Hey blind, I decided to move to Portland and looking for referrals. I applied to New Relic, Simple, Acorns and Nike but got no response so far. I interviewed for Amazon SDE2 but got verbal offer for SDE1, which basically means only Seattle but I don't want go to Seattle, halp!
Try Intel..
I'd try with referral.. applied to google in Portland too, still no response
Try pivotal
Maybe I should go to Seattle and try to transfer to Portland as Amazon employee? Is it a legit plan amazonians? Or maybe reinterview for SDE2 after a while..
Squarespace is in Portland too
Seattle ain't necessarily a bad choice. Washington has no state tax so if you're a frugal spender you probably could pocket more up there than in Portland
Plus they're three hours apart. You can visit both if you're curious anytime
Good point. I am def debating going to Seattle. I was there just once for an interview without real intention to get a feel of it. I didn't like much what I seen, but I do like Portland a lot.
Have you tried looking at Elemental (now a division of Amazon)?
Yea but seems they don't have openings for SDE1..
Apply for Airbnb, they have an office there.
Why do you want to move to Portland?
I went to Portland this year and loved it.
Eeeeveryone wants to live in Portland! It’s a sellers market. Don’t go there before you have a job lined up. Consider remote roles. It’s hard to have a career in Portland outside the above, Intel, and remote. Seriously, it is not a place to launch or continue a career for most of us.