I've always heard of Meta being terrible in terms of WLB, stressful work, cut throat culture, with lots of politics and backstabbing. Curious to hear thoughts of folks who moved from MS to Meta on - 1) What were the major culture differences you observed? 2) Did your stress levels increase? 3) D...Read more
Hi all, I received these 2 offers, both for backend SWE, mid-level and in Seattle. Here’s a bit more information about each company/team: TikTok: 1. They say 2-3 days/week RTO 2. Risky due to possible ban 3. Recruiter said they could go a bit higher 4. I’m white and don’t speak Chinese at all Do...Read more
Working on a staff+ promo internally, with the stock shitting the bed my TC is down around 350k. Looking at targeting big TC bumps for senior/staff level
I had a conversation with my supervisor and series of things happened at work and client is not happy. They wanted to put me on pip since client is not happy but decided not to. I am offended since I sacrificed a lot for the project. It is not actually my performance or knowledge but more of communi...Read more
I'm a UK-based software engineer, currently in the team-matching phase with Google. Earlier this week, I was told my feedback was good, and I had a team-matching meeting a few days later. The team match was successful and I have the option to proceed to Hiring Committee. The role seems OK but it is...Read more
I'm interviewing with Okta for an SWE position, and my question is that I've finished a few rounds, and HR has confirmed that I need to complete a few more rounds. Does this mean that all of my previous rounds were successful, or will I receive feedback once for all after all rounds? #software #swe ...Read more
What’s the average refresher for Principal Engineers at Atlassian? TC: 375k YOE: 16
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Anyone willing to team up for a peer behavioral mock interview for Senior/Staff Engineering positions? DM
8 yrs work experience. Currently in Redmond with TC 250K at L63. Amazon offer is for California. Can anyone share tips on how to negotiate base? Watched interviewing.io seminar videos, want to hear from people who successfully navigated negotiations. Hopefully this can be first time I can negotiate...Read more
Seriously frustrated here. Spent a year grinding LC, mastering system design, and learning DDIA to prep for a SWE position at Google in Europe - openings like this come around just like once a year. When a spot finally opened, I got a referral, applied, and now it's been three weeks of total sile...Read more
I have been coding on the side for a few years, but it has never been my main focus. I would like to change that and become a SWE (front-end). I can spend around 6 months on full time prep (currently unemployed) and would like to get any tips or advice on how to spend that time efficiently. I know...Read more
I am presently working as DBA but trying to switch role to data engineer and aspiring to join META as DE I am not finding any resources to prep for 2 ETL rounds in loop Any suggestions? #engineering #meta #interview
Left Amazon on Oct 20, 2023 after working 3.5yrs. I was an SDE 2 in NYC but due to family reasons, I had to leave the job and travel to india temporarily. I am once looking to join Amazon, not entirely sure how boomerang works but a lead recruiter earlier had told me within 1 yr of leaving the job y...Read more
From top down they are pushing so many bull shit internal non revenue generating projects with high operating cost (like 4x current) so they can have some achievements to put on their ppts. I can already see the next layoff coming. They are literally overdrafting my future paychecks Nothing really...Read more
I left my previous job at eBay within a year of joining. According to the offer letter I need to repay the sign-on bonus but wondering after how long will the HR follow up to return the prorated sign on bonus. Will they be sending out an email or calling to ask for returning it? TC: 150k #swe #eng...Read more
As I near graduation, I am eager to embark on the next chapter of my career journey. With a solid foundation in Angular, TypeScript, Java, React, and React Native, coupled with valuable experience in full-stack development, I am poised to make a meaningful impact in the tech industry. Having worked...Read more
Have worked for close to 10 years all in India. I switched jobs, increased TC, invested decently. My NW is close to 10Cr. But lately I have been having this weird feeling, that I should have pushed hard and went abroad for a FAANG job, feel like I would be sitting on atleast double my networth given...Read more
I have lived in the Bay Area for 5.5 years. I was laid off while on H1-b. I’m moving to Pennsylvania temporarily for several months until I got a new job offer. My main goal is to get a job offer as soon as possible. In my personal experience, HM/recruiters reaching out to me (or vice versa) gave m...Read more
At Google L4 SWE. 2 failed L5 promo attempts. Got an offer from Asana L5. Everything seems great except for the RSU vesting schedule: vesting doesn't start until after year 1, so I'd be taking a 115k pay cut until Sep. 20, 2025, after which I'd get a 51k bump. I think it's likely I could get L5 at G...Read more
Got pipped. currently, trying all I can to find a new job but challenging times Applied to more than 1700 jobs but got very few interviews where I failed. I am confident now and grinding hard on leet code and system design so any referral can surely help me YOE: 1.6 years in USA as SDE at Amazon ...Read more
Got an offer finally. Recruiter originally mentioned the salary was between 120k-140k. Which I mentioned that was the range I was looking for. And they offered me 130k. Do I have much room to play with? Is it worth negotiating if im only 10k from the top range recruiter mentioned? I don’t have a...Read more