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- Career trajectory for Google vs. a prop shop? So I've got an offer letter from a prop shop in Chicago and am finishing up team matching with Google (but don't have an offer letter yet; recruiter says it should be in next week pending SVP approval). All in all the compensation will probably be pretty similar but the Google position is in Seattle
- I need suggestions, in 2nd year of STEM OPT I'm currently in my 2nd year of STEM OPT, so this is my last shot in the H1B lottery and I've only got about 50% chance of getting picked. I've considered Canada as a backup plan but I currently only have 2 years 3 months of full time work experience, and without atleast 3 years of work ex, my scor
- Apple ICT4 contacted by Meta FRL silicon hiring manager Firstly, I am not even closed to the offer stage but got a few questions. I never used blind and just joined as this would be my first attempt to move to another company. I heard that Meta is aggressively hiring HW engineers from Apple and I've seen many already from my team. (in fact since 2016..)
- vote Tired of the current team. Need advice I joined the new product team a few years ago and I'm in deep shit. Here's the story. We started this project just before the pandemic, and our team took a hit along the way. A lot of leaderships and senior engineers had started leaving the organization because of high operational pressure. Then sh
- Any tips to (rekindle fire in me to) complete my side project to finish line? Started working on this idea 3 years back. Then realized the scope for alpha launch is too many features. Then switched to another idea and spent an year on it and dropped it. Then got to a small idea and launched it. It was just for boosting my confidence. Then came back to this idea. Paused it for
- vote Hair loss! It’s happening..what works best to halt it? I am 23 years old and was recently told by my mother that the hair just behind the crown is getting thin. Since then I am started to feel I am undergoing a full-on hair loss. Every time I run shampoo through my hair in the shower I see 4-5 strands of hair in my hand. When I wipe my head on a towel I
- Wish - a fraud company exposed Wish just raised my interest because it pays good at par with US based positions in Canada even for < 2 YOE. Apart from the money, I don’t see anything positive about this company. Product is awful, I think customer reviews are fake in the app as I saw reviewer having same review for all the pr
- ML design(how to select people to give discount code?) failed ML rounds with this....(got feedback, ML design was too weak) Q: same as title, you can think any service such as lyft, uber, amazon, ebay etc limits: fixed limit of coupons or code (10000) target: Users who can boost our revenue(giving discount coupon is not only for the customer but for c
- Should I tell my recruiter about a competing interview? I have been communicated by the recruiter from company A that my interview feedback was positive and she would reach back with an offer. Should I tell her that I am interviewing for company B (It is well known that company B offers more than A). Will it mean that the recruiter from company A will gi
- link Squarespace hiring mobile devs (full remote welcome) Hey y'all, so I got headcount for 4 mobile devs (2 Android, 2 iOS) to be filled by EOY. Expecting additional headcount for next year so the number should grow. Looking for any and all good talent, fully remote positions welcome. If you're looking for a new opportunity, hit me up. Squarespace has
- Finally got interest from FAANG, imposter syndrome kicked in immediately I have about a year of experience (college degree but not in CS) and ultimately would like to be at FAANG level company. I attended Amazon Career Day today and got to have a 15 minute session with a recruiter and they gave resume tips and suggested to apply to any Amazon job I’d be interested in. U
- Career switch hardware-software I worked at Intel for 5 years as post silicon validation engineer. During this time I worked on HVM functional validation. I realized that I can’t work in this job profile as it involves dealing with a lot of hardware specific details which are very difficult to attain outside or even within the com
- link Inside Apple’s Eroding Partnership With Foxconn Does anyone have the full article? When Apple’s 2018 iPad Pro was undergoing production trials at the company’s largest outside manufacturer, Foxconn Technology, the Taiwanese firm gave Apple a list of how many workers it needed to develop the new product. That was standard procedure for Foxconn, w
- Deliveroo London or Keep interviewing in London? Currently in London on a visa and being paid peanuts. Started interviewing recently (with minimum effort) and got a few offers. I only applied to startups to boost my confidence, was planning to applying to FAANGs or more beefier companies.. I want to know if this a peak-ish offer for a non financ
- Learning as a new hire Which is the best company in terms of learning and mentorship? I have about 3 YOE in about 4 companies and have decent technical skills I’d say. But I recently joined Amazon and I feel this is absolutely the worst new hire experience I’ve had. There is a LOT of focus on ops and maintenance than addi
- AAS in cybersecurity, B.SC in Computer Science - is a JD/MBA dual program worth it? Blinders, I love politics. I am passionate about law also. But when I had to come to the U.S, I applied for a cybersecurity course of study to increase my chances of getting a student visa. I attended the first day of class and fell in love with technology while still pursuing my passion for law an
- vote Looking for SDM vs PM guidance Hi all, I have been thinking of switching from IC(SDE) to a M role(SDM/PM). This has been brought to my notice by colleagues and friends. I started seeing a career counselor and concluded that I move in that direction as that aligns with my long term goals. In long term, MBA will help me as well.
- vote Which countries will suffer most from COVID-19 pandemic? Places where the pandemic hit first: China, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore etc. The world closed its doors toward China initially (and still so). Aviation and tourism industries were hit hard. Domestic economic activities were suspended for weeks to months. Now virus is pretty much under contro
- Working in the US after college (please help!) Hey guys. I'm an incoming freshman for a top US university (CS major), and I'd really appreciate some advice on how I can stay in the US as a software engineer. From what I've read, the path is: 1. get an offer after graduation by grinding LC, projects, and internships 2. get the company to sponsor
- Computer Science Student Looking For Advice! Hi guys, I just started working towards my Masters in Computer Science from a biology background and I’m looking for some advice as I honestly don’t know much about the tech industry.(Fully realized this after reading a lot of posts on here and noticed I don’t know about a lot of what you guys are t
- Senior Product Marketing Manager - Consumer Marketing Strategy Newly created role at LinkedIn reporting directly to the VP of Consumer Product Marketing! Position not yet posted but will be live by week's end. Awesome opportunity to help map historical member life cycle including acquisition channels, engagement since sign up and retention factors that have h
- vote Anyone accept an offer, feel content, and then think about future offers and potential TC I just accepted an offer. I am really excited because I nearly doubled my TC. 81k -> 163k. I nearly thought I would retire at this company and climb the ladder if I received an offer. Now believe me, I’m fortunate and grateful for this bump. I’ve been dreaming for this change. Now that I got it,
- link Anyone worried about RIFs and how your company does it.... This is a sobering take... these are the kinds of tactics your company may well use to do it: "Among ProPublica’s findings, IBM: Denied older workers information the law says they need in order to decide whether they’ve been victims of age bias, and required them to sign away the right to go to co
- Career options as a Analytics engineer I’m an Analytics engineer at a series B startup. To be specific, I work with looker/mode/DBT/bigquery and have previously worked with snowflake using a managed pipeline services like stitch or fivetran. I like my job because I’m international remote, work maybe 30 hours a week, and have lots of free
- Should I join Nike as W2 contractor? Brand name good for resume? I’m front end and currently leading a team at a pre series A startup as a Team Lead Manager. It’s FT, TC 110, benefits are meh. I’ve gotten word that they’re going to boost me to ~150 in a few months (although who knows really). Most nike roles I’ve seen are around 150 as well, 6-12month contract,
- link This SUB is dead wrong regarding mixing Covid vaccines On April 12th.. morning 10:45 AM EST, the poster (X) from Amazon started this thread. https://www.teamblind.com/post/Should-I-get-another-vaccine-qxu2nDuK He asked a genuine question about mixing different vaccines to get superior immune response. Majority of the people in the sub responded that
- F1 Student received 1099-K tax form from paypal - need advice I’m an F1 Student. Last year I had Amazon/wish.com/walmart sellers reaching out to me on facebook asking me to purchase their products, and they will refund me sometimes partial, sometimes full amounts paid. I thought oh well, what harm could it do. I figured the sellers were trying to boost their p
- Looking for a Roommate In NYC Starting Late Feb. 22 Hi, I'm looking for a roommate to live in Newport starting in late February 2022. I'm a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, and I'm moving to NYC for my first job. After many searches, I decided to live in Newport because it is spacious, affordable, and easy to commute to Manhat
- Looking for a change Hi All Just joined recently and looking to get the communities advice. I'm looking to make the move from Data Analyst to Data Scientist. My current job has a very flat management structure with very little room in terms of upward mobility so I am looking to make a move in order to boost my salary
- Evaluating job prospects 4 YOE, TC 310k but will be 275k after cliff (soon) and 290k after next refresh. I'm in an eng role, but non SWE (IC5). I like my team, am fairly successful here, but think that I could get better TC and wlb elsewhere (due to 4yr cliff and other factors). How do people figure out if it's worth jump