I'm currently working at Amazon, get lots of challenging work and good learning wise. I'm looking for a switch in the next 4-6 months for salary bump. So, what factors do I need to consider in a company that would be helpful in long term career? * work in similar challenging environments (FB, start...Read more
Living as a dev in a tech hub city, it seems like a software career has a rock star esque trajectory. Get paid a lot, TC goes up a lot in the first few years, then a ton of people burn out/transition to management/do consulting/switch careers/etc after a few years. What age do other devs plan to re...Read more
Even 10 years into my career I spend my weekends in coffee shops doing sort of supplemental/remedial skilling to stay competitive or at least relevant. That is the God-honest and depressing truth.
TC: $150k ($125k base - 10% bonus - rest is RSU) I work at Facebook as an enterprise engineer. (Software engineer with different title and less RSU). I’ve decided to chase higher TC so I’m planning my next move. I want: 1. to maximize TC 2. opportunities for rapid promotion similar to Facebook 3. ...Read more
Hello, I wanted to know how Target is in terms of learnings, people seemed very kind and friendly in interviews and later discussion. I have other offer from walmart but have heard very bad reviews regarding wlb . Target Position offered - Sr. Engineer Team - pricing team. (Backend role) YOE - ...Read more
I'm a current DS manager and am exploring roles in big tech. I manage a 5 member team of senior data scientists. What are the levels of people leadership roles I can target at big tech? YoE - 5 TC - 200k
PMs of blind, please help! I am choosing between two offers in Australia. 1) product owner at a boutique investment bank building internal solutions and 2) deployment strategist role at Palantir. My goal is to do PM work in tech in the US (have a pending GC petition and an existing US professional n...Read more
Hello all, I've been learning a lot from the Blind community. My current role is a data scientist with heavy machine learning model development. I'm thinking about career change from non-tech company to a tech company. I have a PhD degree in a non-tech area, and 2 years academia (postdoc) experienc...Read more
Can I say "What sort of growth do you want to see such that I get 30% raise next year?" And how much should the target % raise be? #engineering #swe #career TC: 🥜 YoE: 6
I posted a few days ago about breaking into tech with a civil engineering background and got a ton of solid advice. I’ve been grinding leetcode, focusing a ton on bringing up my DS/Algo skills and started a project. I want to start applying to jobs within the 2-3 months to test the waters. Looking f...Read more
I don't mind to start from the bottom or take an internship but I want a big career in cybersecurity where I can learn with the best
#retail #e-commerce TC: 🥜
i have a very broad skill set in education as well as working experience e.g phd in computer vision msc in wireless signal processing / dsp bsc in computer engineering working exp in (sw and hw) hardware automation both PLC programming as well as PC programming research scientist programming in ca...Read more
#tech #snowflake #dataengineer #dataanalyst
Do not get blinded by your employers. They are trying to bring in culture/vision/mission to reduce management cost. One example, the performance review plays an important role in systematic mitigation of TC inflation. An employee in SWE world could go for $0.5M about 5 years into their career and ...Read more
Almost 7 years ago I was so clear on which particular company I want to work for and that was “Google”. Now 7 years later I don’t know which companies I should target. I have total 10 years of experience. Reasons for move: Don’t see a growth path with the current team. Either I switch teams or swi...Read more
Google: Bay area HFT (High frequency trading): NYC Target is to max career boost + TC in 7 years. TC: ~270K
Rate a msft offer : Base : 170K Stocks : 260K/4years Sign on : 80K Annual Refreshers : Target bonus : 0-30% Target Stocks : 0-48K Recruiter said its a out of band L64 offer. I think they are down leveling on level. Not getting L65 is surprising because I nailed all the interviews. Had 6 or 7 r...Read more
YoE - 4.5 years Rippling - 50L base + 60L ESOPs over 4 years. L6 role Uber - 53L base + 6 target bonus + 52L Uber stocks over 4 years. L4 role Location - Bangalore how good is Rippling ESOP value compared to uber? For long term career perspective which company should I join?
I am thinking of leaving Meta and joining Amazon. What are the best orgs to join with healthy engineering, low politics, and good career growth? Targeting for L6+ #amazon