Good to have on your resume for next future jobs
No work life balance, 60+ hours is the expectation for everyone
I know some other Seattle companies like Microsoft are partnered with the program and help with admission. Does Amazon help at all or have connections with the program? Have any of your co-workers gotten their MS there!
Is UW part time MBA (either part time or hybrid) a good option to do career transition to Amazon or Microsoft?
hello guys, I am moving to Seattle (SDE) soon from other state. i am looking for studio mainly, if 1bed is not really higher that much, i may consider as well. i did research: - live in downtown: closer, higher rent, more homeless - live in UW area: 30mins bus, little cheaper, more safe, young e...Read more
Interning @ Amazon in Seattle this Summer and curious what housing options to choose to optimize meeting new people. I understand theres corporate housing and dorming at UW available. I’m wondering if it would make the most sense to take the dorming option to meet other people (i.e. summer class st...Read more
This will be in the news tomorrow. A lab in the UW found a focusing drug in Amazon bananas. I think the topic is really sensitive and it should be treated like that. It could be a game changer if this is done on purpose. Please if you have any information about this let everyone know in the post. ...Read more
For those who have interned at Amazon Seattle headquarters what are some of the safe places to rent an apartment (short term) for a female? Since the internship is starting in May, UW dorm rental option is not available at least until June 18th. Also does Amazon has shuttle service then perhaps re...Read more
I recently got a job at Amazon and will be relocating to Seattle from ct. I was looking at the UW professional masters program and was wondering what the advantage is? I know that masters students are often offered 10% more than undergrad students when coming out of school but how about once you’v...Read more
In Seattle working in Amazon as SDE. I know that data science will be a required skill later for my career, so I'm thinking of buying a degree in uw data science masters. Does anyone have any clue about that program other than what is out there online? Is the paper degree worth the money? I can lear...Read more
I can’t believe how little there are for Electrical Engineer positions in Seattle. Aside from Microsoft, Amazon, all hardware jobs I see are from contract-to-hire business companies. And imo they tend to have lesser pay, and/or strong separation from clients. I’m open to non-big tech companies. I j...Read more
Hi all - I am hoping the Blind community can help me out with the job search! I'm interested in entry level PM/PMM roles in the Bay Area. I graduated from UW Seattle (B.S. in Info Sci) with internships at Amazon, Microsoft, and startups. I've been with Microsoft for a year in a PMM role at Xbox. ...Read more
Amazon Capital One Google Microsoft Meta Bloomberg Coursera I don't have any work experience except for 1 ML research internship in high school and an IT internship at a no-name company (currently) and a few decent but not spectacular projects. I list those specific companies above because I know o...Read more
Hi I am an undergraduate student at UW Madison who is currently looking for software engineering internships for Fall 2022. I am going to be working at Meta this summer as an SWE intern and have other previous internship/research experience. If you work at a company that does fall internships I w...Read more
I attended 3 interviews and felt I did well in at least 2 of them for senior roles. I have 5 YOE and have been IC all my career since I graduated 5 years ago from UW with a master's. Even with all this, I am being ghosted after the interviews at Microsoft, some of the interviewers even were kind of ...Read more
Hey everyone. I am a CS undergrad at UW Tacoma graduating in 2021. I have done 6 software engineering internships at enterprises (Amazon, T-Mobile, etc.) and startups to develop web / mobile applications and infrastructure. I have also done 450+ Leetcode. I am just wondering if anyone is willing to...Read more
I came across this free app and it made me think of blind but was for dating (also buying and selling stuff). Thought I'd share it in case others hadn't heard about it. https://OOOChat.com - Out Of Office Chat (links to a page which links to the apple or android store download for the app) Your...Read more
Hello, blind community! I am a first-year Master's student at UW Madison. I have 2 years of experience as an ML engineer. I'm looking for SDE/Machine learning/Computer Vision summer internships in 2022 and was hoping for a recommendation. I've research experience too. My latest work is accepted at...Read more
My goal is to level up computer science knowledge not getting a job in USA by doing masters. I’m already doing that in Seattle, currently in the first year of l1 b. I’ve less than 3 years here to stay ( assuming worst case if l1b extension rejected ) Looks like there is no financial support from A...Read more
Hi All , I’m looking to move to a 1 bed apartment ( traditional 1 bed , not open 1 bed or studios) , at least 450-500 sq. feet , with good amenities and safety in neighborhoods I currently live near UW . Not sure how safe this is . But Something that is relatively safe at same level or better is so...Read more
Hi, just thought I'd try to see if any Trojans might be willing to refer a fellow Trojan having a tough time finding a full-time role. I got my MSc (natural language processing focus) from UW last year. I've connected with other Trojans for referrals to Amazon, Meta, Google, and HubSpot. Looking to ...Read more
I am looking for referrals for my summer internship hunt.( Its been months of struggle). I'm interested in UX Research or UX design internship. Currently I am pursuing masters in HCDE at UW, Seattle and location isn’t a concern. My major focus is on mixed methods research(Quantitative and Qualitat...Read more