- Sharing a lot of information from my recent interviews (Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc) Since I am going to delete Blind soon, thought I would share offer details to give back to the community before I left. I got some help on here about interviews, negotiations and team selection, so I hope this info is useful to someone. The information is from a few months ago. Some background info
- Apple/Microsoft/Facebook Referrals Hey all, I'm an upcoming new grad this December 2019. I'd love to get a referral to these three companies, if anyone could help :) YoE: 2 years (9 months of undergraduate research experience, 3 months of software interning, currently 10 months of working as an associate software engineer during my
- New grad in 2020, looking for a referral at the following: Amazon, Workday, Adobe, Microsoft, Zoom, VMWare, Salesforce, Facebook I have a lot of side-project experience (over 6 iOS apps), with 50,000+ downloads across the board. Some generating revenue. But unfortunately not much work experience (only one internship, and two non-tech jobs). I have applied
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and industry lounge. - 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
- Visa, VMware, or Favor? I have offers from these three companies in Austin. Which company do you guys think would best prepare me for a software engineering role at a FAANG company? Salary isn't that big of a concern for me, but here are the details so far: Visa 105k base 10% Bonus RSU depend on performance (pretty rare)
- 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
- vote offer evaluation have 2 offers for austin yoe 10 expedia senior software engineer base 155k bonus 17.5% rsu 35k over 4 years sign on 20k over 2 years tc 1st 2 years 200k vmware mts3 (they couldnt open a senior position for the team) base 150k bonus 12% rsu 67.5k over 4 years sign on 15k tc 1st year 200k which co
- VMware india MTS 3. What comp to expect? I currently work in Walmart Labs Bangalore as software engineer 3. Current TC:33(base 24, bonus 4.8, stocks 3.6), YOE:4.5. I've recently cleared VMware interview for MTS 3 and recruiter has scheduled a call to discuss the offer. What is the average comp like? What is the base and RSU I can expect? W
- Okta Snr SDE offer evaluation I received an offer from Okta for a Snr SDE role 180k base 360k in RSUs and 5 pc bonus. TC 279k. No 401k match. ESPP 15pc discount pretty standard in the industry. Some good perks such as lunch 3 times a week and a downtown San Francisco location I am looking to transition to a role that is not pur
- Confused about my next career move Hi, I currently have 4 offers from these companies below and I'm really confused which to take (All SDE roles) 1) Goldman Sachs, SF, TC: Around $190k 2) PayPal, SJC, TC: Around $180k 3) VMware, Palo Alto, TC: Around $200k 4) Doordash, SF, TC: Around $210k Update: got another offer: machine learnin
- Uber offer received. How to say No to other offer I'm going to join Splunk as SDE in two days. I already sign the offer a few weeks back and also resigned at my current place. I'm currently with VMware. I interviewed for Uber as SDE few weeks back. My recruiter didn't contact me until today. Now she said they are going to extend an offer. I don't
- vote Uber vs Amazon vs VMware vs Bloomberg Uber: Position: Software Engineer - New Grad Location: Palo Alto Compensation: Base - 110k, Bonus - 15k, RSU worth 89k Team: New Mobility (Jump bikes and Scooters) Pros: Innovative Cons: Less compensation Amazon: Position: Software Development Engineer I Location: Seattle Compensation: Base - 120k,
- Got an offer from VMware as SDET (QE).Is it good to go. As I heard there will be frequent layoff. Hi I got offer in VMware as SDET. Is it good to go. Because I see lot of news states VMware do layoff every Jan.
- Feeling bad about getting lowballed by Google Master's New Grad L3 SWE An internship in US 2 yoe before master's outside US Base 125 Sign on 27 RSU 150 / 4 Annual bonus 15% target Is it a lowballed offer? (By Blind standard- it is. But overall will it at least be in top 20 percentile?) Should I look for switching in a year or so? What positiv
- Opinion on "big boring companies" As a software engineer in the very general "web development" space, what is your opinion about looking to work at big companies like Cisco, Pizza Hut, Nike, and the like? I know it's a very generalized question, but if you ignore FANG and the flashy startups of the world, what kind of companies are
- Trying to decide b/w these offers, any suggestions? Google - TAM L5 in GTech (E ladder): base - 185K equity - 150K bonus - 15% did not try to negotiate sign-on yet since not sure will take it, mainly because it would be less technical that I want and I did not yet qualify for O ladder (need to grind Leetcode more) VMWare -
- Big and Small sized companies in east side What are some of the good software companies (work and compensation) in Bellevue/Redmond/Kirkland? My list so far: 1. Microsoft 2. Amazon 3. Expedia 4. Oracle 5. Concur 6. VMWare 7. Salesforce 8. UIPath
- Google telephonic interview I recently had a telephonic interview for a swe position. I was asked a simple question to to play with string lists. After I successfully gave the answer, the usual follow on question was to talk about scaling the solution design when input is humongous. I had an answer for that as well. Basically
- New Grad referrals Hi, if your company is hiring new grads and you can refer me (software engineer positions) to companies like Cisco, HP, eBay, Aruba, Adobe, VMWare, Oracle, Workday, PayPal, SAP, Informatica or other companies in Bay Area, please leave a comment. Any help is appreciated.
- staff sdet in vmware My interviews went well for a staff sdet role at VMware in Palo Alto. I have 14 years of work exp, two masters degrees, greencard, currently working for Adobe. What should I expect in terms of TC - base, bonus, sign on, rsu etc.? Any recent hires at VMware, your input will be appreciated. THANKS!
- VMware Intern -> New College Grad Hello everyone. I am looking for teams in VMware with openings for New College Grads (Software Engineering - Masters). I interned at VMware this Summer and my team is unable to give me a return offer due to headcount constraints. My manager would be happy to write me a recommendation and recruiter i
- Boston vs Seattle ? VMware vs Microsoft? I am interviewing for an Software Developer role at Microsoft for a position in Seattle. However, I am a little bit confused about whether it is going to be a good move. VMware is doing pretty well . I am not sure if my life will be better at Microsoft in Seattle. Please share your opinion base on :
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and industry lounge. - VMware Twitter Nvidia comp senior manager Contemplating offer at VMware for a senior manager in cmbu 250k base 200k rsu 50k bonus 15 yr experience in software Dev Have competitive offer from Twitter, & Nvidia. Twitter is a bit higher but I'm not too keen on it. Also interviewing at Facebook, can anyone suggest comp range for first level
- New Grad Referral Hello Blinders, I graduating this December with my masters and I’m looking for New Grad SWE referrals if you are willing to help me out! I go to a big state school in NY but it's not really well known for CS so having trouble getting interviews. Some companies I am really interested in are Robinho
- Amazon or Vmware offer Amazon (Seattle) 145 k base TC around 200K SDE 2 vs vmware 135k base TC around 165k Bay area. Position level same in both .
- Need referral Need referral from FB, Palpal, Twitter, LinkedIn, Uber, Oracle, Nvidia, Intuit, Arista, Aruba, Okta, Oauth, Atlassian, Netflix, VMware, GoDaddy, Pinterest.... Looking for Software Engineer role in backend. Work exp 3.5 years. Currently working at a startup in Mountain View. Anyone who can refer to
- Infrastructure Software engineer at Google (SWE) A google recruiter has reached out for this role with title as Infrastructure Software engineer (SWE). They said they are very much interested in my profile and can skip phone interview as well. But due to this unusual title, I'm having questions: 1. I'm only interested in regular SWE roles - backe
- Referral Help Hey guys, I'm currently in my last semester at a tech university in the U.S., hoping to land a job in Bay Area / Seattle. I've had trouble landing interviews w/o referrals and I was hoping you lovely people could lend me a hand. The university I go to is well-known, I've got a 3.78 GPA, and ha
- VMware Software Engineer offer * Entry Level * Hi, I got an offer from VMware, could you please help in negotiating this one? I am not sure how far I can stretch. Current offer:- 120k base, 140k stock, 20k joining. I have previous work ex of over 2 years. Masters degree. Thanks in advance.
- link Salary range for senior mts at VMware India Can somebody please share the salary range for senior mts at VMware? From levels.fyi I can see this level is matching with Amazon L6. Amazon L6 get 70L+ in India, want to know the numbers for vmware. https://www.levels.fyi/?compare=Amazon,VMware&track=Software%20Engineer
- Good tech companies In Austin What tech companies have a software development office in Austin? A few I could think of Amazon, PayPal, VMware, RetailMeNot. Any other companies?
- Compensation for staff -1 sde at VMWare How much staff-1 sde make on average? RSUs?
- Referrals Anyone working in Juniper Networks, VMWare or Expedia?? I needed a referral for Software Engineering position as I am a Masters student graduating in May 2019
- Looking for referrals New grad here. Looking for referrals for software engineer position in data engineering team in LinkedIn Apple Microsoft VMware Uber TC: 0
- Got an RFE, H1B, getting paid level 1 wage, but being questioned about Specialty occupation position. My background: Computer science undergrad from Santa Clara University. Work at VMware as a Software Developer. Got an rfe for h1b to prove specialty occupation. Let's say I prove that my position is extremely complex. And I submit my response to my rfe. Is there a possibility to be rejected for some
- link Software Engineering Levels at Nutanix How does the Software Engineering ladder look like at Nutanix and how it compares to companies like VMware, Cisco etc. ? For example, I am looking for information like MTS 4 at Nutanix is equivalent to Staff Engineer at LinkedIn etc. I couldn’t gather this information from levels.fyi.
- VMware roles and referral Hi blind community, I found a few software engineer roles at VMware, it would be great if anyone working in VMware would be open to discussing and referring for the roles. Please comment below and we can can chat. Thanks
- Web developer vs SDE At Amazon, is there a difference between a web developer and an sde. I thought sde is a generic term for engineer regardless of the stack they are working. An Amazon recruiter approached me with a web developer role because he saw JavaScript mentioned in my resume. I works full stack here at Vmware
- Comp package for VMware Curious to know comp package VMware typically offers for software development engineer with 7-8 years exp with MS coming in externally
- Systems Engineer in Playa Vista, Ca Looking for a strong engineer with mix of system admin and engineer experience in linux or windows background. tech stack ( linux, windows, AD, SSO, esxi, ) this is a well established entertainment group in a small shop with start up culture and mind set. we definitely are looking for someone able t
- Looking for referral in Vmware I am looking for a Software engineering role referral in vmware. It would be great if someone can provide one. Please Pm me
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