Good to have on your resume for next future jobs
No work life balance, 60+ hours is the expectation for everyone
Berkeley kids bash Stanford but secretly admire their campus/reputation/network. Stanford kids treat Berkeley kids like bros/sis but secretly look down on them. The truth is Berkeley kids will join Stanford kids in a heart beat if same financial aid/scholarships Agree?
What are the coding interviews like for Amazon? Are kids from UC schools and Ivy Leagues a shoo-in? #tech
- 4-5 YOE / SWE at no-name startup / UC Berkeley CS - Mostly worked on fullstack development (React/Redux/GraphQL, REST API, PostgreSQL, Microservices) - Worked in both enterprise-scale projects and smaller teams. TC: 🤭 Desired companies: Google, FB, Amazon, Stripe
I have a previous internship at NASA as well, but I haven't been able to get new grad interviews at any of these companies despite having two internships and a 3.99 GPA at a UC. #Amazon #Facebook #Google #Microsoft
Hi, I'm an SDE 1 at Amazon. I'm planning to pursue my masters degree in CS at a top 15 ranked college in America. Do you think it makes sense to do so? What are the pros and cons of leaving your job to pursue a masters degree? What is the long term benefit one gets from this? College list: CMU Corn...Read more
and joining Amazon in August and he has CS from UC Berkeley . He says his base sakary is 150 K . He didn’t mention about RSUs and sign on bonus . The location is Washington and not even bay area . I was surprised . I know UC Berkeley is in top 5 CS schools . At 21 , making 150K base is really high ...Read more
Hello, I'm a grad student at UC Berkeley seeking a summer internship at Amazon. Can anyone assist with a referral? Thank you so much
I have ~ 2 YOE in Amazon. I interviewed and got an offer from a young startup (Bangalore based) with people with really strong background (Google, Flipkart, MIT, UC Berkeley, Rivigo, etc.) They are offering 10% more than my current compensation at Amazon. I don't really feel satisfied with the work ...Read more
I am Haas (UC Berkeley) graduate working as Product Manager. I have not worked at a startup and hence the question. I earn 180K (base pay) per annum and to get promoted is long wait. Looking 10 years down the line, would I have earned more working for startup or at Amazon? All perspectives are appr...Read more
I interned at Amazon and have a return offer for Seattle. However, I really want to work at Apple full time as most of family is based in Cupertino. Any advice? GPA is 3.99 from UC, don't know if that matters though.. #Apple
Hey ya’ll, looking for someone who could refer me for Meta sde internship positions in the US. Im currently a masters student at UC San Diego, and have worked for 4 years prior as an SDE (Google, Amazon and others in India) #meta #internship TC: 0
Hello all, I am offered SDE1 in Amazon Alexa and currently in the process of talking to Hiring Managers regarding teams. The teams are in San Francisco, Seattle, Irvine. According to my calculations, in Seattle, if Amazon offers ~180K (haven’t gotten my offer letter yet). What would that be conve...Read more
Hi all, I'm an incoming sophomore at UC Berkeley with 2 previous SWE internship experiences. I'm looking for referrals for Amazon, DataBricks, and Tesla following their release of Summer 2024 SWE internships. Would anyone be interested in providing? Thanks!
A coworker of mine, freshly graduated from UC, has been working on my team for 8 months or so. He’s not talented but he tried hard with the speed that Amazon moves. Recently, he made a mistake in deployment which caused a COE. He just told me today that the manager put him on focus. I was shock! It’...Read more
What is the average hike that one can expect from being a software engineer at Amazon (2YOE) to a good start-up or MNC in India. Current TC: 22.5L Fixed : 15.5L Stocks : 7L/year I interviewed at an early stage startup with people from presetegious background (Google, Rivigo, Netflix, UC Berkeley, ...Read more
Recently switched to a new company 2 months prior. However, I’m expecting an offer from Amazon SDE2 and expecting admits for MS in CS from UC Denver. Does it make more sense to switch to Amazon and keep working in India or Pursue Masters? Have a lot of friends in US and getting FOMO YOE: 2.6 TC: ...Read more
Hey blind community, I completed my Masters at UC Berkeley. I am currently a Software Engineer for an ecommerce company in CA. I am looking to switch roles and am looking for referrals. I already have Amazon final round scheduled. YOE: 3.5 TC: 200k LC: 200+ #microsoft #google #facebook #linke...Read more
Hi, I’m a upcoming new grad from a mid-tier UC. I have found some roles I think I would be a good fit for from the companies tagged below. If anyone can refer me, that would be appreciated Thanks! TC -30K #VMware #IMC #Palantir #Sofi #egensolutions #amazon #sunshine #janestreet #raytheon #cruis...Read more
Hi, I am looking for someone to refer me to Airbnb for the New Grad Software Engineer position. I was an intern at Facebook this past summer (got Exceeds Expectations rating), and I interned at Amazon the previous summer. I am going into my Senior year at UC Berkeley. I have done ~100 Leetcode quest...Read more
Hi, I am looking for someone to refer me to Robinhood for the New Grad Software Engineer position. I was an intern at Facebook this past summer (got Exceeds Expectations rating), and I interned at Amazon the previous summer. I am going into my Senior year at UC Berkeley. I have done ~100 Leetcode qu...Read more