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- vote Is it important to curate a personal website, project, or GitHub? Targeting L4, 2YOE first time applying to FAANG and shooting for L4. trying to wrap up my interview prep, but I need to actually land those interviews first! How important is it to have a personal website, side project, or curated GitHub to get interviews if you've already been in industry for 2.5 years? Any other t
- Any Asian specific website for rental apt/house/roommate in South Bay Do you know any Asian specific rental website where I can find rental ad. I am targeting Cupertino in South Bay and foster city / San Mateo etc.
- Prep for management consulting Need guidance to start prep for consulting interview. Where do I start? Any help? Books, websites, process etc. YOE: 3 TC: $100K Education: MBA grad from a non target school Target companies: MBB, Oliver Wyman, Deloitte, PWC
- Indian version of prepfully.com for interview prep? Does anyone know of a clone or a similar website of prepfully.com for India? Looking for interview guidance & mock interviews with an expert working in the target company. Tc:48k #engineering #informationtechnology #interview #prepfully
- How do I prepare for Jane Street? I'm from a target school. What should I do to get prepared for Quant researcher @ top firms like HRT/JS? Any book/website recommendation like how LC is the holy grail for swes?
- vote Trillion dollar companies Which companies might reach trillion dollar market cap in 3-5 years? Microsoft already reached. Amazon, Apple and Alphabet are very close to the target. They will reach the target sooner rather than later. Poll has companies that are currently ~100B or more valuation as per NASDAQ website. As mult
- Target app & online shopping experience Had been using the Target app and website for grocery shopping lately and the experience is top notch. Good job Target engineers! I get my order delivered in a couple of hours through Shipt. I’ll probably cancel my Safeway service, since they’re always late and mess up on my order and sometimes don
- link Target is hiring across all levels We had the best quarter at Target recently. We are still hiring across all levels. Our investments in e-commerce and technology are paying off now. Feel free to look at the careers website and email me with resume and REQ as well. Email: refermeattarget@gmail.com #software
- Asians in Lake Stevens Washington Hey guys, New to Seattle area, lot of construction going on in Lake Stevens. All websites show primarily white but wanted to know if anyone have first hand experience in Asians there? Or I guess do you as non-white feel racism in Lake Stevens? Would love some input! Thanks! Just to be clear. I'm
- Companies to target Which companies should I target in India or abroad. Currently having offer from big MNC not fang (on campus ). Base :18 LPA CTC :30+ LPA Yoe: fresher Mtech-cse from Top nit/iiit.(2022 passout) I have solved around 500 problem in total from various websites ie codeforces, leetcode, atcoder etc. #e
- link Help Negotiating Offers! Hello Ya’ll I started a service to help people negotiate offers in tech because I strongly feel like people are leaving a lot of money on the table due to a lack of knowledge in negotiations and a lack of confidence. If ya’ll need help negotiating your offers, check us out! We’ve negotiated tens of
- Quant Interview phone screen questions? Dear Blind Community, Please recommend me some credible source for interview questions at Quant firms. Specifically mental math probability questions for phone screen interviews. Is there a website like leetcode, or community like blind for such inquiries? Please help, I am applying to multiple q
- Getting interviews in tech field Genuinely want to explore new job opportunities in tech but not sure whats the best strategy to get recruiters attention. Aside from the obvious apply on the company website, what are some other ways to get recruiters attention and get interviews. Companies i worked for so far: Deloitte, American E
- [NewGrad] looking for refferals for full-time roles I have around 2 yoe and a decent github portfolio, with live websites, mobiles games, open source stuff etc. I can't get passed screening since I'm in Chicago and targeting SF bay area companies, I'm thinking maybe referrals could help. Companies: Apple, Blizzard, Disney, EA, Github, Reddit, Slack,
- link Any comments on bittiger? For those who don’t know bittiger, it is a basically a job interview preparation company located at Bay Area mainly targeting at Chinese. They have several expensive courses around 6k in different categories like full stack, machine learning, business analysts and so on. Did anyone take their course
- vote VP and Director Finance Roles — where to find them. Pt 1 Curently VP of finance @citi TC180k 12YOE Previously BIG4 audit for 10 years Leading teams doing - month-end close, - reg reportting, - FP&A and - some technical accounting Where are “senior finance” people finding such roles? i am scouring linkedin, indeed and Fortune 200 career websites an
- How does the the Frontend Engineer interview look like at FAANG Hello folks, I am curious to know and also preparing for the front end positions especially for FAANG companies( Google top priority). I have more than 6 months of work experience building websites from scratch using HTML5, CSS3 and vanilla JavaScript. Targeting positions have 1+ year experience. C
- Amazon SDE 2 promotion comp Hey guys, Recently found out about this website. I recently got promo'd from an SDE 1 to an SDE 2. When I joined amazon from an unkown midsize company at 4 yoe and joined as an SDE I at 155k TC in Boston. I realized I got screwed for level since I hear SDE 1 is for college grads. I worked my ass of
- Preparing for ML Interviews: Resources Please What resources would you recommend to prepare for ML interviews. Is there a leetcode equivalent. In terms of background, I'm an engineering manager and been doing side projects using ML/Deep learning in spare time and trying to improve my craft - one way of learning I have found useful is to prepare
- Startup Idea The idea is a weekly grocery delivery service that automatically sends you healthy uncooked food tailored to your personal nutrition needs and dietary preferences. The overall value proposition is to take the inconvenience, mental effort, and willpower out of shopping for healthy groceries. The ap
- Help review my resume :) Hi there! Can I get a resume review please? I want to start targeting FAANG and will be applying to SWE or Front end roles. Much appreciated. I'd like to add that I had difficulty getting access to metrics as I work at an agency where devs are not let into the why behind business decisions of the
- How to get started for an entry level Software Developer Engineer? I am from a hardware background. Have close to 8 years of experience - changed a couple of companies. Tried different roles within hardware domain. And I realized that I am not finding hardware roles interesting. I like coding and scripting. I want to change my domain and try an entry level role in
- Looking for referalls Hey All, First of all I am glad that I found this website. super cool. I have been working as a Data Scientist since 4.2 years. I have worked couple of different problems like time series and NLP. Currently working in an energy domain. I come from a electronics background so I learnt everything
- Best companies for Sales Engineers? I've been working as an engineer for 10 years across a lot of the big companies (MSFT, ADBE, GOOG). I'm tired of the grind of engineering and sales engineering sounds like a pretty sweet gig all things considered. More interesting people, decent pay, travel, not as mentally draining, etc. The role s
- Looking for Sr. SWE (L5) referrals. 9+ YOE Hello, I am looking for referrals for Sr. SWE (L5). Currently working as Sr. SWE with 9+ YOE. Located in Los Angeles, CA and looking primarily for roles in LA / Irvine or Remote. Based on the previous blind posts and also looking at the company websites, I have tagged companies that match the crite
- Is there a value in studying algorithm books for interviews? Assuming that basics of algorithms and data structure are strong, is there any value in studying the thick algorithm books when preparing for interviews for senior band positions ? I feel the ROI in these books are too less given that 1) not all question have answers. 2) no definite way to validate
- Should I mention I’m interviewing for a FTE roles at the same company if I’ve accepted a contract position? Looking for work and I have been targeting FT roles at FAANG company (non-tech) for a while. I’ve been referred by friends/colleagues and specifically for a role at one of the 5 and also decided to contract with a related company (e.g., WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube etc.) to have an in. It is potent
- vote Two recruiters reached out to me regarding same startup, gave different pay ranges, need advice Hello, I have some interest in a fully remote startup using Rust and web assembly, first recruiter messaged me saying 110-150k+ equity and didn't provide the company name; second told me company name, range of $90-180k didnt mention equity. I checked the start-ups website after this and it's actuall
- How to start the SWE recruiting process with Google? Is there no headcount for L3/L4 presently? I've been able to start the recruiting process pretty seamlessly with Facebook, Amazon, etc., but have been unable to get any traction at Google. Even with referrals, I get rejected fast - one problem seems to be that there are no early career openings on the website. I've heard recruiters often kno
- All the Apple fanatics, did you know? “Allow “Facebook” to track your activity across other companies’ apps and websites?” is what the opt-in says. That wording makes it sound like Facebook is spying on users, so the vast majority of people are going to refuse permission. While Apple is in theory just offering a choice, the reality is
- Engineers only - How to keep yourself in touch with the latest? This question is more about gaining deep knowledge about the new winds in our industry. And no, reading about the latest "paid" article on your favourite tech app/website doesnt count. I try to keep myself updated but finding the right resources is a struggle. For e.g. Mapreduce was all the rage a
- So Facebook I have deleted all my contacts. I have deleted all my posts. I have blocked your cookies. I have gone to privacy dashboard and deleted every bit of data you let me delete and set every privacy setting to its most restrictive setting. My Facebook account is now just an empty shell that I keep open on
- Clearing data analyst onsites Hello, My wife has been interviewing for data analyst role for about 9 months now. Her previous company, Deliv got acquired by Target in a fire sale and most of them were layed off. She has given a lot of interviews with no luck. She is able to solve sql queries with ease but probably struggles wit
- Moving from the Auto Industry into Tech Sales Hi All, Currently working in the auto industry for the last 8 years in a sales capacity and I'm looking to break into the tech world. I've hit a few roadblocks along the way but am looking to get my foot in the door one way or another. The cloud space really interests me. Just did a couple rounds
- vote Google Tracks all these information and makes money out of it Here is a complete checklist of everything Google knows about you—thereby all the ways you’re tracked—as of December 2018 : · Your age · Your income · Your gender · Your parental status · Your relationship status · Your browsing history (long-term and short-
- Resume Review Service I've been doing resume reviews for people on Slack, Discord, some FB groups, etc pro-bono. Over time, I've collected insights and helped people get their foot through the door for FAANG+ companies with helping them transform their resumes. (For most people on Blind/in FAANG, you probably already ha
- Why do people hate on FB so much? As someone who’s worked (contractor) for Facebook, the internal culture is actually really progressive and the employees (even up to leadership as far as I’ve seen) really do care about doing the right thing. I’m getting tired of people blaming platforms like FB for things not going their way polit
- vote Best way to get a referral Hey everyone, I’m trying to line up some additional interviews ASAP. I was wondering what people’s preferred way of getting referrals for companies where they don’t have a connection? I have some offers in hand already and a couple other interviews lined up, I’m primarily looking for a chance to in
- Why Amazon might actually run many retailers out of business? While the - price, selection and convenience trio backed by a customer obsession culture may sound simple - it is also very powerful. Today I was searching for something at Target and was unable to find it. Their website said they had it in store. I went to the "guest services" desk and asked for
- What makes people want to work for Facebook - other than the RSU ? I see a lot of posts where even with comparable TC with other companies like Google / Oracle OCI / Linkedin. People recommend joining FaceBook - Id really like to know why. What are some of the interesting projects at Facebook. What are the some of the interesting groups to work for at Facebook ?
- Am I trying too hard on job search? 1 YOE TC 150 I’ve been leetcoding a lot in the past 4 months (32/230/87 split, 40% of the hards I had to look at the solution). So I feel decently prepared on that front. On the engineering front, I got highest rating at Amazon while putting in 30 hours a week so I’m not scared of pip. However, I’
- link Amazon Stock Down 3.7% — Split It Into Amazon Services And Products Makes sense to split Amazon. Will be good for investors. It’s time to break up Amazon. Amazon started out in life as a website that partnered with the physical world. As I wrote in my book, Goliath Strikes Back, when such partnerships fell short of Amazon’s order fulfillment targets, Amazon buil
- How can I stop being a procrastinator? Did irresponsible men turned serious after marriage? I thought I do things on time. But recently realized I am the worst procrastinator. In 2019, I decided to write or post it in freelancing website to work on a simple webscraper (2 weeks worth of work). If it had been done, it would have been very useful for my personal career growth. But till now I
- link Getting TN for CSA category without a CS degree Hello, My wife holds the following degree: Bachelors of Commerce, Technology Management. She is currently on TD status with me and I'm working on TN as a software engineer (have a computer engineering degree). What is everyone's viewpoint on how likely my wife's degree is considered acceptable for
- Am I underpaid? I have been with the company I work for currently for a little over 2 years now. I started off with very little knowledge but still pulled off 50k in gross sales in 2 weeks which blew any other salesman in my position out of the water. I shortly got a raise from $600 to $740 a week and my monthly co
- How to find technical cofounders (tips) I've seen several posts here and in other places asking where and how to find technical cofounders. I don't have a silver bullet, but hopefully these tips can help you: Pitch your idea everywhere you go, have a solid plan for how you are going to achieve it, attend startup-related conferences and
- link SDE guide to getting the best offer - part1 This is a part of 3 part series post. Read them in order. part 1 https://us.teamblind.com/s/isDNuYPU part 2 https://us.teamblind.com/s/VXz1n07A part 3 https://us.teamblind.com/s/ij5tgwfF ___________ I left Microsoft some time ago. I switched job several
- SWE Interview journey, offers, rejects, tips. Warning: long post. TL;DR; at the bottom. (*In Blind mobile app, only the first half of contents are shown because the post is too long. The second half has been added in the comments section. There is no issue reading this in desktop browser from teamblind website.) I started prepping for intervie
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- vote Stocks and US Elections #personalfinance #investments Has anyone noticed recent steady sell off? what do you think, what are the chances of stocks falling after upcoming US elections if trump wins or biden wins..