WLB on average is good, though not as good for many since the latest layoffs in Jan. Culture has always been Twitch's strength as a platform and work environment - lots of friendly and collaborative people.
Over 50% of the company was laid off in the past year. Two massive layoffs March 2023 and Jan 2024, with smaller silent axes in between. Company has hunkered down with Amazon pressure, and growth is not available anymore outside maybe a few small pockets. Those looking to grow their career have left or are planning to.
Looking for 2021 new grad positions! Currently interning at Google. Done competitive programming for like 4 years. 360+ LC questions. 99.5 percentile Leetcode contest ranking. 99 percentile Hackerrank ranking. 2200 on Codeforces (98.5 percentile) Looking for: - Bridgewater - Coursera - De shaw - Gi...Read more
I’m going to be applying to SWE jobs in LA soon and wanted to get some thoughts on my rankings of most desirable companies. The main factors to consider are pay, wlb, and future opportunities. Top -Google -Snapchat -Netflix (probably don’t have the experience for this) -Facebook(do they have engine...Read more
It's a new year and you know what that means: an annoying updated ranking post. 0: Hooli, Pied PIPer, Albertsons, Kroger, Publix, Safeway 1: Google, Meta, Netflix, Airbnb, Square, Cash App, Snap, Stripe, Databricks 2: Apple, Twitter, Roblox, LinkedIn, Coinbase, Robinhood, Asana, Dripbox 3: Uber, Do...Read more
I work in tech recruiting (full disclosure: recruited in the past for Google and Uber ATG) and was helping a new recruiter with getting calibrated on profiles. So, I figured I would make a list to share some top tech companies with her while she searched for top Software Engineers (SWEs). But once ...Read more
Hello everyone, I am currently seeking a referral for SDE2 roles in India. I hold a BTech degree in Computer Science from one of the top 5 IITs, boasting a CGPA exceeding 9. Furthermore, I have published papers in esteemed IEEE Conferences and possess strong problem-solving skills, as evidenced by ...Read more
Blind has helped me a ton throughout my interview journey! It can be hard to find information for machine learning positions (ie machine learning engineer, applied scientist, data scientist), so I want to share my experience interviewing for ML positions. All roles were primarily for MLE and I am cu...Read more