manager automotive role. Looking for insights, suggestions, experiences. What can I expect? What should I prepare? Appreciate your help. TC 145k. #product #productmanager #pm
- Apple stock in 2023 M1 is crazy good. Apple has achieved very deep integration from processor to device to OS to apps to retails. I feel that only scenario in which Apple stock doesn’t hit 200 by 2023 is when MSFT has acquired Qualcomm and gets into Apple level hw/sw integration.
- FAANG Referral needed Hello All, I’m looking to get into the FAANG organization (big tech) companies of the world, primarily for Work life balance and total compensation. I have over 7 years of experience in program management in the defense industry working for Lockheed Martin. Blind tax Yoe- 7 years Total comp- 90k
- vote Are you worried about Qualcomm's future because they haven't taken action on pay disparities with competitors? Getting heavily recruited from other companies offering much higher pay and comparable benefits. I like Qualcomm and think it's a good company, but who wouldn't want to get paid more? I'm starting to interview elsewhere as are many others in the company. If they don't improve compensation, will we l
- Help me choose between Qualcomm and Nvidia. Current Job: Qcomm YOE : M.Tech + 7 Years Expecting Promo this year (lead), if not next year for sure. (Base + Retirals + RSU + Year end bonus) – TC (LPA) Current TC 19.5 1.3 6 2 28.5 NOV 2021 – Min 20% 23.4 1.6 7 2 34 NOV 2021 - Max 30% 25.3 1.7 7 2 3
- Intel folks, need some approx. salary numbers My friend who is not on blind has an offer from Intel. He has about eight years experience at Qualcomm. what salary, rsus, joining bonus can he expect ? How much bargaining can he do? He is in proper hardware and I think is a physical design engineer. Location - bay area.
- Need Referral @India New to blind and my first post! Need referrals in good product based companies in India. Thanks in advance. YOE : 6.5 years Skills : Java, spring, micro services TC : 16 LPA *edit : Updated TC #google #uber #microsoft #qualcomm #flipkart #paytm #jpmorgan #goldmansachs #wellsfargo #walmart #dellemc
- Senior Engineer TC Hey guys, I recently got promoted to a senior engineer position. Non-core org, working on OS level software for the Apps processor. (Don't wanna reveal too much) Can you guys post your TC breakdown and YoE here along with your org and location? I'm planning to have a conversation with my manager i
- vote If I can't get into Meta or Google, would it be worth a few months or years at Amazon for the name recognition? Not sure I'll make it through the Google and Meta interviews. I've only done 25 LC problems. I got my job at Qualcomm because I was on point with communication the day of my interview and was able to think through all the problems and get solutions even though I'd never leetcoded. I didn't have any
- vote How to proceed after not winning H1b at first try (Qualcomm) Hi Blind folks 🙋, Unfortunately, I did not win the H1b lottery this year and I am still on OPT (first year, will extend to STEM OPT this upcoming weeks). Prior to Qualcomm, I was a contractor and started the process for Eb2 (National Interest Waiver) but since I work for Qualcomm, I have not subm
- Hardware Engg offer evaluation Updated offer Hello folks, was made an offer for Circuit Design Engineer at Qualcomm and wanted to know what your thoughts were on this initial verbal offer. Designation: Sr. Engineer Base pay: 127K -> 129K RSUs: 60K/3years -> same Sign on: 20K -> 35K Location: San Diego Blind Tax: YOE:
- Need Referral for a friend Hi Blind Community, I need referral for my friend. Despite of having good knowledge and calibre he is not getting output for himself because of lack of opportunity. Please help him. Location - Hyderabad, IND Position : entry level / < 1 year exp. Companies : Microsoft Orcale Arcesium Salesforce
- Planning to jump the ship, need interview guidance. Hello Blind People, I am seriously giving the thought of jumping the ship of the Big Red. Need interview guidance for some big names in India, Would appreciate any tips for cracking interviews of Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Salesforce, Qualcomm, Atlassian or Slack. Already started on LeetCode, H
- Use your company charity matching programs Hey fellow blinders, Just want to remind you that your company might have a charity matching program where they can match your donations to verified orgs. Encourage you all to check if your company has one and submit for match if available. Donate whatever you can, anyways. (Already posted this i
- Canada Referrals Please Hi Blind Community, New to Blind. I'm moving to Canada so I'm looking for referrals. FAANGMULA+, unicorns or any decent companies. Will bring in value regardless of the company. Can you guys please provide referrals for tech companies in Toronto, Ontario. Currently a Senior PM at Microsoft. Lookin
- Career Dilemma Hey Blind, Really need your help in deciding between these 3 companies ARM, Austin (Grad Rotation). Base 90 Qualcomm, San Diego(GPU Software) Base 100 Samsung, San Jose(GPU Software) Base 115 Which out of the 3 would be a good choice for good career growth and quality of work. With talks of an upco
- link Feedback required on salaries in Austin Hey everyone, I wanted to get some feedback on some metrics I'm compiling (sourced from levels.fyi & Blind) for *my own reference*. Let me know if these figures are too conservative or outlandish. If you think it's something else, please state your numbers. What do you think about these TC range
- Referrals for Nvidia, Apple etc.. ( open for more but didn't mention them) Hello Blind community, I am looking for referrals and a new opportunity. I have 2 years ( of this 8 months was internship at cadence) of experience as a software engineer. Currently working at Cisco. Looking for jobs related to operating systems, Embedded software, computer engineering. Please le
- link Qualcomm hiring!! Folks, these are unprecedented times and difficult for many. Qualcomm opened the floodgates on hiring with full-time positions and so I hope below job openings would help many with their search. Qualcomm US has a number of requisitions open for teams working in specific engineering areas requiring
- Seeking Referral Hi Blind Community, I am reaching out to this awesome community to request a referral in top tech companies. Here is some background. I have around two decades of experience in software industry. I am currently working as Sr Tech Arch in a FinTech company and have hands-on experience with software
- RTL designer/Verification Engineer Compensation vs Software Engineer I see a lot of data points for software engineer compensation on Blind, but almost none for hardware engineers, like RTL designers or verification engineers. Other sources like Glassador, Paysa, also don't seem reliable on this area. I can imagine why there is less information for hardware guys, but
- Senior Engineer TC at Qualcomm San Jose Hello, My friend is expecting an offer from Qualcomm, San Jose in the wireless division for the senior engineer position. She has 3 yoe. What's a good offer for this role? Also what's the range in terms of base, rsu and signing bonus? We would really appreciate some data points to help her negoti
- Cisco VS Qualcomm offer (NEED ADVICE!!!) Hello Blind community! I need some help as I have only 1 yoe and I am looking for someone's suggestions! I started working at Cisco's Wireless networking group as a software engineer. I have been working at cisco for about 3 weeks. I like my manager and everyone is really friendly and I like my j
- GPU Programming for new graduates Hi blind, I am currently enrolled in a master degree in cs and I should graduate next September. I am interested in GPU programming (API design, tools programming and also computer graphics) and I was wondering where I should apply as a new grad? I have applied to ARM, Qualcomm and Apple, had an in
- vote Microsoft/ Qualcomm offer help Hi All I would like to know how can I negotiate on these initial numbers Qualcomm - San Jose Base : 119K RSU : 40K/3 years Sign on: 25K Microsoft - Redmond Base range: 108 to 117K Asked for my TC expectations What should be the expected total TC for Microsoft Redmond ? Please help me. This is
- [India] Qualcomm Bangalore Queries I'm evaluating an offer from Qualcomm Bangalore and I need some help in understanding the future prospects in terms of TC. I'm already aware of the work I'll do and it aligns well with my interest and expertise. I have went through Blind posts on similar topics, but most of them are for US. If anyo
- Qualcomm India offer evaluation Asking for a friend.. Got an offer from qualcomm sr.swe with 3.5 Yoe.. Offer breakdown is 19L base / 7L RSU per year / 4L joining + relo bonus.. ..This brings the TC to ~27L .. How would you rate this offer ? Ive seen better offers on blind for 3.5 but this will be more than 100% hike for me.. An
- What to ask about in offer discussions Hi fellow blinders, I just got an offer with Qualcomm for their Nuvia team and it sounds awesome but I realized I have very little info beyond the comp. I'm talking to the recruiter today and want to ask some questions about benefits but beyond this list is there anything you all think I should in
- Amazon Offer Hello all, first time posting on Blind, so please be easy on me :) So I got an offer from Amazon Seattle as software engineer 1 and here is my comp (have 1.5 years of exp at Qualcomm) Base: 120,000 Sign bonus: 45,000 over 2 years Stock: 75,000 vested over 4 years 1. Does my comp look good or shou
- Referrals Hi Blind Community, A little about me: I'm a CS student graduating in 2022 at a T20 school. I've been prepping for interviews for quite some time now and have close to 200 accepted LC. I'm currently interning for Amazon (second internship) and am a TA for an upper level CS class at my university. I
- Canada Referrals Please Hi Blind Community, New to Blind. I'm moving to Canada so I'm looking for referrals. FAANGMULA+, unicorns or any decent companies. Will bring in value regardless of the company. Can you guys please provide referrals for tech companies in Toronto, Ontario. Currently a Senior PM at Microsoft. Lookin
- New Grad looking for Referrals Hi Blind community, I've been struggling in my job hunt these past few months before I graduate in the spring, and would appreciate any assistance from the community. Looking for new grad SWE opportunities in the U.S. at any company really. I've had internships at Amazon and ANSYS. Thanks! #tech