I’m currently an E5 at doordash, recently got a software engineer offer from Snowflake, should I quit dd and join Snowflake?
Today my manager told me they’re forming a new team in India where I could get increased L5 scope, potentially doing L6 work. I really want an L6 promo, but I’m not Indian and have never been to India. Also, I’d be getting less comp in India than in the US. Folks, should I consider moving to India ...Read more
Startup: 180k base, stock options that may all become $0 one day. Subject to the CEO and CTO's friends and families royalty treatment to you, "lowly commoners". Possibly 50 to 60 hours per week. Big Corp: 300k TC. Kiss up really. Sweep bugs under the rug. Cover each other's a*s, and praise each oth...Read more
Trying to justify this career gap with an LLC. Which state is best to register it with minimum hassle and reporting requirements and minimum tax and fees ?
Got pip’d at Intuit - sse at Intuit looking for referrals Manager mentioned it’s mandatory 10% and would have saved if it were upto him. The service is work on has kinda saturated Jo new features and they are looking to make cutbacks. Appreciate your help and support Current tc: 296 TC soon : 0 YO...Read more
Has anyone used the salary negotiation service from levels.fyi? Is it any good? TC: 650K
How useful they are? If we didn’t perform well in mock interviews, does any impact on actual interviews or hiring decision?
Hello everyone, I'm an experienced Software Engineer specializing in Android development, with 5 years of experience. Originally from Asia, I recently moved to the USA and am in the process of obtaining my Green Card, which I expect to receive in a few weeks. I am eager to connect with professiona...Read more
In my current team, my manager is playing multiple roles. He is acting as Team lead, reviews code, does devops work, creates stories as product owner. Is this common ?#software #swe
Title says it all. What is the maximum tc they can offer for SDE-2 role? Can they offer 75+ lpa? Thinking of interviewing there. TC : 59 lpa #uber #google #meta #microsoft #salesforce #oracle #oci #atlassian #confluent #roku #apple #linkedin #airbnb #stripe #rubrik #databricks #purestorage
I am going through a phase of unemployment but I might find work where I get paid per hour. Is it better to be on payroll as a w2 employee or should I register an LLC and have the employer pay the company instead ? Which is better ? Advantages and disadvantages ?
Assume same TC for all positions. Which company is the best for WLB/growth/reputation? (I know WLB and growth don’t seem related, but assume same amount of work at each company) For context, I don’t have offers for all these yet, but need this info (long story). Where would you rather work? #engi...Read more
I used to work earlier without listening to music but I was feeling sleepy one day and feeling bored the other day so I started to listen to music while working and now I need music to work. Anyone in the same boat?
I have been in meta team matching since 1st week of March. Not a single call. I am curious how long will they consider me ? HR isn’t any helpful and do not respond to my emails nor any transparent about the process E5 - infra in Seattle area Blind tax : 360k
Anyone remember the Amazonian making weekly G hiring freeze update threads in late 2022? Hopefully things ended up well for him. I was also interviewing around that time and had no updates on onsite feedback for months. Eventually, my email to the recruiter bounced as he was laid off and I was in li...Read more
Hi everyone, I'm reaching out for some advice on navigating my career path. I have 22 years of experience in the Wall Street banking sector. For the past 6 years, I've worked as an Engineering Manager (EM) at a Wall Street bank, following a 16-year stint as a hands-on Staff Engineer/Solution Archit...Read more
They don’t have standard interview and then match team. How to get in apple? I am itchy - long time snap.
Interviewing at Microsoft for L65/L66 can folks at Microsoft tell me what new hires at those levels are getting TC 495k
Target E5 VO Coding - solved both optimally, all tagged&high freq questions BQ - chatted less than 30 min and interviewer said enough signal collected Design - pretty generic SD, feedback was "very solid" onsite Got rejected a few days after. Comment was SD and BQ not meeting E5 bar Recruiter wa...Read more
Interested in a Netflix role, any referral would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance Yoe: 10 TC: 150
Currently, I'm interested in learning about the programming paradigms, architectural designs, and current frameworks used in streaming service design. I've worked on some small projects using RedPanda (a Kafka alternative) and Apache Flink. The more I learn, the more I realize how many new patterns...Read more