Been an SWE at AWS, FB, Google, Intel, Microsoft | AMA

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Jan 16, 2019 108 Comments

Ask me anything.
Career advice.
Interview practice.
Anything.
Experience.
I'll answer every legit question.

Let me add more stuff. I have also been offered positions at following:
1. Uber
2. Zynga
3. Booking
4. JP Morgan
5. Goldman
6. Bloomberg

But I have passed. Yelp.

My point is that I am here to help. Do you have anxiety, not sure how to approach interviews or anything, I'll answer.

I get nothing from helping apart from some thanks.

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  • AMA but won’t answer anything
    Jan 16, 2019 3
    • New / Eng
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      OP
      Sorry. I didn't expect it to blow up so fast. I am really really sorry. Answering between work and meetings
      Jan 16, 2019
    • Dang OP is a good soul he did deliver
      Jan 16, 2019
  • Amazon / Eng
    cayde

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    cayde
    I just started at AWS like a month ago on a the project of my dreams. Something ML related, and we get to do a bit of science (model development, optimization, etc). But the operational load is absurd and there is no QA. Unbelievable to me having come from retail. I also heard crunch surrounding re:invent is insane.

    Thinking of switching to Google, but I was told I could get promoted at AWS quickly.

    SDE II, TC 200, yoe 6.
    I've always wanted to try working at Google.

    1. Wait for the promo in 2 years, or switch sooner?
    2. Do you get yearly cash bonuses at Google? If so, based on what, and how much?
    3. Are there any educational programs at Google like MLU at Amazon?
    4. Do you know if the Kirkland office is heavily dependant on MVT? Like, is it difficult being away from the mothership?
    Jan 16, 2019 6
    • Amazon / Eng
      cayde

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      cayde
      OP, if there was Reddit gold here, I'd give it to you. The quality of your answers was TT for sure. I really appreciate the insight. I do think it would be a bit of a wasted opportunity to leave too soon given that I've always wanted to work on ML. Even if it costs me 50k for a year by means of opportunity cost, it's not the end of the world. Google will be there next year, too.
      Jan 16, 2019
    • New / Eng
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      OP
      My pleasure. Hopefully my answers help. Yeah try next year.
      Jan 16, 2019
  • What did you do at intel and how long at G? Advice for L3 at G?
    Jan 16, 2019 5
    • Intel
      GoT 😎

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      GoT 😎
      Whats 1 'M' CL per day?
      Jan 17, 2019
    • New / Eng
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      OP
      1 medium change list
      In the "git" world, 1 medium sized merge request.
      Jan 17, 2019
  • Intel
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    Where was the worst place you worked and why? And why as a SWE did you work at Intel? Was that the first job in your career?
    Jan 16, 2019 4
    • New / Eng
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      OP
      Really short. Sorry no details.
      Jan 16, 2019
    • New / Eng
      BogoSort

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      BogoSort
      Office politics at MSFT -- was that pre Nadella or post?
      Jan 17, 2019
  • IBM
    janitr

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    janitr
    What is your IQ?
    Jan 16, 2019 4
    • New / Eng
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      OP
      Well I meant in a general way. Not based on a test result. I think we all are equally talented.
      Jan 16, 2019
    • IBM
      janitr

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      janitr
      > I think we are all equally talented
      🤔
      Jan 16, 2019