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Let's assume money is no problem, where would u go? Got offers from them and now I need to decide. Grab Amazon Google Indeed Convoy Snapchat I know it depends on the team but I am looking for smart people and more ownership to take. 4 yoe
UPDATE: Heading to Plaid!! Hey everyone, I've been really fortunate to receive full-time SWE offers from all of these companies, all for their respective NYC offices. The details and my pros/cons are detailed below. Let me know what you think the best choice is in the poll. Plaid: 190k first year,...Read more
Bored at Amazon, team is trash, L6 promo is at least 18mo. Even then with TT and crazy stock growth not worth much. What companies are worth jumping to? What places will give senior opportunity (real ones, not LinkedIn/Bloomberg “senior”)? Interested in best growth, less so about immediate TC - ei...Read more
Need help Blind!! Currently 3.3 YOE after MS. All offers in the Bay Area. I am looking for a team where I can actually see my impact, get ownership and learn new things. Decent wlb, good pay bump. All of the below are initial offers. Need help to negotiate Snap downleveled to L3 TC 200k (140...Read more
I'm planning to have on-site interviews with Facebook and Snap next week. Any last minute tips for preparing for the system design round. As of now I have read DDIA( kept notes) , read a lot of Facebook engineering books on Tao, graph search etc.. Gone through grokking system design questions.. have...Read more
Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any FAANG+ companies. Looking for a change where I have some code ownership and say in the design decisions. YOE: 1.6 years Leetcode: 150+ Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my information. Thanks in advance. #microsoft #slack #paypal #faceboo...Read more
So first, i left pandora couple of years ago. I recently joined one of the FAANG companies from a small startup. While the team looks awesome and the pay is great, but i genuinely feel like just a cog in a big machine. I cant put my finger on things, but something seems off. shall i stay or move. i ...Read more
Twitch Tc: 190k Location: SF Role: Machine Learning Engineer Level: Entry Main benefits: friendly/supportive co-workers, supportive manager who supports aggressive career growth, resources for mentorship, allow for project proposals from all levels, almost impossible to get PIP, good wlb/on call Ma...Read more
Every 6 months I see on here or on Reddit stories about personal projects or activities getting people fired with cause or sued. Now more than ever personal laptops cost so little. There is no reason anymore besides “simplicity” to use company laptops for anything other than work. Here are things ...Read more
I’m a L7 SDM in AWS. I’ve been at Amazon 10 years and honestly love huge parts of the culture: the data driven attitude, moving fast, anyone-does-any-job mentality. However, I’m just not having fun anymore. My org is stacked with Microsofties and we’re moving so slow. Spending more time in meetings...Read more
Any input will be appreciated. (I wrote a lot so please please say why when you reply!) yOE=4 Snap l4: 180, 10% bonus, 534/3 rsu Instacart l5: 190, 750/4 rsu, a little sign on Prop shop: ~500 first year, then who knows My thoughts: Snap - Relatively mature but still tons of things to do and opport...Read more
My TC at Uber was ~500k (at the time i signed the offer letter), and i’ve received comparable offers from other unicorns. Google / facebook / netflix / etc all offer around this range for senior 5b at uber. I interviewed for some pre series C startups in LA, SF and NY but their TC offer is only aro...Read more
As above. Looking for Full stack work and could really use some help 🙏. SWE with Bachelors. 1.8 YOE. Technologies used before + preferred: React, JS, Python, Java, Golang. Interested in but never done: iOS dev, Android dev, Cloud engineering. Priorities: Team with product ownership, growth. Wo...Read more
I have been preparing LC in my downtime after work. I am stuck at salary of 80k for past 3 years. I honestly think that I didn't not develop myself professionally in past 3 years. My 3 YoE does not really translate into anything. I am given stories each week and I just finish them all on time. No r...Read more
Hello everyone, I am a full-stack developer with 1 year of experience. I love the ownership I have over my projects at my current position but I would like to solve problems and have an impact at scale. I have been intensely studying LeetCode for 5 months in preparation for interviews. I would lik...Read more
TL;DR: Seeking: Data Science referrals within Experimentation/statistics domain. Location: SF/Bay Area Give back: Mock interview sessions, Consolidated doc with links to all my study material that has helped me with the process:) Essay: I am more of a Quantitative Analyst (arguably a DS with stron...Read more
Hello! I joined DD around 9 months ago and left last week. I experienced that the hype about “you will grow faster at DD”, “you will learn a lot as their tech stack is cool”, “their refresher is insane” etc. All this is bullshit based on my personal experience as described below: 1. TC: AFAIK Thei...Read more
Hi Blind I am post-MBA (Mech E. pre-eng so non-coder), 2 YoE Strategy (MBB), 2 YoE product (primarily 0->;1 or even 0->;Alpha/Beta). Current TC (240, though in Aussie dingaroos) Interests/goals: What I really get a kick out of is identifying novel product opportunities and seeing them translat