I interviewed as an Android engineer at fb and got through. They are now asking me to choose between Building 8 and rest of Facebook. Can anyone help with the choice?
Building 8 is a shitshow
depends on which team on Facebook, but B8 is a complete shitshow/mess
I'll get to pick a team during bootcamp if I join fb. In what sense is B8 a mess? Is it doomed for failure? Or is it more like a startup like hyper growth chaos?
I echo @dean
Meowwow, don’t be an asshole. Give reasons or shut up.
I guess it partly depends on how interested you are in on working on the hardware side of things - since building 8 is all about that. I think boot camp is a pretty cool process and it sounds like you won't get to fully experience it if you go to building 8. Also it may be possible to end up in building 8 from a normal swe boot camp. Building 8 is slightly off of the main campus, which is something I am not a fan off. These are just some of my thoughts, but I am fairly new to FB. In general there is great internal mobility in the company so shouldn't be a deal to move to a new team in a year if you are unhappy. Maybe you can ask to visit/speak to someone who works at building 8 to help you make your decision.
Don’t make the biggest mistake of your life going to building 8! All ex ARA and ATAP people there! Venomous and Regina Dugan just left!
There’s some shake up in building 8 but I don’t think it would be a bad idea to join it. It’s still part of fb so if you don’t like it, in a year you can transfer to fb. It might not be as easy to transfer from fb to b8 cause other employees may want to get in there so jump on the opportunity while you can.
Do not join B8. Think about it, Regina led ATAP at Google and just left b8 in shambles. Both groups are complete failures. She doesn't know how to run a business unit. You do not want to join the catastrophic mess she left.
Skipping normal bootcamp would be sad imo. I would go through that and meet various teams so you can make a more informed decision. Also some people spend 8 weeks in bootcamp exploring and finding a fit they are happy with and it's a rare benefit to have
You’d be stupid not to pick building 8. It’s more prestigious than Facebook.
I think you know very little but speak with confidence :)
8 is disarrayed and so are you