I want to apply for ML engineering roles in another 4-6 months, and am looking for someone to study together with (remote is fine). It just helps me stay focused, discuss any questions, exchange study material, and discuss interview questions. I have a strong background in data analytics and decent...Read more
Hi all, I'm a final-year Engineering student at a top UK university with a First-Class average, looking for referrals for graduate technology roles in tech/fintech. Quick Snapshot: - Education: First-Class Grade Average in Engineering @ a top Russell group university. - Internship: Completed Clou...Read more
The Bitcoin Founder & Creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has insane software engineering and programming skills. Take a quick read of his work from the original source code of Bitcoin in 2009; he wrote Bitcoin and the transaction self-verification system from scratch using C++. The dude is literally insane....Read more
I’m hiring soon and want to try out my questions in a low stakes setting. In exchange, this could serve as interview practice for the right people. I’m looking for a mid to senior level SWE familiar with C++ and Python as the questions will be in those languages. The questions aren’t algorithm or...Read more
Hi Blind, I want to form a study group for interview. My objective for this study group is that we could share our expertise on system design + leadership experience (which is really hard to come by). I have experience in backend SWE at two FAANGs (L5 Google) and a smaller tier 1 (Uber, Snap, Airb...Read more
Asking for a friend Background: New Grad with a Ph.D. in CS, based in NYC. Target roles: SE/Quant E in IT/Finance. Offer Details: Small prop shop (10 people), high-frequency option trading company (Nasdaq PHLX). Role: Assistant Quant Developer, located in Philadelphia. Likely initial duty: Conve...Read more
Hi folks! I'm looking for someone to study with and do practice interviews. Here is a little about me: • I'm based in the Midwest with 6 years of experience (5 years at a software agency, 1 year as a contractor). • My main area is iOS (Swift/ObjC) but I know some Android (Kotlin/Java), React Native...Read more
Had on site 4 interviews ending with launch together as a group with other interviewees, was prepared straight forward algorithm problems similar from leetcode and topcoder I got impression that Microsoft is changing the way they interview, had 45 mins each interview and 15 mins break in between. ...Read more
1. Go work for Series A,B,C startups and somehow manage the same salary. 2. Go work for Banks or Federal agencies or for some other Fortune companies on a much reduced pay. 3. Gang up together and create products/services which Google failed to launch. IMHO, option 3 should be the most daring and d...Read more
Could anybody help review my resume? Thanks a lot! Summary: Experience with back end enterprise application development in software development life cycle including requirement gathering, designing, programming, testing and deployment. Education 2015-09 ~ 2020-06 ...Read more
I've been a developer for many years but not in internet tech. I've never professionally worked with internet tech like websites or users. Luckily I read a lot about internet technologies. So how do I approach the system design question? I haven't had a system design interview yet so I may be off. ...Read more
Since a few people asked about this I figured I'd make a thread about it. This was my experience going in, the interview, and getting the offer from Google. Full disclosure I'm going to blur a few of the details for anonymity. This wasn't my first time going through the interview, I interviewed once...Read more
## Interview Experience (Facebook, Google, Microsoft) #### Profile: *YOE:* 4+, all at Amazon (Applied Scientist) *Education:* PhD in Machine Learning (ML) from a Top 20 CS school *Location:* Seattle *Current TC:* $270K *Interview dates:* Last two weeks of April *Facebook offer (MLE):* 205K/700K/100...Read more
About a year ago some friends scraped 70k pics on tinder and it was reported a few months later: https://bit.ly/2ZbFVwf They said their goal was to outdo the guy that did 40k and was reported in the news a few years ago. Anyways, not to be outdone, I decided to scrape millions and do 2 TB worth of...Read more
Almost a month late in posting this New Year Resolution, but better late than never. TC: 0 (Financially Independent / Retired Early) My FIRE post: https://www.teamblind.com/post/sqhzju14 Context: I've begun trying out early retirement and have been on a break for nearly an year now. Although I've ...Read more
TL;DR: Small investors put their money on real estate syndicators .. companies go bust into foreclosure, small investors take the losses while syndicators (admins) keep their fees. I hate too much regulation but is this okay? https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-housing-bust-comes-for-thousands-of-small-...Read more