I will be moving to Seattle soon. I am thinking of renting an apartment in Belltown. How bad are the travel times to the Redmond campus via car and shuttle?
If they are really going to build another 50k person campus, the biggest driver is the cost of land. They, like Apple are smart, and will have bought all their land via shell companies. They are only holding a competition for the tax incentives. Discuss.
Everyone deserves such good food. Why is Google not serving this regional Indian cuisine at other campuses in US ? They serve three regional Indian curries, Dal, papad and raita. It's very easily accessible via food truck too in Togo boxes.
I was curious about the general path that most Freshers go through in India to get SDE-1 roles? I know of two paths: 1) Hired as a 4-6 months intern with probability of getting converted to full time. 2) A direct full time offer for SDE-1. I've seen both the things happen when the recruitment is v...Read more
It all started from this quote. Everything around us (I mean the inventions, the chair , laptop etc) are done by humans like you and me. I’m amazed how these tech companies grew in last 2-3 decades and stand still like rockstar. (Yeah I have also been trolling google recently ) Whenever I’m bored...Read more
I finished the last on campus technical interview today. For those who have previously gone through the process: to go to the final HM + HR round did the final technical interviewer tell you that you would advance to this last stage? Or did the recruiter let you know via email? I think I got 🪓 ca...Read more
Joining VMware next week in Palo Alto campus. I'll be traveling from North San Jose. I don't know to drive a car so don't have one. I use to commute via VTA to my previous workplace. I looked up public transport and it looks horrible to change VTA, Caltrain and some shuttle takes over 1hr 30 mins. ...Read more
Considering joining amazon. Really worried about commuting to Seattle SLU campus. Can anyone give me any information about what it’s like to commute via amazon buses? From Bellevue or anything else on the east side...would be helpful My wife will work in offices in Bellevue. I would be in Seattle....Read more
Hi, I am a final year student in a 2 tier college in India. I've previously interned at Amazon and got a PPO there. So my college won't allow me to sit for campus placements. I just want to try my luck and improve my interview experience / skills more, so what's the best way to apply for off campus...Read more
Can a Googler be so kind and let me know what the commuting options are from San Mateo (around Downtown) to Google Campus (MV and Sunnyvale)? Can be via DM as well. In my current stage, I do not want to ask recruiter but good commute would be an important aspect for me. Over 101 it's just 25min in...Read more
Its for my friend. He's a fresh grad and has 2 offers, one via ppo and one via campus placements Please help him choose Offer 1- Microsoft IDC TC- 13.2 base + 25 worth of stocks(25% each year) +5 joining bonus(over 2 years) + 2.64 variable (max potential) So approx 25-26 lpa Offer 2- Oracle IDC(O...Read more
I found Microsoft Frontpage on my family computer as a kid and started messing around. By high school I was a full-stack developer with an internship at Stanford University helping create their online learning management system. Learned iOS in college through an in-person bootcamp hosted on campus v...Read more
Hi folks, I got recruited in off-campus and trained in Mainframe. Working as Mainframe developer for 2.5 Years now. TC is 5 LPA. I am seeing lot of posts lately saying to switch to other domain. Along with Mainframe, I also have experience in writing Python tools for automating Mainframe testing, ...Read more
Hey all! I'm super interested in interning for Apple as a SWE intern on the iCoud org. However, I have no idea who to get in touch with or how to be considered since it seems like Apple does most of its University Recruiting via refferals and campus events. If anyone from Apple in the iCloud team ha...Read more
I am currently pursuing an online MS in CS. I never considered on-campus programs because I was already earning somewhat above average as a SWE. I didn't find the opportunity cost reasonable earlier. That said, I always wanted to work a few years in the US as a SWE. I originally planned to eventual...Read more
Interesting policy. Will lead to higher vaccinations. Quinnipiac University issued the new regulations to students via email explaining it will apply a weekly fee of up to $2,275 per semester for unvaccinated students, mandatory weekly COVID-19 tests and loss of access to campus network and WiFi. ...Read more
UX designer in here with 3 years of experience in ux and 6 years since I graduated from a good college. My ex boss is creating a new agency, they treated me really good on my last job and are super smart. They have sold a few agencies before to big corporations and are creating a new one. They offe...Read more
Weather is killing us. Would like to move to San Ramon / Tri valley from seattle. Own a 2.5M home in seattle that we don’t want to sell (500k mortgage remaining). The rent would pay for our mortgage which was locked at 2.5%. Thinking of purchasing one of the 1.25-1.5M home in San Ramon area for th...Read more
Folks, My friend completed masters in CSE from IIIT-Hyd this year. Graduated in May this year. Due to the poor hiring situation this year, campus placement wasn't great. Has been trying to reach to out recruiters and referrals via LinkedIn for other SDE openings, but hasn't been getting interview...Read more
I am in the process of starting my perm application.I joined my company as a new grad. I came to the US for my masters degree directly after my undergrad. I acquired some of the skills required for my current job via an on campus job as I couldn't get an internship in a tech company that time. Th...Read more