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- vote Which SWE Internship to Take: Roblox vs Amazon vs TuSimple SWE Intern Offer Details: Roblox Location: San Mateo, CA $58/hr Housing stipend provided (no exact amount given) Amazon Location: NYC $52/hr $7,400 housing stipend TuSimple Location: San Diego $46/hr I am doing my final internship in college and hope to select a company that I can return to full
- link Google l4 Software Solutions Engineer vs Bloomberg Senior Software Engineer Recently got two offers and have been debating about which one to go with: Google: Software Solutions Engineer l4, TC 174k, Sunnyvale Bloomberg: Senior Software Engineer, TC 170k, NYC I've never heard about the Software Solutions Engineer role at Google. Job description here: https://careers.go
- What are people who work 80 hours a week actually doing? Apparently nearly every engineer at Tesla works this much even interns. But that’s 16 hours of work a day. When tf do you relax cuz you have 8 hours to commute, eat dinner, take a shower, sleep, etc… In a normal relaxed job let’s say you have 20 hours of real work a week outside meetings. At 80 hou
- Looking for Business Partner I made a post about swapping housing for a few months because of the influx of remote working. See below. I’m searching for a business partner with SWE experience (eCommerce preferrably and travel). I’m a charasmatic guy who can execute a busienss proposal/plan and know accouting/finance like the ba
- What are typical high growth startup TCs like these days for engineers? Jumping back into the job market after doing a startup for a year, and I’m trying to figure out what market rates for SWEs are like these days for well funded startups that are growing fast and recruiting in places like SF and NYC. Especially for engineers with 2-4 years of experience. EDIT: Don’t
- Thoughts on Hack Reactor? I’m going to apply to Hack Reactor as I’m switching from finance to Tech. Anyone have any experience with them (ideally either in NYC or their part time remote)? Just a little background if you care. I’ve been the head of Investment research at a wealth management firm for 9 years now. One of the f
- Request for referrals!! Hello blind community, I am trying to switch my job either to NYC or Bay Area to be near my family. Have been studying and solving questions on leetcode for almost 6 months now. I understand referrals are not supposed to be provided willy nilly, please give me a chance and I will try to convince y
- Got a role at Macy's but not sure how I feel about it It's a senior software role with great comp, almost double than what I'm currently making, and definitely a move forward and I've verbally accepted but little red flags are making me a little nervous. 1. Only had a single interview that was focused on React but apparently they use backbone and are
- Changing teams at Spotify? Hi guys, so I recently finished an onsite with Spotify NYC. After learning more about the role, I truly don't know if I want to leave my current job (155k tc, 2 YOE, learning a lot, building scaled systems, good wlb) for it if I get the offer. From what the manager told me, it sounds like majority
- How long before a stint of unemployment really starts to hurt your career? ive been unemployed now for 3 months. ive passed the google hc 1 month ago and currently waiting to team match, but the two locations im open to (nyc and austin) are apparently highly competitive and might take a long time to get anything. how long should/can i keep this up waiting? its such an a
- vote City to move to? Me and my gf want to move out of SF and CA to the suburbs or small towns near a bigger city. We are both 27 and want to start a family in the next two-three years. Both Indian Nationals and have visa ties. We are not really ambitious in increasing TC or too fascinated to grow professionally. Just yo
- Job vs. Graduate school I have finished my internship in NYC this Summer and got a return offer as a software engineer. I was told I can apply to teams that are open next year when I graduate. But I am really interested in the Computer Vision field (ex. Tesla, Uber, Lyft...) Those companies tend to set the minimum require
- International remote work (Spain) I'm currently L5 SWE at Google NYC, TC $450k. I'm looking to relocate to Spain for a few years and debating what my options are: - Many remote-friendly companies require work from the US, or at least being a US resident with very occasional and temporary stints abroad if at all possible. - Being a
- I can't get a higher TC where I'm located I'm in the Midwest and a swe with about 5 years experience with TC of 130k. I have been trying to find a jump in salary, and all recruiters I have spoken to in my area are capping at 120k for my years of experience. I'm struggling to find any companies near by that's worth switching too. Even if I m
- vote Is it too early to move companies? Been at Bloomberg for about 1 year. I'm on a team with nice people, they're easy to work with. I'm fortunate enough to work on a modern tech stack with a newer code base. Get a lot of control over my projects. Work life balance is phenomenal. Still sometimes I get envious seeing other new grads get
- What's it like leaving a major tech hub? Right now I live and work in Boston as a Software Engineer. I like my current job and I like that there are lots of other potential employers around that treat employees well. But I also like my gf who is getting a phd and going on the job market in a year or two. This means that I'll likely be leav
- Masters in USA So this has been on my mind for a while now. I am almost done with my bachelor's in CS and have a pretty good job offer in hand (although nothing by blind standards). Is masters in CS worth it? And I don't mean it just monetarily.. do you think u r a much better person compared to your younger self
- vote Pivot decision - repost fixed poll Received pivot. Took medical leave for a few weeks, came back, feeling much much better overall. Trying to make decision. Seems more or less fair but I think I’m already not looking great at the first two parts. Third part I think I could do well on. I like living in Seattle, don’t want to have t
- vote Nuro vs Aurora Considering my final internship and am in team matching for Nuro and Aurora wants to schedule the final on-site with me for a specific team. I am hoping to convert my internship to full-time. Nuro has higher comp on paper and seems like it has really smart people but Aurora is already going public t
- Capital One Interview Process For SWE I know blind has an aversion towards C1 because of layoffs/office politics. Thats besides the point. I was contacted by a recruiter for a software engineer role in NYC. I am concerned with their interview process for a software engineer roles. The recruiter told me there is a hackerrank where you a
- Tech Lead NYer seeking to relocate to Berlin, company would b down, but would it be fiscally wise given NYC comp levels? Hey blind! I'm a software engineer leading the data and platform teams at a very rapidly growing startup, I was the 3rd technical hire and now we're about to hit series B, and been seeing crazy growth. I'm visiting friends in Berlin for the week and serrrrriously considering moving here in the nex
- Are bay area TC here to stay? I will be getting laid off in April and I was wondering if the Bay Area and NYC TCs were there to stay with everyone working from home. I know that many companies have already started encouraging their employees to relocate with a TC cut. Should I stay in my position until April and milk out as muc
- Struggling with new job Really depressed with my new job. Just wanted some insight and advice regarding my situation. So I am a new grad and this is my first job, I don’t have a CS background but did my masters in CS. (Never did any class in java) The only programming and DSA experience I have is in python. (Leetcode) M
- Referrals Hello blind community, I am trying to switch my job either to NYC or Bay Area to be near my family. Have been studying and solving questions on leetcode for almost 6 months now. I understand referrals are not supposed to be provided willy nilly, please give me a chance and I will try to convince y
- FE / UI Roles in Dallas / Austin area Currently in Bay area. Looking to relocate around Dallas / Austin area. My current company supports and allows remote work. I don't want to stay at the same workplace for a long time once there. Max 1-2 years. I am in the Frontend / UI Dev role. Anyone on UI / Frontend SWE from Dallas / Austin can
- Seeking SDE I/entry level/early career SDE opportunities Hello blind community! I am moving from the greater NYC area of the East to the greater Bay area of the West (specifically Santa Clara)! I transitioned from a mechanical engineering to software engineering about a year ago and am looking for entry level SDE jobs. The growth and learning at my curren
- vote How hard is it to transition to SWE/tech without a technical background? Looking to hear advice/stories for people who transitioned into SWE/tech without any CS. Is it possible? Easy? Hard? I have a family member who tried to get into the medical care industry, but she flunked out of her graduate program and hasn't been able to find a job for a year. She's been bumming
- PM or SWE? *Current*: 25m, NYC, Fintech, 95 TC (87+8), 3/3 years/YOE, role is a mix of corporate development/M&A and PM *In 10 years*, I would like to be a product manager for FAAANGS (+Adobe, Spotify) company. I’d like to be technical enough that devs respect me and I can provide significant input into dev p
- vote Offer Evaluation - LinkedIn vs AWS LinkedIn Senior SWE (Apps): 195k base/10% bonus/90k RSU + signing bonus of 50k. First year TC ~350k, average over 4 years ~317k assuming no stock growth. AWS L5 SDE (AWS Connect Apps): 200k base, 104k/year average RSU with back-heavy vesting schedule, signing bonus years 1 & 2. First year TC ~420k,
- Who’s getting the referrals? Sharing some data I run repher.me which is a simple app to give/get referrals. I gathered some data on successful/unsuccessful candidates on the platform. Around 77% of candidates generated interest (someone clicked on the “refer” button). Around 20% of candidates generated significant interest (over 3 people clicke
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- vote MLE job market in NYC By the time I’m done with my MSCS (part time), I’ll have around 2.5 YoE as a SWE, a few ML projects and I’ve been trying to decide if I want to go full into ML. I’ve been looking at various jobs for MLE and it seems like when there’s a boom of jobs rn. When I was looking pre-covid there was ~900 MLE
- Microsoft STEM OPT Hiring Question Hey guys, I recently got an informal offer to join Microsoft. Recruiter told me to give me the news last week. I’m waiting for the official, written offer to come this week. However, my OPT expires August 2021. This year is my last try at the H1B. Microsoft already knows this as I had to submit al
- WTF is an Enterprise Engineer? It seems like there have been quite a few posts asking about the Enterprise Engineer Role at Facebook, so I decided to write a post to help those who are currently looking or have been contacted by FB enterprise engineering recruiters. When I first received an email from an Fb recruiter, they never
- iOS Developer: Company fits / Job openings Hello blind. I am wondering if there are any of these FAANG+ level companies who are looking for iOS devs, and who’s code bases use Swift? I am definitely not opposed to learning new languages as needed (as I am familiar with Typscript, Objc, Python) but I think I would be of more use writing in th
- OPT looking to get a job I had to resign from my current job because of some issues related to how the organization was run(I can elaborate if you want). It wasn't a decision I wanted but after the incident I didn't feel like I could work there anymore. I am looking for entry level Software engineer/Software developer jobs.
- vote Updated options for a career change- thoughts? Hello all, I'm 35 and a healthcare provider ..practice being sold, going to make a career change. In NYC. I'm currently going through Harvard cs050 and halfway through it. I also previously completed about half of codesmiths csx course and JavaScript beginner/some if int onf code academy (my plan i
- Advice on how to approach counteroffers. Currently working in NYC. Got an offer from FANG in TX. I'm about to put in notice, and someone who I formerly worked for, but in a different line of business warned me there may be a counteroffer placed. I'm curious what I should be looking for. My current job is Software Engineer. And I could ha
- vote 1bn startup offer eval Fintech company reached out. had a call with recruiter, he said swe offer, if given, would be as such base: around 200k , most likely high 100s stock (ISO?): around 40k value (pref - strike) per year, at 1bn eval, for 4 years I'm not a startup guy. I like big tech for liquidity, but I wonder if 1b
- Blind Appreciation Post! Going to Google :) I have been living in LCOL since graduation (2 years ago) and have been content with my life since most people here have lower TC than mine and the work I do is interesting. In the past few months, my company has been going downhill and our competitors have been progressing much faster than us. Due
- Next steps I'm a software engineer in the southeast with 4 YOE. I currently work for a cryptocurrency startup and make 120k salary +healthcare (no coins or equity). Before taking this job I worked as a W2 consultant for several banks and my current market rate for those types of positions is 60-80/hr W2 and
- link I made it!! From 85k to 350k TC in less than 2 years EDIT1: looks like this post blew up!! Thanks everyone!! I promise I will reply to all of the DMs/comments later tonight! EDIT2: I replied to all of the DMs, but won't be able to reply to any more DMs/comments. It's too much for me to keep up! However, as I mentioned in most of my replies, I am givi
- Fintech > Tech PM Current: NYC, Fintech, 95 TC (87+8), 3/3 years/YOE, role is a mix of corporate development/M&A and PM In 10 years, I would like to be a product manager for FAAANGS (+Adobe, Spotify) company. I’d like to be technical enough that devs respect me and I can provide significant input into dev process. I
- vote SF or Austin? I'm a 21M who is about to graduate with a 130K remote SWE job at a tech company (non-FAANGMULA). The breakdown of the TC is 100K base, 10K RSU, 20K bonus. I'm very happy with this offer but not sure where I wanna live. My main priorities are double or triple my TC in 2-3 years, having an easy time l
- vote Meta vs. Google (Growth Marketing Manager vs. Account Strategist) Hundreds of Meta vs. Google discussions for SWE but not for Marketing/Sales! I'm in the interview process at both right now - Meta for Growth Marketing Manager and Google for Account Strategist. From what I understand they're more or less the same sort of role, though I admit I still don't fully un
- PM at Startup to SWE at FAANG+ I've been a product manager at a very small startup in NYC for the last two years. This is my first tech job, I come from a non-CS background (undergrad and masters in Mech Eng) and taught myself to code after realizing how much I hated the field that I studied. While my title is PM I do a significa
- What are the top companies/types of tech jobs in certain regions of the USA? I'm thinking of long term goals of where I want to work/live and prefer being onsite, so it's mostly better to be living in a place that is the headquarters for something. Obviously the biggest companies like FAANGs have divisions headquartered in different places, but still I was just wondering wha
- Recall the time when I used to make $20/day (road to 250 tc) TL;DR VERSION: Respect people, everyone is fighting a different battle, I hope you will come out on top. Here is my whole career progression. I started from the absolute bottom where my parents and I used to get dead threats and robbed and how I pulled my self out of it. Now I’m the bread winner of
- Landing an Interview as an Indie Developer Hi Team Blind! I’m a self-taught indie iOS developer from non-tech background currently making about $60K with my app. And I’m wondering how you guys think about my chances to get an engineer interview. About myself: After getting out of my previous non-tech job where I spent about a year, I’ve s
- Moving from LCOL to HCOL I’m an early career SWE living in a relatively LCOL location with my spouse and infant child. We are still renting but are currently looking for a first home to buy. However, I’ve recently started to feel that now is the best chance to try out living and working in a HCOL location for a few years.
- New Offer after Starting at Company I accepted an offer last December before graduating. The company is okay, it’s not exciting and they are definitely not a top tech company (I am a SWE). It’s a large NYC bank. I took the offer because my previous internship (at a startup) did not turn into a full time job due to lack of funding. Giv