- link Hey! Google , Facebook Drop Out of Top 10 best places to work for 2019! They actually dropped pretty hard... https://apple.news/AemVR1z9OQM-xP52rA-yS8Q Big tech companies like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, long seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces offering countless perks and employee benefits, are losing some of their shine. The Silicon Valley companies dropped out of the To
- AWS Solutions Architect - Professional Services Starting in January as Cloud Infrastructure Architect (L5). I've been in pro-serv and consulting for a bulk of my career so I've got the main jist down. Just wanted to hear AWS pro serv specifics. What are some cool projects/solutions you've recently worked on? Previous companies I've been with I
- link Catalog of FAANG interview information Hey Blind, I'm currently interviewing for SWE positions at several companies and periodically read Rooftop Slushie to help with my interviews. I made a reading list and I picked out some posts that were helpful for me which I organized by company. There aren't tons of posts about SWE for every comp
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and industry lounge. - Should the Pentagon have picked Amazin over Microsoft? Amazon has been losing business to Microsoft for years now so I'm not surprised the Pentagon selected Azure. We use Azure at Walmart and it's good. We also use GCP but its crap as a service compared to Azure. We obviously dont touch AWS.
- vote JEDI: Amazon Strikes Back During my time at Amazon, I went to an "All Hands" meeting at Key Arena in Seattle. This was during the 2016 election campaign. During the open mic Q&A, a well articulated gentleman asked Jeff Bezos what would be the consequences for Amazon if Trump got elected. This man was worried. Jeff Bezos just
- OCI IC3 offer I received an offer for IC3 for a core team in OCI. Base:160 Sign on: 10k RSU : 80k/yr TC: 250K YOE: Just <6 Location: Seattle I feel it's a bit low-balled, and manager doesn't seem to be too keen to revise the numbers. Not sure if it's a tactic. Can someone advice? Current TC: 215 - L5 Amazon
- where should i head for a higher TC? tc 200 lv 61 yoe 2 based in redmond looking for at least 250 in a new job considering: - amazon, 250 should be doable but concerned about wlb - fb, but would be pretty hard to get E4 - google, but would be pretty hard to get L4 dont know much about these - salesforce - lyft - stripe - oracle OCI
- 95K Annualized Base salary for CSE1 AWS portland , Any Thoughts ? 95K base for Cloud support engineer 1 with AWS Premium support in portland downtown , is it enough for a family of 4 living in bethany school district ? any thoughts are appreciated ?
- 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
- Reflecting on the Page/Brin age Google used to have a cool innovative culture. Now it's known for firing people who speak out. No more TGIF, food is meh, lots of people getting shitty TCs. iOS still way better than Android. Oculus is doing way better than DayDream. AWS and Azure doing way better than GCP. Larry and Sergey had a
- Nordstrom Total Compensation Ranges (My TC: 325k) People seem to not believe me when I share my Nordstrom TC. Yes, Nordstrom does have decent pay. We have done a lot to modernize our stack (Kubernetes, Kafka, Lambdas, AWS+GCP hybrid). Being in Seattle, it's the only way Nordstrom can stay somewhat competitive in hiring talent. Here are the current
- Google/GCP Referral (or MS Azure) Hello- I'm looking for a referral for Google GCP or Microsoft Azure. I'm the Senior Solutions Architect at a small Los Angeles IT company (6 yoe) trying to transition to working for a cloud provider. I got through an on-site at Amazon where I have a referral but didn't land that role. I've spent t
- OCI debacle Started leetcoding after ~2 years at AWS (Sounds familiar, right?). Have an interview with OCI next month. Few questions: - I'm interviewing for an IC3 and OCI promises 250k+ in comp. What kind of questions should I expect? - How's the culture at OCI? - Read some things about Visa support being h
- link Microsoft wins JEDI contract https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/25/in-a-victory-over-amazon-microsoft-wins-10b-pentagon-jedi-cloud-contract whaaat
- Amazon cloud infrastructure architect What's the target total compensation for cloud infrastructure architect position at AWS. Anyone in a similar role please suggest. Thanks!
- Laid off with 1 year of work exp. in Go, Python & ML. Looking for referrals. Laid off since 30 days working at small startup. YOE: 1 year 2 months Locations: Bay Area, SF, NY. Tech stack: Go, Python, C, Google Cloud, AWS, Docker. Education: MS in CS from Top 10 CS school. Specialization: - Machine learning(ML): 2 years research experience with NIPS and 4 other ML papers -
- vote Google Cloud vs. AWS Which is preferred for retail and why?
- Amazon Search (A9) Palo Alto vs Google Cloud Sunnyvale SDE II at A9 vs L4 at Google - which one would you choose for the same TC and why? I heard that A9 is better than Amazon in general in terms of WLB, teams, etc.. Is that true? Would you consider A9 equivalent to Google, or is one significantly better than the other overall? Does anyone have experie
- vote Trump, AMZN, MSFT & JEDI JEDI project was awared to MSFT after Trump oppostion what do you think ? https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/25/pentagon-awards-controversial-billion-cloud-computing-deal-microsoft-spurning-amazon/?outputType=amp
- paypal vs oracle I am currently with Paypal TC 145k recently I recieved an offer with OCI team in oracle seattle. compensation 200k+ for SDE/IC2 role i am very confused with what to do , both job profiles are good and are within the infrastructure domain. any suggestions? how is oracle in general ? how is oci tea
- Amazon Premium Cloud Associate- Herndon I have just received a offer for Amazon Premium Cloud Support Associate Mobile Services and Development for Herndon Position. I have 3+ year Software Development in India. What can I expect in terms of compensation? Also is there any room for negotiation at associate level
- Quit my Amazon job bc of manager/ looking for insight on moving/working abroad? I quit my job with AWS about a month ago because of a shitty manager and what it was doing to my mental health. Just got back from a vacation and feel so much better. I had time to clear my head and realize I really want to move to Europe for my next role. Sales/Sales Enablement/Program Management
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and industry lounge. - Switching from DE in a startup to SDE in FAANG Hey all, I recently started working in a small start up as a Data Engineer . The DE stack here uses cloud ETL tools , cloud warehouse and a bit of AWS thrown in (Lambda, GLUe, Athena, Spark on EMR). We use Jenkins and airflow and also CircleCI thrown into the mix. However I feel I have reached a p
- Oracle OCI vs. Amazon Currently have a new grad offer from Amazon, and an offer from Oracle IC2. Amazon TC is 152k including relocation etc. Oracle is pending negotiation, but probably not taking it unless it's 165+ Both offers are in Seattle. What would you guys do?
- Dell Tech Product VP TC Any insight? Currently at 550k at AWS. Being recruited pretty hard to Dell for a new cloud role.
- OCI offer IC2 Received a verbal offer from Oracle OCI. TC: 290k (170k base, 9k RSUs vesting over 4 years) Location: bay area total years of experience: 5.5 (3 years before masters and 2 .5 years at Amazon after masters) current level at Amazon: SDE2 I am preparing for more interviews but it might take longer
- Database Internals future scope Wanted to work on some distributed database systems like GCP Spanner, AWS DynamoDB etc. and thinking to apply to some of these positions. However, what is the future scope after working in those teams for few years? Is it easy to switch back to generic SDE? (I think generic SDE makes more money)
- Google L3 VS Amazon SDE2 TC is 220k (still negotiating) for G cloud team in the Bay Area and 260k for A in Seattle. My major concern for working for Amazon is the rumored toxic environment. If choosing G, obviously leave quite a lot money on the table when considering living expense and state tax. Any suggestions guys?
- OCI santa clara offer asking for a friend : can you guys help evaluate this offer that my friend got ? level: ict3 base 150k sign in bonus 10k rsu: 6500/4 years YOE 5 gives a first year tc of approx 260k how does this compare to aws, google cloud ans azure ? @oracle , @amazon , @google , @microsoft
- 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
- Regret about company choice Hey folks. About three weeks ago I received offers from Nordstrom and Oracle SDE 1 level for both. I was set on Oracle because I thought the cloud experience would be really cool but there were some red flags that led me to take Nordstrom. Either way they're both a tough sell. Oracle cloud is not as
- Program Manager to Technical Program Manager - How? 8 YOE TC 175k I’ve worked Amazon for 4yrs as L5 PM. I worked in Construction prior at a nuclear facility for 4 yrs (thermal engineer). I want to stay in tech (FANG ideally) but want to become a Technical Program Manager for various reasons (pay, nature of work, etc). I have a BS in Mechanical Engin
- Positions at Google which require a Security Clearance? Are there any teams in Google, such as GCP, which are hiring new grads with a security clearance(TS/SCI )? Also are there any bonuses for said clearance, like at Microsoft and AWS? Thanks in advance!
- Alibaba cloud is still hiring in Bellevue We are going to hire strong SDEs for the foreseeable future. Anyone interested or knows anyone that might be interested please PM me. We can definitely beat msft /Amazon in terms of total comp. We have also hired several from Google and Facebook. Btw, we support H1b transfer and sponsor Green card.
- AWS vs. GCP (Sales) I missed an offer at GCP after making it to pack review due to a poor final interview.. GCP came back a year later asking me to reinterview.. AWS reached out a few days later and im starting from scratch at both.. if you’re looking to get into cloud sales... who do you like better? I’m leaning GCP..
- Amazon vs Expedia I have two offer: Amazon Aws Cloud Support- Dallas TC 90k+ stock Expdia SDE-Chicago TC-95k I have 3+ development experience in IT consulting firm. Which is the best option for me? Thanks in Advance
- link Real Super Star - Satya Nadella says avoiding politics helped Microsoft win the Pentagon cloud contract https://www.techradar.com/amp/news/satya-nadella-says-avoiding-politics-helped-microsoft-win-the-pentagon-cloud-contract For quite some time, Amazon was seen as the frontrunner for the $10bn, 10-year Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) project. The company's chances appeared to be so goo
- vote Offer Selection - 2yoe I’m currently deciding between the following offers. Am looking to gather comp details soon, as of now would appreciate people’s input on the company and teams from technical/personal growth, wlb, etc. Amazon L4 - Performance Ad Tech (search algo + infra) - Seattle, WA Google L4 - GCP Storage team
- Entering tech at 40. What's my best option? I'm retiring from the Navy (submarine officer) in a few months, and am about to finish up with my Masters in Data Science from JHU. I have an old BS in Computer Science, and another Masters in Eng Mgmt (Old Dominion). I am looking at a few different options and want to know how I should best spend m
- Google vs Amazon Alexa AI vs Uber Freight vs Microsoft Got offers from those 4 companies. Advice needed. PhD 2.5 yoe with some ML background. Google L4, MTV, still matching the team. Potential teams Google ads infra, cloud data center supply chain optimization, still exploring more. Amazon Alexa AI, Boston, Applied Scientist L4 (interviewing for L5,
- Compensation Tiers of Companies for Tech Jobs By popular demand, I'm reposting one of my replies on another thread. This tiering is based on both trajectory and overall scale of total comp (base+bonus+stock) for IC positions. Edit: subsidiaries with the same pay go under the parent (e.g. Twitch and Amazon) Based off of all the comp data points
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and industry lounge. - vote Azure vs AWS offer comparison I need help deciding between these 2 offers. Location: Seattle YOE: 8 Position: SWE Microsoft Azure: Level 63 TC for first year: 234K (160K base + 15% target bonus + 100K RSUs / 4 years + 25K signing bonus). Average TC for next 3 years: 209K Amazon AWS: L5 TC for first year: 248K (158 base + 80K c
- 8K miles TC evaluation. Hi All, I am a cloud software developer with 2 years exp. I have AWS solution architect and associate developer professional certifications. My TC in Bay Area is 72K. New to Bay Area so wanted to know if this is a good TC to stick with or should I look for better ?
- Ouch, Amazon Just spent the last two months prepping for an interview with Amazon for a Solutions Architect position in LA. Found out Monday after completing The Loop last week that I didn't get it. Massively disappointing, especially as they do not provide feedback as a policy. Trying to view this as a growth
- Dynamic Programming/Backtracking Hi all, I have my first onsite with a fairly large tech company (Oracle - OCI) in a week or two. I can easily do recursion problems but for some reason I struggle so hard with backtracking. It’s just something about figuring out the specifics of the incremental changes that I struggle with. I’d a
- vote Set out for Seattle I’m trying to decide if it makes financial sense to relocate to Seattle WA, from the south east. Current Situation: I work for Oracle in OCI. I am well compensated for the South. 165 in base and enough stock to push me to 220 for the next 4 years. I work entirely from home and my job is pretty low
- vote Considering move from AWS to Oracle, worth it? 2 yoe. Amazon Comp: 110000+20000+15% of 70 shares Oracle Comp: 170000 + 25% of 5000 shares. AWS has a shiny brand name, cloud business numba 1. Should I move because of TC boost?
- GCP customer engineer onsite have onsite interview in a couple of weeks at GCP for customer engineer role. i am working as SA at AWS , so have a fairly good idea of the role. My questions are around the type of questions in General Cognitive Ability and Googlyness rounds. is preparing similar to the Amazon LPs enough? how diff
- Amazon AWS vs Oracle OCI Oracle OCI - Senior SW Base - 155k, RSU - 105k/yr, sign-on 15k, TC 260k Amazon AWS - SDE 1 Base 141k, RSU - 31 shares, sign-on y1- 28k, sign-on y2 - 19k, TC ~= 170k 4 YoE. Both Seattle location. Amazon seems to be an obvious choice for a lot of people. However, I have heard a lot of good stuff ab
- Two paths diverged in the cloud Hello! I am trying to transition from an on-prem infrastructure solutions architect (6 yoe TC $140k) to a SA for either AWS or GCP. Both have operations here in LA. I got all the way to an on-site with Amazon for an Enterprise Solutions Architect role but didn't get the job. Since the interview I'v