Tech IndustrySep 12, 2019
GEPK-RC10

what do engineers do at big tech companies

Just a general question from somebody outside the tech scene - what do engineers (YOU) do at established tech companies? *instagram - no changes to the front end, no new feature.. what do you do all day? *facebook - same old just a refreshed interface every long time *Netflix - mobile app’s remained the same, roku the same, etc *uber - ??? maybe the layoffs were waranted note: google, microsoft, amazon I get no sarcastic answers please ... be descriptive

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Walmart tm sucks Sep 12, 2019

Play ping pong and eat free food

GE PK-RC10 OP Sep 12, 2019

Serious answers only pls

Google Ben Dover. Sep 12, 2019

They are being serious.

Google watashi wa Sep 12, 2019

Eat 🍌

Cerner @BigData Sep 12, 2019

Hmmm how about thinking from let’s say VM based application deployments to Containers, or from something written in old technology/language to new technology/language. Post 2017 buzz word of Microservices, bringing old monolith to new pattern.

GE PK-RC10 OP Sep 12, 2019

No I get it don’t get me wrong... but why does FB for example need so many engrs just for this?

Apple DrCool Sep 12, 2019

I’m building software tools and systems to help non-engineers do their job. That’s one category of engineering. There’s another category which is to build software systems to try to improve customer/user experience. I think every engineer falls into one or both of those categories.

GE PK-RC10 OP Sep 12, 2019

Apple I totally get... they release new things and they’re growing their services business, tv, os etc Again facebook uber instagram

Apple DrCool Sep 12, 2019

Those engineers are probably either working on new features or products that the customers will use. Or they are working on internal tools that people inside the company will use :D

Microsoft cholical Sep 12, 2019

Create new ways to get more of your personal information without you knowing the difference

GE PK-RC10 OP Sep 12, 2019

😂🤪😂

Cadence pretzle Sep 12, 2019

Some of us try hard to change the opinion you hold (no change, same old....)

Google topCon Sep 12, 2019

FB is working on that super duper Portal...that uses Alexa 😂

GE PK-RC10 OP Sep 12, 2019

Yeah FB has lost it’s mojo 😏 But I guess it pays well so who cares

Google Ben Dover. Sep 12, 2019

Bug fixing

Roku roku🚀 Sep 12, 2019

Blind

Netflix Roko Sep 12, 2019

If you think Netflix is only a mobile app from software perspective, you are lost

GE PK-RC10 OP Sep 12, 2019

Don’t know why you made that assumption.... what do you or your colleagues do on a daily bases?