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- Senior verification Engineer I am expecting an offer from Xilinx, San Jose. What would be compensation that I can expect? YOE: 4.5 years #interview #semiconductor
- Need referrals for FRONTEND DEVELOPER 6yrs experience hyderabad Looking for new jobs in frontend @hyderabad Skills: html, css, javascript, react, Redux other related javascript frameworks #referral #stripe #servicenow #salesforce #ey #square #atlassian #square #sap #qualcomm #paypal #uber #xilinx #nvidia #compass #schrodinger #synopsys Yoe: 6yrs Tc: 26lpa
- Looking for referral : ASIC design engineer Hey , I'm actively looking to change my job. Can you guys give me a referral ? #hardware #semiconductor #apple #marvell #startup #nvidia #Microsoft #synopsys #xilinx Yoe : 6 yrs.
- vote Is it worth to change company and role for 10% increase in TC? Same base and bonus. 10% increase in RSU.. Current TC:250+ New TC: 275+ #hardware #interview #semiconductor #intel #synopsys #synopsysinc #amd #xilinx #intelcareers
- Should TC be defined in units of housing (real) rather than $ (arbitrary) For example, as an E7 at Xilinx my TC is about 0.11 3 br ranch houses before taxes or 0.066 after tax.
- vote Intel discrete GPUs? Good or Garbage? Will they be good? Will ML move to TPU and FPGA like mining has and end the GPU boom? TC 310k #Nvidia #google #xilinx #amd #tesla
- Microsoft Offer evaluation Positing on behalf of a friend Hi, I have an offer from Microsoft NC for a Hardware position. Initial offer: Base :120k Stock : 90k Sign on Bonus : 20k Location: NC Level: Engineering level 2 ( does this mean 61 or 62?) Current position : Xilinx Base 101k Stock 25k YOE 4 Loc Dallas Thoughts on
- Best hardware companies for a new grad in the bay area? Asking for myself and for my classmates, which companies are hiring fresh international students with masters? which skills are in demand? Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Marvell, Nvidia, ARM, Juniper, HP, Apple, Google, Xilinx , Cisco, Cadence, Lab126...etc
- Promotions Can anyone in @AMD / @xilinx clarify these timelines : By When will Managers get the trickle down info of how many ppl in their staff can get promoted? What’s the timeline for manager making the case for promotion of a direct report? When will managers know in their tool that their direct report’
- link 1100 Layoffs https://www.mercurynews.com/tech-job-cuts-totaling-1100-jolt-silicon-valley-east-bay Zume cut 252 positions, including 172 in Santa Clara and 80 in San Francisco; VMWare eliminated 211 jobs in Palo Alto; Shutterfly chopped 153 positions in Redwood City; Intel cut 153 jobs in Santa Clara; Comcast el
- [ASIC verifcation]: Need advise on compensation for india location Hi all, I have around 3 years,4 months as ASIC verification engineer. I am based in india. I am looking for job change. what compensation shall i ask? YOE:-3y,4months TC:-10 lpa #intel #amd #xilinx #nvidia
- Referrals Can anyone refer me for a position at #Paypal, #Intuit, #Cisco, #ServiceNow, #Zendesk #atlassian #facebook #google #apple #adobe # uber #lyft #xilinx #nutanix #robinhood #snowflake #fictiv #ubisoft Please drop a comment and I can DM my info. Position SFA YoE 9 TC 150k
- Total compensation - analog or RTL design / silicon validation / systems engineer Hi I would like to know the normal TC with split for a Level 4/5 engineer (analog designer/ RTL designer/silicon validation/system design engineer) at xilinx/intel/Nvidia etc. - 10 yoe - in bay area. Could you please share? I'm not from bay area, so no idea :-)
- vote Internships for exec's kids This is not at Xilinx. I noticed we have several summer interns who are the children of senior leaders including the c-suite. They could be very well qualified but it smells fishy to me. Should I report to the anonymous ethics hotline? (Not even sure we have one) 😆
- Looking for referral: Asic Design Engineer Hi guys, been working my heart out the last few years even grinding weekends. I am actively looking for an opportunity to work in the US. I need some help. YOE: 4 years (1.5 years verif, 2.5 years design). Edit: Located in Msia #hardware #semiconductor #intel #microsoft #google #asics #nvidia #a
- Yearly refreshing stock (RSU) What’s the amount of yearly refreshing stock could be expected in a normal hardware company like Qualcomm, Marvell, Broadcom, Xilinx, intel, TI, AMD, maxim... etc (not apple, nvidia) Please share your experiences! I have 5 years working experience as a senior engineer, just got $20k after the annu
- Feeling frustrated I feel like I missed the boat. I sold all my stocks at loss in April. Sold tesla stock $200. Sold Xilinx $90 Avgo at $250 and off late shorted spy, appl, nvda as hedge to my RSUs. I wonder if I could do anything to fix it. I am sitting on 75% cash with a few short positions at loss.
- Need Referral for a friend Hi Blind Community, I need referral for my friend. Despite of having good knowledge and calibre he is not getting output for himself because of lack of opportunity. Please help him. Location - Hyderabad, IND Position : entry level / < 1 year exp. Companies : Microsoft Orcale Arcesium Salesforce
- vote Offer expectation @Perfect VIP india Hi , Got oral confirmation from Perfect VIP(Remote) for DV role. Asked to come for HR discussions tomorrow. How much can we expect in general ? YOE 6Y Current 23 base , 10% bonus plus retirals Rsus 27lacs this year and will drop by half from next year focal in 4 months and AMD conversion. Is it goo
- RTL design engineers around who can conduct mock interviews Hi, Like the topic suggests, I'm looking for someone is an experienced RTL engineer who can help me with the interviews in their spare time? Or someone who is prepping for interviews? With whom I can prepare too? Looking for some domain knowledge here. No negative thoughts please. Already feeling to
- [Need Help] Trying to compile a list of top paying companies in Hyderabad. I did some research and able to create a list of top paying companies in Hyderabad, India. Please add if you know other than this. Criteria - 1. Good pay 2. Listed in Indian or Global market. If If not, then IPO should be launched in next 2 years. List - 1. Google 2. Paypal 3. Compass 4. Uber 5.
- [India]PD Backend Interview Preparation Hi All, Looking for folks who are actively interviewing for Physical Design Back end Roles in India. Want to make a group among all of us where we could connect regularly and help each other in preparation and also with referrals. We could share information among us about the interview experience t
- WFH for hw engineers Are hardware companies allowing wfh for the duration of pandemic or till the year end for people who can do there jobs from home? I understand people who needs to go to office for labwork. That is fine with me. But if you can do all your assigned work from home then i think there is no need to expo
- Cadence interview: lead application engineer; confused of rejection Hi all, Pls read and reply your thoughts. I was interviewed 7 rounds and hiring manager said its positive and asked for salary expectations. I said my expectations. After 2 days he scheduled a technical interview and rejected saying lack in tech skills. So confused and disappointed. Could anyon
- Job referrals Looking for referrals in systems test or QA role. YOE: 10 TC: $140k Current location : Hyderabad, India Experienced in: Wireless technologies, 5G, QA , Systems test, Product test, device engineer, automation, project management etc. #interview #telecom #intel #modem #nvidia #motorolamobility #math
- Against the rules ... Networking help needed on Blind Hi, I really need some networking help. I have tried reaching out to people at Google, Apple, Microsoft, AMD, nVidia, Xilinx, LinkedIn and Facebook on LinkedIn. Either messages go unread or they do not want to expand their circle. I have over 14 years at Intel with roles of increasing responsibilit
- Do you think its a no brainer to transfer all your intel stock to AMD ? I have intel stock from ESPP and RSU’s. I strongly feel that most likely AMD stock is going to perform much better than Intel stock in any scenario. Do you think it makes sense to just transfer all your intel stock money to AMD ? Obviously you can invest at other places as well, but lets just say if
- Physical Design Profile WLB - Indian Perspective Hello Blinders, Need info on sorting out the work life balance of an Indian Employee in ASIC PD Profile at various HW Companies be it Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Google HW, Synopsys, Cadence, ARM, Xilinx, Mediatek etc Please feel free to add more. I know it's team dependent but on an average if you can rat
- TPM role at facebook AR/VR I have recently got an interview call for TPM role within AR/VR group at FB. I have no experience in such a role so far. Working in an embedded firmware role at Xilinx. Can someone at fb comment on the responsibilities of a TPM role within AR/VR org ? Is this a good career progression after working
- apple SEG ICT3 compensation just got an initial offer from apple, recruiter provided a range in which the high end would be the best offer they can give. that basically means they only want to give me 180k TC in maximum. i have a competing offer from xilinx which is 170K, almost the same amount as the low end of the Apple off
- 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
- I might be working the most hours here I'm non tech and not at Xilinx. I work from 845ish until 6 or so, eat dinner, do dishes then start working and finish between midnight and 2am everyday. On weekends I usually start until after lunch but until 2am usually. Right now is a busy time and since I'm new to the company, it's slower for
- Reapply policy (cool-off period) in hardware/semiconductor companies Interviewing for full-time roles in RTL design, Verification, Firmware design for FPGA, ASIC, CPU, GPU. I would like to request inputs on cool-off period after interview rejection for the following hardware/semiconductor companies, before one may #reapply: 1. #intel 2. #amd 3. #broadcom 4. #med
- I really want to change jobs and move to a FAMG company. A Stands from Amazon. Tips? I like Xilinx but I feel I can get more TC and FAMG is the only option. The stock was doing great until we got hit by the trade deal and Huawei ban nonsense unfortunately which is not the company's fault. TC 190K. 6 yoe. I recently tried applying to these but my resume isn't getting selected (so
- Looking for relevant leads ( laid off unfortunately ) HI All, I will really appreciate if someone can help me with relevant leads or referrals. I got laid off due to recent shutdown of a Business unit at Globalfoundries. I am actively seeking career opportunities in the Semiconductor Industry: CAD/ Design Automation/ Physical Design Verification / P
- Seeking FAE / AE / PE positions in a EDA company. Hi all, I am in this predicament where I need advice and also a job opportunity as I am on a time crunch pretty much, given a H-1B visa approved status. First, I am working with sales division for a cutting-edge tool. I am at crossroads right now as I have invested learning the tool from R&D, mar
- Courses or professional certificate recommendations Dear Managers, Any good recommendations for product or technical program management courses that are helpful for landing my first program management or product management job? I have recent experience with product development and looking to use that along with a few courses to present myself. Looki
- Which companies hire for roles in Heterogeneous Computing (FPGA, GPU, Custom Accelerators) ? Few years back I wanted to get into PhD with focus on Heterogeneous computing: hardware software co design to accelerate algorithms across distributed compute clusters with GPUs (C++, CUDA, OpenCl), FPGA (HLS, RTL),CPUs (C++, OpenMp, MPI) or proprietary accelerators. I never got a chance to do it
- vote Roku (new) v/s AMD (current) Generally don’t hate my job, team or management chain. Software Engineer with C/C++ skills with fairly good reputation in my team. Decent WLB. YoE : 9 years Current TC : $305K Salary : $160K Bonus : $20K Stock: $120K With a desire to grow comp and buy a bigger home in the Bay Area, I interviewed
- vote TC vs Domain Hi blinders, Need a help in making a decision with an offer. I got offer in Xilinx (now AMD) to work on deep learning processor arch. I got a pay rise of 20% including RSUs which is lower than my current projectile at samsung. But, Samsung doesnt give RSUs. A bit of context, I have no prior work-
- Feeling useless Completed EEE undergrad from a decent college in India, graduated with MS in CE from East Coast US in 2019. Focused on ASIC Design in MS but couldn't get any internship, subsequently no full time job and eventually had to move back to India this summer. I had no interest in Verification albeit that
- looking for opportunities Dear Community, Happy and healthy new year to everyone. Just a quick background story. I left USA and traveled back to India during lockdown as my H1B 6 years had expired. The company filed for my PERM petition and it got approved in August 2020. On following up repeatedly about the next steps th
- Travel from India Any folks traveled back from India to the US recently? I am on OPT and have to travel to India urgently. Wanted to get an assessment of the situation. Thanks
- Good bootcamps for SE Job Offer I have a CS background coming out of college, but I don’t feel great about my programming abilities. Anyone have any recommendation for a bootcamp that leads to a great job offer? #engineering #software #bootcamp
- Thoughts on Jumpstart’s feature to filter candidates based on race/gender? I wonder if there even is an option to see only male, or Asian/White. Seems like Jumpstart is promoting racism and sexism in hiring.
- vote Has innovation slowed down? Title.
- Travel to India after graduation I will be graduating in Dec and will be joining Amazon in Feb on OPT. Is it risky to travel to India in December?
- Claim stimulus check on 2020 tax return? In 2019, I worked part time at my university and filed taxes for 9k earnings. I’ve been waiting and waiting, and haven’t received my stimulus check... Can I claim the $1200 on my 2020 tax return, even if my 2020 income is above the requirements? TC 200k YOE < 1
- best ways to buy bitcoin What is the best way to buy bitcoin? I've heard Robinhood is horrible :(
- Child care isn’t a transmission vector Largest peer-reviewed study, 57,335 child care centers: “No evidence of child care being a significant contributor to COVID19 transmission to adults—finding consistent with previous studies showing lack of assoc btwn school closures & transmission rates” https://twitter.com/nahasnewman/status/1323