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- Making extra money on H1b visa Hey all, I'm on my h1b non immigration visa and after doing some research I found out it sucks being on H1B. I literally can't do anything except my job. No way to earn extra money. Can't do anything that generates revenue. Something as simple as driving an uber/ selling my photographs/writing a
- link Giveaway Intuit India referrals Dm me if u need a referral for any job positions This is for Bangalore location only Intuit is on hiring spree this year. DM a Job ID from https://www.intuit.com/in/careers/software-engineering/ and an answer for "why is this person a fit for Intuit ? " #software #engineering #swe #intuit #re
- Kitchen Knife Recommendation Since I've been pent-up in the house I've started cooking more. I have a super old paring knife and a chef's knife that cuts like a spoon. I was about to opt for a Zwilling Pro knife set, but after doing some research decided to go with Japanese steel and only buy the knives I need. I would highl
- Reg; How can I get calls from FAANG without any prior exp in FAANG and on a work visa. #engineering #software #interview #calls #refferal Hi guys, Need some advice on how to proceed with my career and get a call in a FAANG(if it is possible) A. I have a master's in USA and right now working as a software engineer in automotive sector. B. I don't have any prior experience incl. Inter
- link Need Referrals @ India Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies. YOE: 2+ years Current TC - 8LPA Expected TC - 17+ Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. Thanks! #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #OCI #walmart #morgan stanley #UBER #adobe #c
- link Need Referrals | India Hello everyone I am a software engineer with 1YOE. I am good in problem solving and solved around 850 problems on leetcode. YOE: 1 year Current TC - 15LPA Currently holding an offer from NetApp (Please review if it is a good company to join) #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #T
- How to get an interview call from IBM research? Hello folks! I have a profile very relevant to one of the roles at IBM research and I'm very interested in it. I'm fairly confident that I can get it if I can get an interview, which seems to be the hardest step with IBM. I applied online directly and I also got referral. Nothing seems to work. I i
- Referral on UCSF, Sutter Health, UC Berkeley, Blue Shield Hello, I’m looking for possible internal referrals at Stanford, UCSF, Sutter Health, UC Berkeley, Blue Shield. My wife currently works as Research Scientist and looking to transition into Data Analyst role. She is also under cap-exempt H1B visa, so she can only work for non-profit organizations.
- Is sports betting legal in Seattle on H1B ? Am torn on whether sports betting (Draftkings etc) is legal in Washington state on H1B visa. Reasons for confusion : 1. Amid a widespread shutdown of athletic events, Washington state has become the 21st state to legalize betting on sports. Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed legislation to authori
- List of companies that sponsor Visa. Most people talk about FAANG companies but not all get into it. So please mention any company/startup you recently gave an interview or heard that sponsor visa if selected. Why? a)People are not even aware of opportunities at the correct time. b)Proper guidance for people looking to switch. c)Its
- Indian SWE wanting out, where do I go(non USA)? I want to move out of India like many others, not interested in USA due to the visa hassles and impossible PR(GC) waiting time. Yes, I know TC and savings in India are good but no, I don't want to stay here long term. Which countries offer the right balance of quality of life, career growth, TC and
- H1b visa approval by profession Do h1b visa approval rates (transfers, extensions etc) differ by the profession or company filing it? I am talking about real companies (not contracting ones) and real titles (like Software engineer, Data scientist, product manager, analytics manager, data analyst, research engineer etc). Example (
- vote Apple, Salesforce - consequences of accepting an offer and then declining? I have an offer from Apple in the US and one from Salesforce in India. Unfortunately, the offer I pick is dependent on a lot of factors(visa issues/marriage related decisions) and these things will get clarified only a month later. Both companies are not ready to extend my deadline to accept the off
- List of gem 💎 companies Not super well known (the likes of FANG) Great WLB (<= 40h, no or low on call). Good culture, no stack ranking, nice people, family friendly. Ok salary, enough to live but not for the TC chasers. I’ve heard good things about Expedia, Salesforce, ServiceNow, etc. Can you share your gem company?
- Most freedom in a work visa - Japan or Germany Hi, I'm doing external research as well but I'm curious if anyone on blind knows, out of Japan and Germany, which would be easier to do this: * Go in with a corporate/company gig of some sort * Switch to working freelance or starting my own company Is there a visa available in either country or pr
- Offers Rescinded. Can anyone help me :( with Referral? Hi Blind, I am a research assistant in mechanical engineering working on machine learning with over 2 years of experience in engineering and project management. 3 job offers were rescinded (2 Verbal), due to the pandemic. I have been searching for jobs actively and in need of one very badly. My OP
- vote New grad with 6YOE, Amazon Lowball. Options? Return offer after internship at seattle, just got the offer. Student programs lowballed me with 116k base + 36k +24k sign on and 86k RSU non-negotiable. I have 6YOE before Master's, was a senior engineer in my home country at a US company that sent me to the US on a L1 visa. I got bored of the wor
- Amazon L4 to L5 - How long? What do I need to do? Just joined as a ADE at Amazon at L4 after being let go from Bose (DSP Engineer level 2). Had to accept L4 because of work visa concerns. How long does it take to get to L5? What should I be doing to help get there faster? Also, coming from a research role into a entry level technician role is a li
- How much do you spend monthly as a couple in Seattle(not down town) ? On L1 visa here. Planning to shift to Seattle. Wife still looking for opportunities (masters in environmental science). Planning to rent a 1 bhk. Will buy a mid range Honda. We don't go out for dinner/clubbing much. Anyone with similar life style can help us know how much monthly expenses we are lo
- ML Engineering Jobs in India I am a new grad planning to join Google when I graduate (Masters with a couple of publications and research internships) in May (TC: ~33L) as an SWE and hoping to switch to Research Engineer soon (to pursue ML Engineering jobs later). I don't see a lot of openings for ML Engineering jobs in India.
- Return to US over 30 yrs Doing ML at a startup. Due to a visa restriction (212e) I’ll need to leave the US for at least 2 years. What is the best way forward to retain a good ML/Research career path in Europe (preferably EU, but UK may be an option)? I kind of feel like EU tech scene is extremely limited. Most interested
- link Dm for Intuit referral Dm me if u need a referral for any job positions This is for Bangalore location only Intuit is on hiring spree this year. DM a Job ID from https://www.intuit.com/in/careers/software-engineering/ and an answer for "why is this person a fit for Intuit ? " #software #engineering #swe #intuit #r
- Possible job (non tech) options in India I am in mid 30s considering going back to India for the reasons: 1. Parents are getting old 2. visa uncertainty. 3. insane amount of toxicity, peer pressure, politics in my team I am exploring non tech work options in India. I do not want to work in tech because politics and toxicity are 10x as com
- College senior, referrals needed Hello, Blind community, I am a college senior in a tier 1 college in India. I have offers from Amazon and DE Shaw to join after my college, currently in the application process for Microsoft India. But I am looking to apply outside India as well in a company that would be willing to sponsor my visa
- Notice Period India Hi Guys, Can employees from the following please give some information about Notice Period of their company in India offices. Updated with all the information in the comments. Still, some companies remaining. Adobe - 1 Amazon - 1 Apple - 2 Arcesium - 3 Atlassian BlackRock - 2 BlueShift - 2 Browser
- I lost my job I was an incoming level 59 MicrosoftPMM for market research in Seattle, straight out of my undergrad. I was supposed to start in September. However, since I was in Canada I needed an HB-1 VISA, which was planned for me. Microsoft knew that I would be graduating a semester late( August 2020) and stil
- Do I have a chance at Citadel, Two Sigma, Jump, Tower Research etc.? I am finishing my CS PhD from rank ~35 school in the US. I specialize in Natural Language Processing, and have done a lot of Machine Learning work. Also have good programming skills. I have no prior experience in finance. I am looking at a career in quant research and trading, and was wondering if
- Living in Europe as US citizen employed remotely I’m looking into graduate school in Austria while maintaining employment with a US company remotely. My understanding is I would need to register for my taxes with Austria, which will be a pretty big jump in tax liability. I’d consider it just for the experience to do it and the research programs a
- Looking for referrals SDE1 Looking for SDE1 referrals in product based companies with good wlb. Please comment if your company is hiring, so that I can DM you. Thanks in advance. YOE: 10 months CTC: 13L (was 16L+, but they are not giving the RSUs as promised in offer letter😢) LC count: 330+ #referral #india #Walmart #Goo
- FaceBook moving policy from one office to another. Hello all, My sister work as Research Scientist for facebook. Me and my wife we are moving to canada ( we got the PR from Canada under the express entry programme) . My sister wants to move as well. there is a facebook office at Toronto. Does FaceBook allowes employees to move there and work for he
- Quitting academia hi! I graduated in 2016 from a tier-1 college in India with a Bachelors in Computer Science. I really wanted to do a PhD, but I had no funds for masters/no research papers/no letters from professors. I also had a lot of debt, needed to put my sister through college, buy a house for my single mother
- Phd advice I have been thinking about a phd for a long time now. Currently on initial opt. Graduated with a Masters in Dec 2020. Thinking of getting a phd in business with specialization in analytics. From immigration point of view, will a phd benefit me? I am kind off passionate about analytics and research
- Please Help! Hi Team Blind, I am greatly affected by the pandemic. 3 job offers were rescinded (2 Verbal), due to the pandemic. I have been searching for jobs actively and in need of one very badly. My OPT has come to an end. Please help me with any leads. I have been emailing many people to the jobs my profi
- link Day 1 CPT Colleges - Legit or not ? Need opinion from all the smart people out here specially if you are/were on F1 Visa. I have had 3 failed attempts to get my H1 picked up in the Lottery. My STEM OPT expires soon and a lot of my friends (even those whose H1 got picked this year ) are applying for Day 1 CPT college as a backup optio
- Microsoft H1b possible now I am joining microsoft soon in June. Today I signed the offer letter and other documentation. This summer I interned there so they have all my documents and they did background verification as well. Is it possible to get the H1b filed given legal team always has extra LCAs and we have 2 week until 5
- Bay area single income vs Canada Working couple My H1B didn't get pick in last attempt. We have narrowed down our options to following two choices: 1. Stay in Bay area: Husband(will be working on OPT since August) will work, I will stay as dependent till he gets i140 and H1B to apply my H4 EAD(long shot). 2. Move to Canada: Both can work. For op
- Canadian on TN visa, can you go back to Canada for wfh without telling your company (as long as they're doing wfh)? Expecting an offer. HR said it's not recommended for tax purposes and visa revoking risk. However based on my research, there is no issue. US agents may ask for proof I'm still working for the company when I enter back and I can show payroll for proof. Tax wise, it's a personal situation and the co
- Get a job. I got married and moved to the US with my husband (he got an offer for a postdoc position in a small town in Midwest) right after my graduation 4.5 years ago. And then a year odd later had a kid. So I was on H4 visa for almost 5 years and now I got my EAD and I desperately want to get into the job
- Master’s vs return offer from big N? I really enjoy software engineering and I see myself working for a company in the next 10 years. However, I’m debating whether I should do a master’s in Computer Science or potentially accept an offer from a really well known company building user facing products. I also see myself applying for a H1
- Investing $200k while on H1B in the US I am working in the US on H1B visa. I am new to investment. I have $200k in cash to invest and would appreciate your suggestions. Out of $200k, I will not need $125k in the near future and I might need the other $75k after around 6 months. I am not sure whether to invest in the US or in my home cou
- link Anyone needing referral in Intuit DM me As title says dm me if u need a referral for front end / back end related job positions. This is for Bangalore location only Intuit is on hiring spree this year. DM a Job ID from https://www.intuit.com/in/careers/software-engineering/ and an answer for "why is this person a fit for Intuit ? " #
- easiest way into US? now that i have your attention fellow indians i would like to know about the most ‘bang for buck’ ways into the us, for my own research: 1. phd with publications - exceptional alien visa 2. h1b - impossible 3 L1 - FAANG. do you have to be exceptional to be considered? how hard is it to actually do
- What is my fastest and cheapest route to getting a greencard? About me: Dutch citizen, PhD in America from a top 5 university with hundreds of citations for my papers, recently started as a research scientist at Google and am on OPT. My girlfriend is an American citizen (we have been together for many years and plan to get married). It seems like options for
- List of companies to conquer. Apple Tower Research Uber Directi ( / Media. net / Zeta / Flock ) LinkedIn Microsoft Amazon Adobe Cloudera Twitter Flipkart Yahoo Rubrik Salesforce Slack Oracle MindTickle Paypal Rippling Goldman Sachs Intuit De Shaw ( / Arcesium ) Walmart ServiceNow Xilinx GitHub Nutanix InMobi NortonLifeLock Coden
- link Need Referral @India Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals to any product-based companies. YOE: 2+ years Current TC - 8LPA Expected TC - 24+ Holding offers from PWC, wise Tech Global Please drop a comment so that I can DM you my info. Thanks! #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #O
- How to get out of the toxic environment in these crazy times? This is my first job out of academics, I was hired as Software Engineer I for a specific project. But when I started, that project didn't have any funds for me. So I have been working on multiple different projects for last 8 months to cover 40 hrs/week time (despite being FTE) and one of them was
- Amazon Policy in case H1B is not picked. Hi All, I have been offered a L5 UX Researcher role at Amazon in the Transportation and Recipient Experience team (downgraded from L6 after on-site). My concern is I am on my STEM OPT and next year is my last chance for the H1B lottery. What options does Amazon give non-SDEs in case one runs out o
- link Reference for Job in procurement/supplychain@india Hello everyone, I'm looking for referrals in procurement/supply chain,any help appreciated as i am going through very tough time . Exp:8yrs(India+Nigeria) #fulfillment #logistics #supplychain #referral #india #Walmart #Google #Amazon #Microsoft #Twillio #Cred #OCI #walmart #morgan stanley #UBER
- Urgent need for Data job, was let go from current company H1-B visa Hi Blinders, I am in urgent need of help for getting a job, as my previous company had a structural change and I was among 740 people let go. Reaching out for referrals as I am on H1-B visa and have 60 days left for finding an employer to file my H1-B visa. Please DM me as I've restriction on messa
- Applying for a J1 'No objection waiver' Hello, I'm applying for a No Objection J1 waiver. I'm a physician from India with subject to a 2 year home residency rule. Currently, I am on a J1 research scholar visa due to expire in 2022. I do not plan to pursue a medical residency in the U.S. I am currently employed as a Research Assistant and