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- What do the armchair economists of Reddit think repealing net neutrality will do to our software jobs?
- Uber hacked
- As Silicon Valley Gets ‘Crazy,’ Midwest Beckons Tech Investors
- How to account meaningfully for CoL differences
- Switching careers from teaching to development, losing my nerve to keep going
- Manager doesn't understand security
- (salary) Top paid engineers of reddit
- Is a 36 years old non-traditional student graduating in spring still considered a "fresh grad"?
- Bloomberg vs. NYC Unicorn + Negotiation Tips
- Should I drop out of CS?
- Startup employer forgot to pay me...
- Pictures of intern lunches/dinners?
- Workday SDE - New University Graduate / Generation Workday Questions
- Would any software engineers share a bit of info about their jobs?
- [Advice]Desperately unhappy, but having trouble leaving
- Help Me Thank you!
- Help With New Grad Offers
- I will fail Calculus I (for the second time). How much will this hurt my internships opportunities? What about an academic career?
- First yearly review
- Did I make a mistake negotiating start date?
- Goldman Status
- How to get a non-web dev job without a CS or related degree?
- Apps for productivity in your CS career?
- Some question regarding internship after grad
| Posted: 21 Nov 2017 05:56 PM PST There are some questions on this forum related but figure we could all elaborate once again [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2017 04:21 PM PST "Here's how the hack went down: Two attackers accessed a private GitHub coding site used by Uber software engineers and then used login credentials they obtained there to access data stored on an Amazon Web Services account that handled computing tasks for the company. From there, the hackers discovered an archive of rider and driver information. Later, they emailed Uber asking for money, according to the company." People are the weakest link in security. I wondered what happened to those software engineers..... [link] [comments] |
| As Silicon Valley Gets ‘Crazy,’ Midwest Beckons Tech Investors Posted: 21 Nov 2017 02:02 PM PST NYT article about American tech jobs outside of Silicon Valley: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/19/technology/midwest-tech-startups.html [link] [comments] |
| How to account meaningfully for CoL differences Posted: 21 Nov 2017 07:16 AM PST So I expect to get an offer from a large fin-tech company based in NYC, the recruiter reached out the day after the interview, and asked me what sort of compensation I had in mind and quickly mentioned that they had a range within the team of 170-190K total compensation that they were looking at. I currently live in a low/medium cost of living area and make ~140K all told. But am having a hard time making a meaningful comparison to NYC: partner and I rent a 3BR which is a 15min drive to work. From what little I understand of NYC, I would not be able to replicate that for a reasonable sum of money? From my basic research, it looks like I'd be spending at least 3.5K/month on rent, for a 2BR that is a 40min commute from Manhattan. That's an additional 24K in post-tax income, which is more like 36K pre-tax. Given differences in state tax and other higher CoL, I'd think even 200K would just about be equivalent to my current salary (that is no real raise). So can I ask for that sort of sum? Are they likely to just not make an offer in that case (if its not obvious I've never negotiated before), is that reasonable in the NYC job market (Senior position ~5 years exp, nothing fancy just solid C++/algorithm experience). TL;DR : Can I ask for more money than the range they mentioned, will they just not make an offer if I do? And how can I meaningfully compare NYC salaries to Durham NC [link] [comments] |
| Switching careers from teaching to development, losing my nerve to keep going Posted: 21 Nov 2017 11:45 AM PST Hi all, so I posted here about two years ago and funnily enough one of the guys I chatted with was in the same boat and encouraged me that transitioning from a physics teacher to a developer was possible and if I wanted it I should take the leap. I'm now several months away from my last teaching job and, despite what I hear a lot, there are no jobs forthcoming. I don't know what it is, are my bootcamp projects not impressive, have I not met the right people, do I know know enough or have demonstrated enough, or do I simply have to put in my "unemployment time" enough before I get some kind of work? I'm losing my energy here, I can substitute teach to sort of make up my income and I've been trying to find tutoring gigs, but it's not enough. To boot, while I keep trying to produce one-off apps to put up on my github (people often write "Hey just make impressive work!" I say "Hey! I think this is impressive look at what I made!" and nobody responds) nothing seems to be getting me anywhere. I know, go to meetups and meet people, but I live in a suburb of NYC and getting into the city costs me around $50 a shot and if I'm not going in with a significant chance to get a job that's becoming more and more money to me every day. I guess what I'm saying is, I'm losing heart, and I have no earthly idea what to do and every day I look back and think, "Should I just go back to teaching? I really REALLY don't want to. Software development has always been my dream career. I just don't know what else I can do to get a foothold." Please help. Anything. [link] [comments] |
| Manager doesn't understand security Posted: 21 Nov 2017 04:13 PM PST I work in healthcare company in Washington DC, doing some C# / ASP.NET web development. I found security issue in our app. It affects more than 50 pages. But the problem is that my manager doesn't understand security well enough. I explained to her how potential hackers can use it, but she keeps saying that scenario is too tricky and it's not worth fixing it right now. The issue is so wide and affects so many pages, she doesn't even know how it can be used. I was able to demonstrate it so it can remove user data, it had no effect on her. She also said that I'd be better "fix it rather than discussing everywhere" (I discussed it two times: in our HipChat, and by reporting infosec incident). She deprioritized the issue, and really angry on me: "[you] spent half day investigating the issue" (she is exaggerating). Argument that potential hackers are much more smarter than just a guy who spent 1-2 hours on that didn't work. What should I do? Worried a bit about our more than 1 million covered lives. [link] [comments] |
| (salary) Top paid engineers of reddit Posted: 21 Nov 2017 06:11 PM PST What superpowers do you get to get 300k+ annual salary? I am 33yo with 13+ years of experience in networking software developing and some people managing. I've got 160k job offer from one of Big 4 yesterday. I doubt someone can offer more to me. I know some earn more as h1b salaries data is open. [link] [comments] |
| Is a 36 years old non-traditional student graduating in spring still considered a "fresh grad"? Posted: 21 Nov 2017 12:30 PM PST Full-time nontraditional college students are rare. Say a hiring manager expects a bunch of 22-year-olds at the interviews and then one of them is 36. [link] [comments] |
| Bloomberg vs. NYC Unicorn + Negotiation Tips Posted: 21 Nov 2017 10:44 AM PST Deciding between Bloomberg and a fairly established NYC startup {AppNexus, MongoDB, Yext} for a new grad offer. Leaning towards the latter, as I think that it will provide better opportunities to grow into a prominent role and worry about parts of Bloomberg's tech stack. But, curious about industry perception/prestige, will the "startup" make it more difficult to get interviews as an industry hire? For context, will graduate with 3.6-7 GPA at a top school/CS program with previous internship at Google. Secondly, with regards to negotiation -- the BB offer is slightly higher (<5k) in terms of 1st year compensation, but that difference grows to ~15k when ignoring signing bonus, not to mention the difference in time value of money as the start up offer has significant equity portion which doesn't begin to vest for a year. Is it a reasonable line of negotiation to state "{insert startup name} presents an exciting opportunity where I can see myself growing for years, but I worry that compensation post-first year isn't as competitive" and ask for increased salary or equity? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2017 10:02 AM PST I'm a first year student. I got a 75 on my intro to computer science mid term and a 62 on the second. I didn't have enough time to finish either of them. The class is basically java programming. I just want to know if you think I should I drop out of computer science and switch to something else? I don't know if there is any point in sticking to something I'm clearly not doing that good in. [link] [comments] |
| Startup employer forgot to pay me... Posted: 21 Nov 2017 06:44 PM PST Mostly just a rant to express my frustration, but also a question of sorts because I don't know what the best thing is to do. I work as a programmer at a tech startup. The company is fairly healthy, but only two years old, and I would say our salaries are okay but not competitive. We get paid direct deposit on a bi-monthly schedule (the 15th and 30th/31st of each month). It usually takes a day or two for the money to be available to me after I submit my hours on the 16th or 31st/1st. My employer's secretary forgot to pass in my hours this week on the 15th and no-one cared to check up on it. Except me. I was expecting to see my paycheck posted on the 16th, 17th or Saturday the 18th at the very latest. I was really eager to receive this money because I just had a major car repair issue and things were getting tight with my sizable student loan bill now due. Typically I keep $2k padding in my bank account, but I went under because I needed to get a new fuel pump and exhaust manifold installed in my car on short notice. I have to drive home for Thanksgiving day. On Monday, yesterday, I asked the secretary what was going on and she apologized and promptly sent it in. I didn't see anything posted to my bank account by the end of the day, so I called my boss first thing this morning and explained what was going on. I didn't want to sound too stressed (which I am) because I didn't want him to know about my car's issue or seem like I was living paycheck-to-paycheck (which I'm not, I just had an unfortunately timed car repair). He said he would look into it, but he never got back to me today. Now I'm totally screwed. I have $40 in my bank account after a series of other bills get went through. My student loan payment is 4 days overdue. I have no money to buy groceries. I was expected to drive home for Thanksgiving and bring wine and appetizers but now I can barely afford the gas, and I'm too embarrassed to tell my family. I am fearful that my boss will space out on my direct deposit because all the bosses are starting to leave for their Thanksgiving vacations. So...I feel sad, "forgotten" and concerned, and not sure what the best approach would be, besides just trying to muster though with as few overdraft fees as possible. Should I call my boss again? Kicking myself for risking it, but I had to fix the car to get to work too. Argh...startups... [link] [comments] |
| Pictures of intern lunches/dinners? Posted: 21 Nov 2017 06:06 PM PST Hey everyone! One of the big things not talked about on threads is food for interns. The thing that's missing is that, while people talk about the great food, we rarely get to see the food. So if anyone has any photos to share, it would be awesome to see what some of the food/lunches/dinners looks like! Please just be sure to say where (city), what company, and when you were there! Thanks everyone! [link] [comments] |
| Workday SDE - New University Graduate / Generation Workday Questions Posted: 21 Nov 2017 05:44 PM PST Hey guys, just wanted to know if anyone here could give me more information regarding this position (I couldn't really find anything useful online).
Thanks in advance! [link] [comments] |
| Would any software engineers share a bit of info about their jobs? Posted: 21 Nov 2017 01:50 PM PST I'm a Computer Engineering student who wants to go into a software position, but am unsure of which specific area (e.g. networks, QA, embedded/firmware, security, robotics, etc). I'm not even sure of what all the areas are since there are so many. I was wondering if anyone would share what area of software you work in, what you do, and maybe a bit about what is useful to know for your specific job. [link] [comments] |
| [Advice]Desperately unhappy, but having trouble leaving Posted: 21 Nov 2017 04:34 AM PST Europe/27/6ish years experience. Basically, I am really not happy at my current job(3 and half years). The place is a joke. No standards, no metrics or tracking of anything, just a total mess. Entire team is remote from me, and 'hiring' is just the CEO having a half hour chat with no technical assessment, then immediately offering them a job and we have to somehow onboard them and work with them. Everyone is siloed, and no real collaboration. Things were OKish in the past, but now that we have grown a bit, we are failing to scale and therefore the company is going to fall apart, as far as I can see. Various other issues. One of of our coworkers has realised this I think, but he is just trying to force some cargo cult standards and stuff on us to resolve the issues, and there is resentment growing against him now. I'm writing this during a meeting, where one guy has been droning on for 20 minutes(it's meant to be a one hour standup for 9 people..). The same guy has been working on a project for two and half years that has never actually shipped and he just keeps redesigning it as a hobby/learning experience, and management just treats it as a joke? Obviously, I need to leave. I realised this a year ago, and have been looking for opportunities since then. But I am not having any luck. Have had 4 rejections:
I am doing my best(but that doesn't mean it's any good), I have CTCI, I use Leetcode a lot. For example I spent 8 hours a day on weekends and two hours after work on weekdays for two weeks before the interview yesterday to prepare, but it's still not enough- I did terribly anyway. It's not like I'm not trying. I think my resume/soft skills and general interview performance is fine, I'm just not a good enough/passionate enough developer(partially because this job is destroying my passion). It's frustrating me a lot since as a dev I'm apparently really highly in demand(and especially in my city), but I'm just not good enough, and my stupidly big ego is causing me pain as a result. I am also considering just applying for non-programming jobs- I applied for one yesterday anyway, as Data Privacy Analyst. Something where I'm not a coder, but having technical background helps. Or considering working on my foreign language skills(because I think I have more of a passion for that hobby than for coding) and leveraging them for a career change. But again, that takes time to build up and prepare, and in the meantime I will be miserable 8ish hours a day at work. I guess my problem is I can't keep going through these long application processes. That most recent rejection was after a 2 month process. I want to leave so bad, but it takes so long, and in the meantime it is really badly affecting my mental health(and my professional skills) to be stuck in this shithole. Should I just quit my job and make my job, getting a new one? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2017 02:46 PM PST ● Senior at a decent university ● Shit GPA 3.25 (Will prolly drop) ● Graduating in August 2018 ● No internship STATS ● Applications ~ 100 ● 1 onsite ● 1 On campus (Rejected) ● 2 Phone ● 4 Video (Rejected from 1) What am I doing wrong? How can I improve? Is it my resume? I have 3 decent academic projects on my resume. Also I have the option of doing independent study/research with a professor next semester Should I do it or just take another course? Please help I AM SUPER STRESSED [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2017 02:20 PM PST Now that I've finished all my interviewing, I'd like some opinions on which offer I should take for a new grad position. I am deciding between Wayfair, Alarm.com, JP Morgan.
JP Morgan I would absolutely love to live in New York but obviously they are not a tech company and I am worried I would not be working on anything interesting. I understand there are some opportunities for front-office work but I would like to make my decision with the assumption that I won't be placed on a front-office team. The salary is certainly livable in New York but nothing extraordinary (objectively the lowest salary offered out of the three).
Wayfair This is the Wayfair Labs program and is sort of a 3-month evaluation period where I am evaluated at the end and informed whether I can continue or not. I've been told over 90% of the program continues but there is still the possibility that I would end up jobless after this program. I couldn't find too much information about Wayfair here and was hoping someone could give more insights to the company and how it's viewed. The position is in Boston.
Alarm.com I think Alarm.com is doing the coolest work company-wise but I am not too excited about moving to Tysons Corner where they are located. Again, didn't find any information about them here and was wondering if they are legit and seen highly at all.
I'd like to make my decision with career progression, location, and salary in mind but was wondering if there is anything else I should be considering. How would you guys rank the three companies? Would it change at all if I could somehow get a front-office position at JPM? Thanks! TLDR: Wayfair, Alarm.com, or JP Morgan for new grad position? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2017 01:57 PM PST I like math and I would say I'm good with it, I don't have a hard time understanding mathematical concepts, but I joined a top 3 CS course in my country without knowing high school math. I had severe depression during high school and didn't studied all the "pre-calculus" I should had studied, I've been learning all this stuff that I should already know by now, but I don't think I'll get to integral calculus before my finals. I'm sure I would at least know all the math needed to do calculus with ease in the next semester. I didn't fail any other of the classes I had, and my grades are mostly A's and B's, I've been even doing some good research assisting one of my professors, and that's what make me uneasy. I'm doing research on the data mining field and during this journey I met some awesome dutch people which offered to help me to get a data-mining internship in Netherlands. But well, I don't think any company would hire a sophomore intern who failed calculus two times, so I took those internships out of my list of possibilities at least for 2018. My main question is: if I failed calculus this semester and got an A on it next semester, would companies still look with some resentment to me? And assuming I graduated with a 3.3+ GPA, if I tried to get a master's in CS, would this double-fail in calculus still be a burden for me even if I got A's on Calculus I and II? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2017 07:51 PM PST I had an informal discussion with my employer about the review and what I'm looking for. I was started at around 90k and went through a recruiter which likely took away some of the pay prospects. I asked if we could get closer to 110k when starting and my boss said that would be fine to talk about during the review. In our informal discussion, I asked to work remote more and travel and how I've done it before and often in the office when he's not there. He said that's fine however I'm without direction and that would be difficult to work on remotely. He also said that I'm not worth what he's paying me and that we can work to get to that point and set a goal to bump that pay up. I feel that this is a cop out and avoiding both growth points for me as an employee. We're ahead on the release schedule and I crank out tickets pretty well. I often find myself creating new tickets to work on because the task list is empty. I'm not entirely sure how to proceed and I'm already sending out a few job apps because I've received offers in the 100-140k range before. Any advice from managers or employees in review situations is highly encouraged and welcome thanks. [link] [comments] |
| Did I make a mistake negotiating start date? Posted: 21 Nov 2017 07:43 PM PST Hi /r/cscareerquestions and happy early Thanksgiving! I also posted this on /r/Career_Advice but it's also relevant here. I received an offer from my dream company this week. However, they wanted me to start in exactly two weeks because their "on boarding group training" started exactly two weeks from my offer date. I didn't feel comfortable accepting this for a few reasons: 1) I still hadn't taken any drug tests, gone through the I9 verification OR background screening. I didn't feel comfortable putting my two weeks in unless these things were cleared. 2) Given the nature of my current role, I have clients booked until February! I didn't feel comfortable leaving my current company so quickly without transitioning my customers. 3) Its the Thanksgiving holiday week so it's not a full two weeks. My current employer has been phenomenal and I don't want to screw them over. While my new company reluctantly agreed, the next onboarding isn't until February 4. Now my anxiety has me worried that they'll rescind my offer or forget to contact me since it's over 2 months from my start date! I could've started sooner but I'm kind of limited to their timeline. Did I make the wrong move? Am I being paranoid? I am in Texas for reference. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 21 Nov 2017 09:05 AM PST Does anyone else's status page for Goldman still say "Interview Completed". I completed the hirevue almost a month ago and am waiting for a super day invite. [link] [comments] |
| How to get a non-web dev job without a CS or related degree? Posted: 21 Nov 2017 07:36 PM PST I have been asking around as to whether or not this is possible or what my best course of action is... Graduated with RM, should I go to a bootcamp or go back to school...? I've done a couple courses in Java and know a bit of C and JavaScript. I just don't have any big projects or ideas of what a "good enough" project is. Does that mean make a stand-alone app? Advice is much appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Apps for productivity in your CS career? Posted: 21 Nov 2017 07:36 PM PST Is there any apps you have that maximize your productivity, teach you new things (especially related to CS/ML)? What are you usually running on your phone? (you got games on your phone?) [link] [comments] |
| Some question regarding internship after grad Posted: 21 Nov 2017 07:21 PM PST I am wondering that is it normal and is it a good choice for a fresh CS grad to start their career with an internship? Despite having done an internship before graduating college. [link] [comments] |
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