- So happy and thankful to be at Google I've been at Google as a SWE for 2 years, and I'm still so happy and thankful to be at Google because it has always been my dream company. Idk how I even got in. I always feel like the dumbest guy in the room at Google. I recently got promoted to L4 but am completely happy, thankful, and satisified
- PIPed while 9 months pregnant I worked at my current company for 2 years. I got a promotion in first 6 months. I have been a high performing employee. i took over all the work, trained everyone and kept the ship afloat when my manager went on her maternity leave. I got pregnant after and let my company know. I also hired and tr
- Need advice I need some outside perspective as to how I should process this going further. I was lucky to get a new green feild project when i joined here and have been critical in delivering and making an impact within team. my team members recognize that and my manager does so in 1:1. however, my manager ga
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and industry lounge. - At the possibility of starting a (blind) war.. How many of you think that some of the big tech companies are destroying engineers and just producing arrogant cocky know it all folks with high TC. Here is what I see: FAANG hires the brightest, that at young age they have the potential to be fantastic engineers. They pay these guys well. Then
- Up for promotion, how soon can I leave? Ive been at my company for 5 years. I should be promoted next month to manager. Ive been applying to manager roles at other companies for the past few months. I know I wont get the salary that I want at my current company. How long do I need to wait after my promotion to re-start applying elsewher
- How to move easily out of India? I'm working as SDE1 in India. I've been here for almost a year, 3 months as full time and I don't really like this place much. But getting promoted to SDE2 is easier in my org. My aim is to move out of India and I'm not planning to study abroad. What's the easiest way to move out of India? Should I
- Possible promotion or getting set up? Background: worked at an associate level within a company’s internal marketing department for 3+ years. At my recent annual review I expressed my desire to move up within the department to Assistant Marketing Director, and my manager the Marketing Director agreed. We have had several employees quit
- vote Seeking validation I am definitely not trying to flex (if it sounds so) in this post. I feel I am doing a good job in managing my earnings but I have no clue how others are doing and if I am doing well at all. I also feel I spend quite a bit on stuff like eating out, buying expensive clothes/shoes and traveling. So, I
- 410TC now, should I switch? I'm an IC6 at FB now, newly promoted last cycle, so I haven't gotten any refreshers at the new level yet. Not expecting a DE since I'm switching teams. 410 TC @ 12yoe (9 of them in startups, 3@fb). I hate preparing for interviews, but would do it for a significant bump. Realistically, how much coul
- link [AMA] Interview tips after a recent round of offers (380~500k) TLDR: Offers ranging 380k~500k from Facebook, Uber, and 2 other companies. Non-exceptional IC with 5 years of experience. Interview tips are nuanced and its your loss if you don’t read. ### About me ### Software engineer with 5 yoe in the bay. B.Eng (not comp sci) in a well-known school. Mostly se
- whats next after FAANG? okay so you’ve LC hard in College, signed up for hackathons and built 3 useless but fancy personal projects for your resume, interviewed and got an offer from FAANG. what is the logical next step? How do you continue to boost your resume, what do you use to improve it? do you continue to work on pe
- vote quitting after 8 months joined a while back, did a meh job of negotiating so my package wasnt piss poor but it wasnt great either, I was downleveled but knowing my self I expected to over perform for the first year and get promoted ( back to my responsibilities before current company ) in 1-1.5 years. over the last 6 mont
- Applied Materials- nothing but bare truth there is a lot of info about IT company in Blind but not so much about equipment hardware company like amat. so here it is: the company has these divisions- MDP, FEP, DSM, CMP, APTD, DDP, AGS and CTO group. MDP, CMP, FEP are stagnant divisions where you would just keep doing what you do for next 6
- Got fired for "talking to the CEO" TL;DR I was fired in 4 months from a product manager position. While firing me the boss told me the reason being that I had met the CEO without her permission. EDIT: I want to add here that this was just a pretext. My boss had told me verbally a week prior that she was okay with me meeting the CEO
- vote How much influence does your spouse have? Curious as to how much influence does your spouse have on your career decisions like accepting promotion, changing companies, etc. Edit: removed relo as we all agree that is different.
- Google interviews? Anyone else getting similar experience? Like clockwork every year, or so many months Google contacts me and wants to interview me. Sometimes for the same, and sometimes for different roles. I’m happy to oblige and I seem to do very well until the very last interview, at the very end of then interview cycle, just before they’re about to ex
- Sad new Amazon L6 promo TCT for bay area I'm finding my new L6 promotion salary disappointing and wanted to get a feel of experts who have more data and insights. I have been a transformation lead at L5 in the organization, building new systems, training teams on standard operating principles, solving for unique operational issues that e
- Managers contact me one month after leaving company So I left my previous company a month ago and now the incompetent managers reached out to me several times to help them get data for a report (!?) It triggers me because one of them sabotaged an agreed to promotion, the other talked to my reports behind my back and tried to get them to report to hi
- Leave your toxic boss! I want to share my experience in the hope that it will help even just one of you to take the plunge. I enjoyed my previous role a lot. Scope, team, company. But I really didnt get along with my boss. I was worried that if I changed role I might have found a better boss but maybe a bad team or borin
- At what TC you'll stop running in the rat race? I've been running in this rat race for 5 years to climb up the levels and increase the TC. I want to stop running and start living a comfortable life at some point. If I don't put a limit, the eager and greed for more money won't stop and will kill me, so I planned to stop at 500k. It's not just abo
- vote Help a new grad choose: MS (bing ads) vs. Palantir (gotham) About me: undergrad in CA, studying CS. one prev. internship at a startup. Goals: Make a lot of money in the short and long term. Work hard to start and then chill more as I have kids. Offers: (base/stock/signing) MS - max new grad apparently 110/150 over 3.5 yrs/50 =~ 167/yr over 4 yrs AI/R - Bi
- vote 👜👑Promotion: Cocky vs Humble Given 2 equally intelligent, qualified people who have the same impact / track record... and who have same number of cross functional and leadership advocates... vote for which type would get promoted in ***your company*** in comments, share which type YOU would promote personally if you were the
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and industry lounge. - New Grad Offer Evaluation One from Microsoft and the other from Google. TC is about the same (3% better at Google). Given the same location, please evaluate these offers. Microsoft AI L61: team builds AI related product, is in early stage, very prospective, and is growing rapidly. I will be working to build a pipeline for b
- Promotion vs Company switch I have been at Amazon for around 1.5 years. My manager sees the timeline for my promotion in another 6months, even though I am already performing at the next level. I am confused on how much importance should promotion be given. Another path I can take to grow my career is switch companies. What do
- How “refreshers” work at Amazon Last updated: 7/21/2019 TL;DR: If you sign with Amazon, expect only paltry base raises and no new stock grants until the 5th year even if you get promoted. If you don’t, your TC will actually drop to the bottom of band so that’s a cliff in its own way. What you see in the offer letter is all you’re
- I'm dumb. Teach me some office politics PLEASE Examples: What did you learn over the years by making mistakes, or seeing others make a mistake. What are useful things for promotion consideration. What best practices when interacting with people in the office. How to realize it's time to leave. (I tag 3 big companies whose employees must hav
- Meta-learning: Promotions at Google It seems that Google's promotions come at a slow pace, causing a good amount of frustration and angst. At least part of that seems to be, at first glance, from the promo packet/committee aspect. There seems to be a game/dance that needs to be played/learned. Some things that I've picked up on that
- For those with over 10 yoe, think again if you consider accepting L5 position at Amazon. If you had over 10+ yoe, tech lead or senior role at the current company, and you got a L5 offer from Amazon. Recruiter said "Dont worry, you will get promoted to L6 very quickly if you prove your ability". Better money, better fame, potention to work as senior, why not? It sounds not too bad doesnt
- Indeed as a company Not here to promote indeed, we have our problems but want to let the public know more about this company. Pay: Pretty decent but just not FNG decent. Two Data points I have for SWE at 2YOE 150k Austin 260k SF Food(Austin not sure about other office): 1. Buffet style breakfast and lunch. It is rea
- Jump or stay at Google? (L3, 1.5YOE, 180k TC) I’m likely to be promoted next cycle to L4, and I expect that this will bring my Google TC to around 220k (hopefully). But I see all these posts here about L4s getting $300k etc. Should I start applying to other companies now to increase TC? I love my team and I vibe with my coworkers (Mountain Vie
- vote Should I leave or Stay? I moved to Seattle to work with Amazon one year ago as a L4 SDET. At the time my husband was finishing his Masters and working with Lockheed Martin in Dallas. The plan was that he would graduate this December and transfer to a position his company has in Seattle. Unfortunately, he's graduating now b
- Highest TC over 4 years out, factoring growth? There's an extensive "FAANG is the best" for comp here, but I find that hard to believe that is still true (was maybe 10 years ago) for high-trajectory/fast growing engineers. e.g. At my prior company, there were multiple people able to grow from a Google L4 equivalent (per levels.fyi) to L7 in un
- Leaving Amazon India in 8 months What can be a good reason for me to give to the prospective hiring managers for this immediate change? My original reason is low TC. I joined as an L4 SDE with 2 YOE taking a pay cut believing I would get promoted and compensation would become equivalent to L5 after 1.5-2 years. But after joining
- Downleveled by Uber I recently got an offer from Uber that is a downlevel. I told the recruiter I wanted to interview for a senior role, having over 8 years of experience. Then the actual interview came around and I didnt pay much attention to the fact that the position I was interviewing for said Backend Engineer (no
- Journey to get a $500k+ offer at a public company Curious about people who have gotten offers that pay $500k+. Note that I'm NOT talking about current comp (which can factor in stock appreciation, or some convenient accounting of sign-on bonus). I'm talking about an offer where: Base Salary + target bonus and RSUs vesting each year AT GRANT PRICE
- vote Is Amazon a door to a better career? I interviewed for L5 at Amazon but got bumped to L4. But they were able to offer me 200k tc in nyc. The project/team sounds very exciting as I would be able to work with lotd of data/ML which is whar my masters is in but I havent been able to use it in applied work. My current gig is as a tech lead
- link why breitbart lies so much saw this article. very few facts and so much lies. for eg. indian staffing company promoting new GC rules. why would they promote it. in fact indian staffing companies will be at loss as employees will them after getting green card https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/07/29/green-cards-giveaway-
- link What do people at Microsoft have to say about growth mindset? What do you think of the Growth Mindset philosophy being promoted at Microsoft? (Please mention your ladder when responding- SWE, Sales, Engg management, .. so on) https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/microsoft-is-using-growth-mindset-to-power-management-strategy-2019-11 Here is a
- vote Switch or stay at Amazon? Been at Amazon for over a year, currently a sde2 with TC 200 and total 3 yoe. What should be my next step? Manager hinted at possible promotion to senior in the next 2 years... Maximizing TC is my goal. If I were to switch to other companies, what level should I aim for?
- Non Ivy leagues graduates in FAANG Do non Ivy leagues college graduates find it difficult to adjust/promote in FAANG companies?
- Leave WLB for FANG Hey guys, just looking for my input as I haven’t worked at one of the big tech companies and am curious how to value the experience there and whether it’s worth the toll on wlb. I’m currently on a main long term contract (9-5) for ~$200k and do roughly an additional 10 hrs/week of contract work for
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and industry lounge. - What's your fastest promotion? How quickly did you get promoted after joining a new company?
- Is Facebook a good company to work at? Would an engineer grow quickly if they went to FB verses other companies? I don't mind working a lot of it gets recognized enough (amount of work is proportional to speed of growth and promotions). Would you say this is true?
- $70,000 stolen from me at work... My sales goal was changed after the quarter ended, which shorted me $70k in commission. I don’t know what to do. I’m not sure that this was legal despite the “final bonus payout subject to VP approval” fine print. Even with that being said, if I want to keep working for the company I’m not sure I ca
- Salary increased... by accident? My weekly rate increased but I was not told beforehand nor was I offered a salary increase or promotion... I think there may have been a mix up. What's the best course of action I should take and who should I speak to...?! I don't wanna get in trouble ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Edit: gotta point out that I've been
- DocuSign non-tech roles -- how is it? Expecting an offer from DocuSign SF next week for a customer success program management role. Couldn't find anything recent on Blind about the company and its workplace culture. How is it for teams that are not engineering or sales? What are prospects like for upward trajectory? Are there regular
- Feel Stuck (marketing) I've been in NYC for the last 2 years at an agency servicing a large consumer electronics company and feel stuck. I keep getting knocked back by real companies (pay pal, SK, Verizon) because my background is "too agency focused" It doesn't help that the work we do is remarkably useless and doesn't
- Regretting joining Google Joined maybe 8 months ago. At the time I felt underpaid due to my company’s low performing stock and my Google offer was a lot higher than I expected (~240k for L3). At my previous company I had a lot of responsibilities and ownership, and I felt like I was on a fast track for promos. Here I feel li
- Comprehensive list of Twitter benefits -Free gourmet breakfast and lunch prepared in-house. I've eaten at almost all the tech companies in the Bay Area and Twitter's food is definitely one of the best. Only Dropbox and Linkedin are on the same level. But I think LinkedIn uses the same company so that's why. This is why I come into the of
- Jack Dorsey is full of shit Claims to ban political ads and political issue ads. Still allows politicians to promote tweets. The definition of "political issue" is a huge can of worms with unintended consequences like banning Planned Parenthood, Greanpeace, Religious organizations, petroleum companies, green energy companies