- OCI was paying $5M to some engineers! 🤯 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-09/oracle-is-no-longer-dreaming-of-cloud-dominance Midlevel product managers were being offered $750,000 in compensation while some engineers with a vice president title were paid more than $5 million a year, people familiar with the matter said. o_O
- Opinions on Oracle Cloud Infra (OCI) as an Employer? Recently went through the interview process with OCI, I’m fairly certain I will be receiving an offer this week. What are your opinions on OCI as an employer and product? I have extremely limited knowledge about Oracle as a company other than what the media describes them as (which isn’t great). OCI
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and industry lounge. - Move to OCI Got an offer from OCI, which compensation-wise with a big jump (200k -> 300k). Moreover, I enjoyed talking to the team and hiring manager during the interview. I liked thieir startup environment. However, what im concerned is more about fututre of this product. OCI is not a leading cloud service(5th
- link Amazon recruiter contacted me, I sent my CV and he sent me the following NOTE: I am not looking for answers. I'm just interested in knowing if this has been a typical route to get hired as an SA. I have previously applied and had a couple of interviews, but no offer. I want to put my best foot forward. Also sharing for the benefit of others. ****************** Thank yo
- is FAANG TURNING TO MAANGO? (: Facebook out Microsoft oracle in? Is it the end for Facebook due to data/privacy management problems? I feel like all other company has some product .... Facebook is just another social media platform..?? Is this the ugly truth?? Market caps: Microsoft = $712B Amazon = $710B Apple = $860B
- Oracle Layoff: Need referrals for jobs that sponsor H1B visa Hi, I was let go as part of the broader lay-offs at Oracle. I wanted to reach out to folks here to see if I can get some referrals for Data Science, Analytics and BI roles. Eg- Data Analyst, Product Analyst, Data Scientist, etc. I am willing to re-locate anywhere in US or Canada. Really appreciate t
- link H1-b Transfer - LCA Odds of Denial UPDATE: Guys I would like to apologize for the misinformation I provided yesterday. It was not intentional, the data (link provided below) is there referred to as H1b program data and description field for Case Status is given as "Status associated with the last significant event or decision. Valid
- OCI vs AWS vs Carta age:28 no debt and not married, but was thinking buying a house current: SDE II @ AWS yoe: 2 yrs 3 months in the us (<1 yr before coming to the state) TC: base ~140k with ~30 shares/incoming years Just got promoted in Q2. Team has pretty heavy operational and work load. Great revenue product with q
- Google L5 lowball offer Got an offer from Google GCP team. L5 PgM. Still initial offer as I am still negotiating with recruiter. Base 150k. 15% bonus. RSU 120k sign on bonus 30k puts 1st year TC approx 230k. Currently TC at Oracle is 210k. Not a huge jump. Oracle cloud isn't going anywhere. yoe 15 Other advantages
- Google Zurich - TPM Hi 18 yrs experience, PM, UK here My Google recruiter informed me y'day that I got past the VP approval for a L4 TPM role at Zurich. Need advise for the following from fellow blinders: 1. How much would be a fair TC to expect 2. At Google, is it possible to move from TPM to PM and if so is it as s
- Is another layoff imminent in Oracle for OCI product line ? I started with Oracle + Dyn less than a year ago. Recent layoff was scary. I’m in work visa. So I’m scared more if there is another layoff in the near future
- Thought would have a lot of fun at Oracle, but shits going down here Joined OCI with hope to make great product while earning good money. The money part is taken care of but work is bad. We will never beat aws and Wall Street has started to realize it. Dunno whether my stocks will even be off good value. Are other people also seeing the writing on the wall TC 380k
- Radio silence from Oracle during offer discussion Gave recruiter at Oracle my TC requirement for Sr PMM role after successful onsite interviews. no movement on reference checks or offer negotiations. references were contacted for a suitable time to chat but no further correspondemce with them either. 1 week since last response. i followed up once
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- AWS L7 PM to Oracle Sr.Director of Product Management What salary to expect? Current TC 280K. No Trolls Pls..
- Career Advice: Apple TPM or Amazon L5 SDE2 I am currently SDE at Oracle. Got offer from Apple for TPM. The TPM offer is Technical Product Manager. How is the future for TPM role? Do you guys suggest a move from SDE to TPM? Offered Level - ICT4 Offered TC: 225k current TC: 160k YoE: 2.5 Also i am on F1 OPT and i would need H-1B. Both Apple
- Oracle Apps Layoff In many conversations i see more layoffs are planned in Oracle. May i know whether the layoffs are limited to OCI or they are applicable to Apps product lines as well I am planning to join Oracle this week
- What makes people want to work for Facebook - other than the RSU ? I see a lot of posts where even with comparable TC with other companies like Google / Oracle OCI / Linkedin. People recommend joining FaceBook - Id really like to know why. What are some of the interesting projects at Facebook. What are the some of the interesting groups to work for at Facebook ?
- Oracle vs AWS? I work for the big O (Oracle) in the database group. I specialize in db performance. Got an offer from AWS for the “database speciality solution architect” group. Level 6 position. Good pay (over $300K TC). Oracle is willing to match AWS offer, salary wise. For me here are the choices.... For Or
- Salary survey: non-engineers Saw lots of salary info here on Blind for software engineers, but only few and disparate info for other job types. Looking to understand how much folks are making. No engineers please, just support roles (finance,accounting,program manager, project manager, product manager, technical program manage
- vote Incredible offer, but dislike the company/product. Take it? My dilemma is simple: I have a (surprising) job offer from a company I originally was planning to use for practice. On paper, this offer is excellent: it's an up-level (again, on paper; have already been working at the expected scope for a few years) and a 30%+ pay increase over what I'm already mak
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and industry lounge. - How are things at Oracle Cloud? How is the culture and morale? Been reading lots of negative press on Oracle but research shows Oracle Cloud has some pretty good and well rated products.
- Amazon boomerang Joined OCI 8 months ago, and while I got a fair amount of stuff done during that time, Oracle’s culture sucks and hard to see it being a good place to be. A PM at Amazon I know asked if I’d be interested in a role in his growing team and I’m considering it but is that even possible after just 8 mont
- Huge difference between FB etc & Google - I Recently I interviewed at some of the top paying companies and I got rejected by almost all, here is my experience. I am not sad because I faced interview on my own terms and was willing to wait for another year/ goto tier-2 or so instead of compromising. I am 15 years exp, domain expert in my doma
- Amazon L7 Senior Manager, Product Management equivalent salary and level What is the equivalent level and comp range for L7 Senior Manager, Product Management in Seattle at Facebook Google Uber Microsoft Oracle Thanks Thxdvne
- Product companies in Pune? Trying to relocate back to india. And I see a lot of mncs and product companies in Hyderabad and Bangalore. I've been in an/speech team for last 12 years so looking for something similar. Anything nice in Pune magarpatta/hingewadi? Also, what teams does Microsoft Pune office and Oracle Pune office
- Moving from TPM to PM within Google My candidate package for L5 TPM got approved by the hiring Committee yesterday. I am waiting to hear back from the recruiter on the TC. My gut sense is that I may be lowballed. My current base is 185k RSU 20k bonus 15% at Oracle. I have been a PM for > 10 years now. I was approached by the Googl
- OCI Gravy train Okay the gravy train is ending. Wheres the next 3 fiddy....or 2 fiddy in my case (non technical PM)? Need to catch that next wave. #OCI #AWS #AZURE #GCP #FACEBOOK #GOOGLE #CLOUD
- link Thomas Kurian new Google Cloud CEO This is weird. Oracle has 4th or 5th market position in the cloud space. When Kurian, who was defacto head of product at Oracle , he could not improve its market position. He is now hired as CEO of Google Cloud. Why did Pichai hire him? Did he feel that Kurian didn't get enough support at Oracle t
- Thomas Kurian (Oracle President of Product) steps down TK is "taking time off" aka is out. Share your rumours. :-)
- M5 OCI compensation What is a reasonable ask for M5/IC6 TC at OCI org? I thought that ballpark should be around 600, but I could be way off. There are not a lot of data points available about these grades. How reasonable will be to ask for 700 given that I aced the interview? In the process of interviewing with Google
- Laptop Choices @ Oracle? What laptop choices are available to new hires @ Oracle? Cloud Apps Product Org if it matters...
- Sr. Director of pm at oracle vs Sr. Product Mgr at AWS. I am a Sr. Product Mgr at AWS. I recently got a job offer from oracle as Sr. Dir of products. Salary and RSUs are great but I am not too sure about the quality of work and the brand impact of Oracle on my resume. Any suggestions?
- what's the range for principle product manager at oracle in bay area? I'm about to interview for ic5 product manager role at bay area and wondering what should I be negotiating base salary at.
- PM vs SDE for career prospects Im currently working as a SDE at Oracle. Ive realized that im more interested in business side of things and want to transition to a role that involves coming up with new features, talking to users, focusing on revenue etc. My long term goal is to eventually start a startup or be a C level exec. Wou
- Referrals for PM jobs Hi, I want to learn more about the PM role at Facebook, Apple, Netfilx, Salesforce, Oracle, Uber, Lyft, Square and possibly get help with referrals for these companies. Other companies you think I should be looking at, please let me know. Currently, set the ball rolling by interviewing at Google. I
- Microsoft Azure Data and Intelligence vs OneDrive Sharepoint teams? Microsoft folks, which team do you suggest I join? Data and Intelligence team is offering: Base - 117k Sign on - 25k Relocation - 5k Stocks - 130k I hear that this team works on scripting, powerBI and some windows stuff. Not sure what they do but I don’t think they do core development. I am not su
- TC for Product Manager IC4 at Oracle What does the TC look like for a principal product manager (IC4) within the OCI business unit at Oracle in the Bay Area?
- Which offer is better, help choose Posting for a friend who is not on blind. IC 4 - OCI : TC $340 ( b:180, RSU: 640 sign on: 30) L65 - Msft: TC $ 325( b: 205, stock: 300 sign on : 100) Yoe: 10 Role : TPM/ PM in MSFT Are there chances of negotiation in either offer?
- TPM for lunches in OCI! Yes - Apart from an incompetent bank teller who got promoted to a director, i got to know that we have a (T)PM whose fulltime job for few months is to figure out and expand lunch options for on-site interviews!! Yes - i couldnt beleive it. Looks like TPMs of OCI "wine and dine" for lunch every few
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and industry lounge. - Oracle IC4 Principal Product Manager I’ve got an offer for a Principal Product Manager position at oracle management cloud in the Bay Area. Base - 165k Stocks - 80k over 4 years Current TC ~185k YOE - 3 yrs at SWE, 2 yrs as PM Is Oracle Management Cloud a part of OCI? Is this a lowball offer? What would be a range at this level? Any
- vote Apple vs OCI vs Pinterest for SWE More or less Same TC ~280k, YOE 8 Teams: Apple media products OCI Pinterest Ads Infrastructure
- Product Marketing to Product Manager?? I’ve been a product marketer for most of my career at Microsoft. I have a good sense of what it takes to take a product to market and understand the customer, positioning etc. But, I’ve never really owned a product (features, roadmap, design etc.) from a true product manager perspective and I think
- What Should OCI Do that Azure/AWS do for product marketing What should Oracle Cloud Infra (OCI) be doing product marketing/promotions related that AWS and Azure are doing really well? Not engineering/product related but more branding/marketing wise...
- Adobe Senior PM vs Oracle IC5 (Director) vs AWS L7 How does Adobe Senior Product Manager compare side by side with Oracle PM director in terms of title and compensation? I also wanted to compare against AWS Principal Product Manager. Kindly advise. I was told that adobe positions aren’t one to one and these positions are a more reasonable side by
- Oracle M4 PM comp What is expected comp for M4 director of PM in Oracle Cloud in the bay area? My current TC is around 300K.
- Compensation for IC4 PM role at Oracle? Currently have an offer on table with 165k, 15k signon and 100RSU. I'm based out of Atlanta. Feedback/thoughts? It's a small unit with Oracle and see chance to grow internally.
- IC4 Product Manager Salary at Oracle Cloud Seattle Can someone share base, stock and bonus range for IC4 at Oracle Cloud in Seattle?
- Non Dev/Prod Salary Bands at Google/Amazon Hey All Currently a software engineer in OCI. Level is IC5 - TC is $500K in Seattle. Looking at more non dev roles at Amazon and Google. Coding has worn me out and I want to do something more customer facing. I see some interesting jobs that are program manager related at Google (running some c