hi friends, I just accepted the facebook E5 offer. I have 10 year Java backend experience, have lots of interests in micro-service, event-stream architecture, NoSQL and distributed systems. Recently I became interested in Python, as I saw lots of hot companies embrace Python. I'd prefer infrastructure team, it seems to match my experience and interests, and also have good work-life balance for an engineer like me who has kids. But my concern is that most infrastructure teams use C++, not Python. I haven't used C++ since college, not sure how fast I can ramp up C++? any suggestions are welcome!
Offer details please
Cassandra team at IG. Though I would advice to pick up C++ if you are looking for a long term career at FB. Most of the infra is built on C++, do not limit yourself to Java.
+1 on picking up c++. Btw did you find the new job?
Do you think one gets any time to ramp up on a new Lang ? I know smart people are supposed to pick up any Lang but considering psc and its ill effects, how do people ramp up and perform? Any insights will be helpful.