What should I do to prepare for the incoming 2024 internship season to have a shot at landing an internship at big tech…. (Leetcode, projects, referrals, etc)
Hey everyone! Just as the title says I’m wondering if any of you could share any experience or knowledge on getting into these programs right out of college. To give a bit of a background of myself I’m currently a 3rd year CS and Finance student who has a PM internship under my belt and a couple VC...Read more
I did Bachelors in India and now working as asic design engineer. I want to move to SW industry , but it seems impossible to get into MS CS programs. I do verilog and scripting in my work but not traditional software work. How can I get into MS Cs and what should I do to improve my profile for that...Read more
#NewHiring #Fresher
Hi Blind, I’m preparing for interviews and I’m targeting SWE 2 roles but since I joined Microsoft right out of college, I sort of forgot how to interview prep. Is the Blind 75 list still relevant? What about the neetcode 150 list? Also, I assume I’ll also have to prepare for system design intervi...Read more
I’ve received a few offers, the two most competitive being at google and citadel. Google offer is for L4 at 220 TC, Citadel is 285 TC. I have less than 3 years experience out of college. Google numbers are 155 base, 180k stock over four years, 15% base target performance bonus. Citadel is 165 base...Read more
What is the kind of college where you target to push your kids?
https://nypost.com/2022/05/16/walmart-targets-college-grads-for-210k-store-manager-gigs/
Already seeing waning interest in working for corp but still little kids. Thinking to bail corp by 50 and do something else. 43 now. NW: 5M. Goal is 10M by 50 but not sure why I set that target. Troll all you want but I think 10M or heck even 8M is my hard stop. Why I am not retiring now - still s...Read more
Currently an analyst at a IB/Restructuring boutique in Brazil. How viable is a move to US IB role without MBA? *Went to College in Brazillian target school
At 210tc now, 30 years old. Net worth ~400,000$. I graduated college 23 years old. I read about this rule of agextc/10! So that should put me at $600,000 target. Am I behind? #personalfinance #investments
I just got promoted to SDE 2 within 1 year 3 months out of college. I am super driven and looking for hyper growth opportunities. What companies should I target? 1 YOE TC: 190k LC: 350
Got offers from these companies late last year for new grad. Chose Databricks over Palantir and the return offer from Meta. All offers were for the Bay Area (I went to college here and liked the weather so I wanted to stay). Seeing the Threads hype and rising Meta stock price, I'm starting to feel ...Read more
So Meta was my first job out of college and short lived. Back to the job hunt. But what can I realistically expect? Would I be wasting my time applying to any big-N company? What is the smartest way to prioritize applications / what companies should I be targeting (TC-wise)? TC: 185k -> 0
Are internships targeted/only open to diverse crowds (Google Step, FacebookU, etc...) as good on as resume as a SWE internship? Asking for a friend who is a sophomore in college FWIW.
I have 1 yoe in backend engineering, no college degree and am targeting Redmond as a location. I am reaching offer stages with Amazon, Bloomberg, Google, and Microsoft. How much is the most I can get?
I have a toddler and I am currently looking for options to save for college for our kid. I am aware of few options like 529 but would love to know what you guys are doing to save for college Also what would be the good target for savings to be available when kid is 18. I am located in California an...Read more
My wife and I will be moving to WA and we are looking out for prospective options. We have no kids, her office will be in Redmond and mine will be In Bellevue. Anyone in same boat? Would like to weigh which apartments are preferred. Looking out for decent night life. I have heard Microsoft provides...Read more
I know that certain teams target specific schools for recruiting. But is that norm? Do you need a prestigious college degree to get into FAANG? I am talking about new grad.