- Interview Cycle: Facebook M1, Google L7, Microsoft L68, and Local Public Company Hello all. I recently interviewed for positions at a local public company, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft and promised in another thread to recount the experiences, since there’s not a lot of Blind info for the experienced/higher level folks. So I don’t have to GTFO, TC is currently $396k (was $5
- TOP TECH COMPANY RANKINGS - 2019 EDITION 0: Google, Facebook, Netflix 1: Uber, Airbnb, Apple, LinkedIn 2. Dropbox, Lyft, Square 3: Microsoft, Amazon, Pinterest, Twitter, Slack, Stripe 4: Salesforce, Yelp, Bloomberg, Adobe, Box, Tesla, Indeed, Splunk 5: Zillow, Oracle, IBM, VMWare, SAP, Twilio, Tableau, Glassdoor, Walmart Labs 6: Everything
- Held my ground, feels good! Recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn. Opportunity seemed pretty good. Had a phone chat. Went great! My last question to her was "what's the comp range, just to ensure we're not wasting each other's time?" She game me a number. I told her I'd think about it before scheduling call with HM. I follo
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and industry lounge. - vote To Google or Not? Hello All, I accepted an L4 SWE offer from Google (TC: 270K first year, current TC: 200K, Senior MTS). The team at Google works on inhouse Datacenter management software and my background is in Distributed Systems. The team at Google works in something not relevant to my background. I thought I ca
- Google SRE(SE) vs. Facebook PE interview Have an interview coming up with Google for SRE role (non-SWE). I did most of the PE interview at FB but then they had a hiring freeze and I was told I’d probably get contacted in 6-9 months. Could have been a reject but wanted to be nice for future opportunities? For the PE role I read and took n
- Interview at Google This has been bothering me for quite sometime, I have applied and had a phone interview at Google in 2015 and 2017. Both times did not get a call back, so was rejected. After the June 2017 call, I sent a follow up email asking for another opportunity to interview, trying not to sound desperate (I mi
- vote Is it considered rude to ask about TC when responding to recruiter messages? I frequently get recruiters soliciting me about positions via LinkedIn messages. They usually talk a lot about the type of work, size of the company, how great colleagues are etc but oftentimes don't mention anything about TC besides the vague "great benefits and competitive compensation". There a
- link Updated - Resume Critique Hi Again, Thanks for critiquing my resume, I've made quite a few updates from the last post. Even though I graduated a couple years ago and have had a few jobs if there are any opportunities for entry level data, business, business intelligence analyst roles that you know of I'm very interested! I'
- Linkedin: "I'm looking" turned on Does Amazon tracks LinkedIn profiles with "let recruiter know you're open to opportunities" turned on? Any insight?
- 🥇 MAJOR TECH EMPLOYER POWER RANKINGS (SEATTLE ONLY, Q4 2017) These rankings take into account: desirability, compensation, prestige, reputation, quality of life, exclusivity, company trajectory, social brand value, career growth opportunities, stock performance, location, office quality and a secret sauce of other factors. This analysis is focused specificall
- Help me negotiate with Google! (currently in Menlo Park, and all offers in SF Bay area) Current situation at FB: === * Role: SWE * Level: IC5 (E5) * YoE: 12 * Base: 196k * Bonus target: 15% * Annual refresher: ~$120k (per usual) * Unvested FB stock: $332k * Tenure at FB: 3 yrs Google offer === * Role: SWE * Leve
- Strange experience during LinkedIn interview - anything I can do? Has anyone here done anything about the strange behavior (not calling it discrimination yet) faced during interview, especially if the result was not in your favor? If yes, what are your options as an interviewee and possible outcomes? TIA I recently had an on-site @ LinkedIn and came out with the
- linkedin or two sigma hi, yoe 4+, target tc 2020 is 325k currently at linkedin bay area. exceeds. senior engineer option1: offer from two sig rougly 380k tc NY option2: internal transfer linkedin remain 323k to Ny both will probably reset my lv2-3(E5/6/sde3/staff) progress so im not considering that. i value freefoo
- Referrals for New Grad Posting this for a friend. He is graduating in MS CS this December from one of the best universities in US. He is looking for full time opportunities in SDE/Data Science/Research Engineer roles. He has several publications and cgpa of 3.82/4. Would really appreciate if could get a referral in below
- LinkedIn vs Amazon Hi Blind, I was just wondering what you think is a better choice. I recently received offers from Amazon and LinkedIn, and I am leaning towards going to Amazon because of my interest in deep learning. However, the TC difference even with COL adjustment is quite large. AWS AI (Seattle) - 160K ML Eng
- Is this a good plan for a manager? Managing Down: 1. Be human not a recorded tape by upper management. 2. Be transparent almost every time (You cannot be transparent every time. You will know what I am saying) 3. Give space to your IC to experiment and fail and encourage them in failures. 4. Provide all kind of supports (personal/p
- Quitting to learn (insights data science) I am working as a analyst for linkedin. My background is not in tech (phD in chemistry). I moved from china to the us after my degree. here is my problem: I do not like my job, pay or my manager. I am doing meaningless work and get paid fairly bad. I got acceppeted into insights data science, which
- Refusing to take a demotion offer at Google? Google offer as a level 1 PM, and based off pay scale it seems like a demotion. And offer TC is like... 20% down, though I am a high performer at my current company (Salesforce). I have a refresher/equity history to prove it, and on track for a second promotion in 12 months. Level-wise, they said m
- Airbnb Senior Manager (L6?) vs Linkedin Director (operations roles) I have 20 years of experience in operations and I have been offered two different jobs, I'm currently a VP/L7 at a small startup that I don't see going much farther, so tempted to move on, plus my stock situation sucks even if it were to IPO. My current base pay is 235K, no bonus, no signing bonus,
- Manager woes boss: “I’d like you to feel empowered and be more proactive, really driving the projects.” me: “ok, wow. this shift sounds great! I’ve been wanting an opportunity like this.” boss: “now let me tell you exactly what i want you to do, here are 32 things you didn’t do correctly last time, stop asking
- Opinions on offers I recently got several offers from Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Amazon, Microsoft, Snapchat as well as some other start-up and midsize companies like Akamai. Here is TC, team and level: Facebook (WhatsApp, data infra): 155k+300k (4 yrs)+100k+10%=270.5k, E4 Google (Fire base): 140k+300k (4 yrs)
- Moving from Seattle to Bay Area in early 30s? Has anyone done this? My wife doesn't work in tech (medical research), no kids. It looks like there are way more opportunities in the bay area and I'm interviewing with bay area companies (LinkedIn, AirBnB) for roles in the Bay Area. The cost of living scares the shit out of me. Based on some calcu
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and industry lounge. - Companies hiring foreign workers for Software/Senior Software developer [5 years experience] I am working in VMware India as a Backend Java developer. [previously Microsoft and Amazon] with 5 years of total experience . I am looking for opportunities abroad, preferably in Europe/UK/Canada. [US too, but do not have H1B :)] I am spending lots of time applying for jobs through LinkedIn and en
- Need Referral For Good Companies in Banglore or Hyderabad I have 2.5 years of experience. I am actively looking for job opportunities. I would be grateful if you guys can give me a Referral. Google, Linkedin, uber, nutanix, ola, swiggy, curefit, qubole, cohesity, inmobi, service now, indeed,Rubrik, Alphonso, App dynamic I have a offer from flipkart. base
- LinkedIn India, opportunities to relocate to US? Joining as a SSE, TC - 50L, including shares.
- Feeling down, depressed and demotivated I am a software developer working at a state department with very old technologies for five years, I am an average developer just like my colleagues. In my place most people think DevOps is a software which you need to install in your machine. I have a dream to work for big companies like Google, A
- Comment tiers of tech companies in your opinion Tier = Pay, prestige, career opportunities, wlb Tier 0: Google, Netflix Tier 1: Apple, Facebook, Uber, Airbnb, Lyft Tier 2: Amazon, Microsoft, Linkedin, Tier 3: Twitter, Square, Robinhood, Stripe, Pinterest, Snap, Dropbox, Palantir Tier 4: Salesforce, Zillow, coinbase, Reddit, Spotify, Expedia Tie
- Apple jobs portal + full-time opportunity Hello, I’ve been applying through the apple jobs portal for a year now, first i was looking for internship and now a full time opportunity. I have never heard back from them. I’m a masters student (f1 visa). Is it the right way to apply for a job in the company? Apple has always been my dream com
- link Startups that hire new grads and offer H1B later on I am a Masters student and will be graduating soon. I am interested in joining early/late stage startups in computer science, biomedical, robotics and machine learning. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-startups-2019-50-hottest-us-companies-work-jessi-hempel/ Which companies out of these
- Future of LinkedIn !! What’s the opinion about future of LinkedIn as a company? If a senior engineer joins there, can he plan to work hard and grow for 5-6 years to let’s say senior staff engineer, while at the same time handling challenging projects. Also does it really matter which team one starts with, coz a lot of t
- I Belong at Amazon I have a strong desire to be an Amazonian, but have found it exceptionally hard to get a simple phone interview. A few years ago, I joined Microsoft immediately after graduation and was ecstatic. At that time, I didn’t get any bites from Amazon. Not taking the opportunity right in front of me for g
- vote Should I Take the Offer or No? So I got a return offer for my internship with TC around 100k before bonuses after I finish my undergrad (fairly high for someone that's going to be fresh out of school in my major). Thing is, after spending an entire summer here, even though I don't hate my team, I don't exactly like them much eith
- From largest bank to large tech companies I have around 14 years of technology/software engineering experience working for mostly large banking and consulting firms. My total comp currently at 167k (base plus bonus, it's mainly all base) in Dallas Texas, working as Lead Solution Architect. I am looking for opportunities in large tech compa
- Looking for referrals I’m a SDE-1 at Amazon with a little under 1 YOE. I’m really unhappy with my situation at amazon and am looking for new opportunities. I think I came into the company ignoring some of rumors and brushing them off as people who just like to complain but being here for a year I realized i don’t want to
- Leaving first job after one year. So many questions! I am a new grand and joined less than a year ago at Rubrik. I am looking for opportunities in AI teams as a Research engineer or SDE in Google/Facebook/LinkedIn. What is expected of candidates during the interview process? Is it a bad thing to leave that soon? How can I be sure that my next job is
- Is he interviewing outside ? I feel my boss has that question lately, and he is suspicious over me. What are the ways a boss can find out if his team member is looking for opportunities outside ? How about LinkedIn ? If we are active in LinkedIn, we get lot of calls, which means recruiters are notified ? If that’s the case wi
- Leaving Facebook for Google: Questions This summer I will complete a year at Facebook and have 2.5 yoe. I’m an enterprise engineer making $155k ($125k base + bonus/RSU). I have interview requests for SWE roles at Google, LinkedIn, Uber, Lyft, Twitter + other companies I’m not interested in. I’m totally satisfied with everything about my
- Google vs LinkedIn Which company to choose? Comparable TC (both at about 450k tc) Work wise: LinkedIn’s work seem more interesting How does refreshers compare between the two? Pros and cons I could think of: - immediate monthly vesting of equity in google vs 1yr cliff and then quarterly vesting in LI - unlimited pto
- A story of obscene PM bloat at Microsoft 🤷🏻♀️😱 My former org in the Windows and Devices Group (commonly shortened to WDG) had a ratio of almost 1 PM to 1 Dev as recent as mid-2017. This was a fairly large org and supposed to be one of the more prestigious ones. While there were a few clueless level 59 new grads with no idea what they had got the
- Salesforce vs. LinkedIn If given the opportunity, would you choose to work at Salesforce or LinkedIn? Provided comp is in the same ballpark for each option. I want to choose the company that has the best prestige and exit opportunities, respect for working there in the Bay area. They are both Project Manager roles or simil
- LinkedIn or Oracle, or both? Most of my team wfh at least twice a week with lightweight workload. Being a coaster for 6 months makes me extremely bored, and to optimize my income and continue growing I'm starting to look for other opportunities. Serious question: can I work for 2 coaster companies (for example LinkedIn and Ora
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and industry lounge. - how to explore PM opportunities hello Blind community ... I am currently not a PM but trying to become one. I have relevant experience and education background - including computer-science engineering degree, software engineering work experince, followed by MBA, and management consulting+ product strategy work experience after MBA
- vote LinkedIn to Google Current a SWE at LinkedIn joined a couple months ago and got an offer from Google L3. In terms of impact, long term growth, TC, wlb and career opportunities in the future what’s the best? YOE:2
- How to attract talents for startup? What is a better way to attract the BEST talent out there in the late stage startup/ big corporation to join early stage startup? Is there better advertising channel than LinkedIn/ Indeed? lever dot co? I m working for a startup whose “product” is information, Platform Data Analytics, we are buildi
- LinkedIn/Walmart/Twitter referral My friend (who is a strong grad student at Purdue and does not have Blind) is looking for new grad opportunities with Linkedin/ Walmart Labs/Twitter. DM if you would be willing to look at her CV and do a referral.
- vote Apprentice at LinkedIn should I leave? I joined super excited at the opportunity to learn and become a software engineer, except LinkedIn has told me I either have to have obscene amount of years of experience or get a CS degree. I feel pretty confident about my interviewing skills and could jump ship but I don’t know if I am making a m
- Why Microsoft recruiters suck so badly? I'm always being reached out by Microsoft recruiters on LinkedIn. Most of them are vendors (they have the email prefix "v-") but others are in-house. Now that I'm actually looking for external opportunities, I have replied to four of them saying I'm open to chat: - 2 of them never replied back. -
- vote Facebook v.s. LinkedIn for internship I'm very lucky to have received internship offers from both LinkedIn and Facebook. I see there's a post comparing the same two offers last year (and most people recommended FB), but I'm curious if anything changes this year? For what I've learned so far, LinkedIn pays slightly better and seems to h
- Leaving MS after a few months for Google Had an interview with Google last summer, and eventually got a rejection because the only team I had a match with had some sort of change of plans. The whole situation was kinda awkward, as recruiters didn't provide any details and it just seemed odd on my end. I've joined MS soon after that. Now s
- Is $250k salary realistic for 2 yoe engineer I have 2 years of experience and I currently work at Facebook. I set my LinkedIn to “not looking but open to new opportunities”. A 3rd party recruiter reached out. He said he was hiring for a well funded block chain startup with a budget of $250k-$750k for software engineers. He confirmed that the i