Interview Discussion - December 04, 2017 CS Career Questions |
- Interview Discussion - December 04, 2017
- Daily Chat Thread - December 04, 2017
- California Bans Asking Job Applicants About Salary & Criminal History
- What are some major red flags for startup companies?
- [OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for INTERNS :: December, 2017
- Tell us about a time when everyone in your team/workplace doubted you, and against all odds, you proved them wrong.
- Riot Games technical inter.view difficulty and compensation?
- Essential programming books for new grads?
- When does big companies open their fall 2018 Software Eng. internship positions?
- Started work a few months ago, lead was fired, work is stagnant, and no signs of working on the things I was supposed to. Should I be worried?
- Silently freaking out about job stress.
- How do you get experience without a degree?
- Work-life Balance
- Job offer salary expectations
- Ergonomics of this field is ruining my back
- Is it as easy for Mexican citizens to obtain the TN visa as Canadians? Or do Mexicans get more scrutiny by USCIS?
- How easy is it for International Students studying in the US to remain in the USA after graduation?
- Developer jobs at universities
- Struggling with motivation
- What happen after 2-year Technology analyst Program ended at Jp Morgan in the US? Will you be guarantee a position after the program end?
- Contacted by two recruiters for different positions within the same company?
- Junior in University, became a writer for the two biggest tech publications on Medium.com - how can I use this to benefit my career?
- To the self-taught developers: What is your strategy for studying data structures / algorithms?
- Made A Mistake With Salary Negotiation
- Bootcamp grad here - having a tough time prioritizing my job search
- Graduate w/ a B.A. in CS at the end of next week. 25 year old w/ no internships. Genuinely haven't started applying anywhere yet. Need to be more proactive. Advice?
| Interview Discussion - December 04, 2017 Posted: 03 Dec 2017 11:09 PM PST Please use this thread to have discussions about interviews, interviewing, and interview prep. Posts focusing solely on interviews created outside of this thread will probably be removed. Abide by the rules, don't be a jerk. This thread is posted each Monday and Thursday at midnight PST. Previous Interview Discussion threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - December 04, 2017 Posted: 03 Dec 2017 11:09 PM PST Please use this thread to chat, have casual discussions, and ask casual questions. Moderation will be light, but don't be a jerk. This thread is posted every day at midnight PST. Previous Daily Chat Threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| California Bans Asking Job Applicants About Salary & Criminal History Posted: 04 Dec 2017 01:55 PM PST |
| What are some major red flags for startup companies? Posted: 04 Dec 2017 10:22 AM PST I ask this question because I did get an offer from a startup company in NYC. However, I don't exactly go to a great CS school, and the salary + compensation they are offering seems very good. Thus, I need to ask, would anything be super red flags to you when looking at startup companies? [link] [comments]  |
| [OFFICIAL] Salary Sharing thread for INTERNS :: December, 2017 Posted: 03 Dec 2017 11:09 PM PST MODNOTE: Some people like these threads, some people hate them. If you hate them, that's fine, but please don't get in the way of the people who find them useful. Thanks! This thread is for sharing recent internship offers you've gotten, new grad and experienced dev threads will be on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. Please only post an offer if you're including hard numbers, but feel free to use a throwaway account if you're concerned about anonymity. You can also genericize some of your answers (e.g. "Top 20 CS school" or "Regional Midwest state school").
Please make sure to post under the appropriate top-level thread. US High CoL, US Medium CoL, US Low CoL, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, ANZC, Asia, or Other. If you don't work in the US, you can ignore the rest of this post. To determine cost of living buckets, I used this site: http://www.bestplaces.net/ If the principal city of your metro is not in the reference list below, go to bestplaces, type in the name of the principal city (or city where you work in if there's no such thing), and then click "Cost of Living" in the left sidebar. The buckets are based on the Overall number: [Low: < 100], [Medium: >= 100, < 150], [High: >= 150]. High CoL: NYC, LA, DC, SF Bay Area, Seattle, Boston, San Diego Medium CoL: Chicago, Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Riverside, Minneapolis, Denver, Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Austin, Raleigh Low CoL: Dallas, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Detroit, Tampa, St. Louis, Baltimore, Charlotte, Orlando, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas City [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 01:25 PM PST I could use the inspiration, if anyone has any interesting/inspiring stories to tell! [link] [comments]  |
| Riot Games technical inter.view difficulty and compensation? Posted: 04 Dec 2017 07:43 AM PST Do they ask leetcode hards? I can solve most mediums and few hards. Glassdoor reviews don't say much about the technical interviews difficulty. Do they ask non-algorithmic technical questions like stuff about caching, databases, HTTP etc? I'm good at stuff but I'd like to know anyway. What's their compensation like? Glassdoor isn't very helpful here for a few reasons. One data point I got from Blind is $115k/year + $10k bonus for a new grad. No stock. High or low for LA? EDIT: I have 1 year experience btw [link] [comments]  |
| Essential programming books for new grads? Posted: 04 Dec 2017 02:27 PM PST I'm going to be graduate and will start to work as a software engineer soon. What are some must-read programming books that will ease the transition from being a student to a good software engineer? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| When does big companies open their fall 2018 Software Eng. internship positions? Posted: 04 Dec 2017 11:44 AM PST |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 06:43 PM PST I started work in August. I was hired on a new team as the sole developer to assist other developers that work on project X. I would work as a data engineer, setting up tools and pipelines to make their lives easier. A few days after I started, the lead director for project X was fired. Since then (and moreover, since I started) there has been no sign of me working with the other developers on project X. My boss and I meet every three to four days, and while he always mentions that he will speak with his boss regarding me working on project X, nothing ever comes out of it (ie. "the team is not ready to take you yet, let's just wait for their team to settle") yet the team that works on project X is actively hiring developers. A few weeks back, my boss suggested that the closest time I'd be able to work alongside the other developers is at the end of January. A few days ago, he mentioned that that was pushed to February. Earlier today, he mentioned that there was a mistake done on the estimates, and that he's not sure when i'll be working on the project, and to just "sit tight" and wait for an update. I've taken matters into my own hands and spoke with some of the developers that work on project X, and they suggested learning A, B, and C. I spent my spare time doing that, and I mentioned it to my boss, to which he said that it's nice that i'm trying to learn them, but to not make that my primary focus. Project X also has another lead. I bumped into him and he asked me if I created any tools yet to help them with their processes. I found this quite peculiar, since he's someone that I was told that I'd eventually be reporting to. For now, my boss told me to work with the QA Automation team. While I'm contributing to their code and attend their scrums, I'm not completely integrated with their team as I am not invited to any of their formal meetings. Sometimes I'd submit a merge request, only for it to be sent back to me because I didn't abide by the stuff they suggested in the formal meetings. I'm not learning anything nor am I being challenged. I usually finish my work in 1-2 hours. There are some days when there is literally nothing for me to do. I rarely have meetings to attend. I often ask the members of the QA automation team if there's anything they can offload onto me, because I'm not actually part of their team, so nothing gets assigned to me. I asked to be invited to their weekly meetings, but the conversation usually ends with, "Oh, I thought you were in it already, I'll add you shortly" but sometimes that doesn't even result in being added to the meetings. If they do add me, it's for one calendar event, and not a recurring event. I feel like I'm not an actual employee. My current team is just my boss and I. I'm happy that I'm paid, but I was hired here to work on project X, not be in QA automation. Every time I bring it up with my boss, it's answered with, "just sit tight". I don't know if I should be worried or not. What should I do? Lately I've been making notes about what I worked on, so that if they decide that I'm no longer needed, it wouldn't be too hard to update my resume and apply for jobs. Should I speak to my boss about all of my concerns? I understand that working at a place for only 4-6 months doesn't look good on a resume, but I don't know if that's enough to be a showstopper compared to not learning anything for a year or more. [link] [comments]  |
| Silently freaking out about job stress. Posted: 04 Dec 2017 03:49 PM PST Hello, I got my first job out of college this year and every day has been stressful since. I know there would be and still is a learning curve but it seems like it still has a long way to go. I feel like I'm a decent programmer but there are things that are assigned to me that make me feel WAY out of my depth even though the task seems simple enough, it is far from it. This is a general .net developer job and this is what I learned on but it's primarily dealing with web applications using an MVP approach and adjusting to that is the main issue since it's so outdated and confusing. They must know that I can do this since I mean I have cleared about ~10 bugs within the year of extreme learning which were all extremely difficult for me. I just feel like there are many days where I could cry with how stressful it is and I feel like I am actually going to get fired because I'm not performing well enough or meeting expectations due to how difficult the bugs and other tasks are. My boss comments on this as well and the times he comes to me to see if I can explain the system they have it's usually at the end of the day where my brain feels like mush from going in circles around a bug for hours. I ask for help from people and they try to help but not give answers to things so I'm a bit stuck not knowing what to do exactly. Sadly I can't give examples because of laws and contracts but I just honestly don't know what I should do! I have basically had impostor syndrome from day 1 and there have only been a few days where it might have gone away when I could deal with some basic bugs or changes but otherwise it feels overwhelming. The problem is that like right now I know that I can do this job but am just really.. really.. stuck on some current things I'm working on and am very afraid to ask for more help than I have since I've had it explained to me about 5 times and still don't quite understand this issue. I just feel like a deadweight to the company right now and feel like I've wasted years of my life in school and am beginning to feel like I shouldn't do this anymore and don't know what I will do if and when I get fired if I can't pull off a miracle understanding this and picking up speed on fixing things. I feel so ashamed and embarrassed posting this but I feel like I'm at the end of my rope. I've grown up on computers and have dreamed of doing this job all the way until I actually got it. I'm actually almost having a panic attack again about this so I'll leave it there. What should I do? [link] [comments]  |
| How do you get experience without a degree? Posted: 04 Dec 2017 12:15 PM PST I've got like half a dozen projects in C, I've gotten a couple interviews, but I keep getting turned down for not having an experience. I can't find any C/C++ jobs for entry level work without a degree, and even then there's only 1 or 2 I use linkedin, careerbuilder, dice, and monster among a bunch of others that I'm forgetting. I don't know what to do. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 03:32 PM PST I've recently gotten an offer from Facebook for an internship that I think I am going to take. However, I have some concerns about the work life balance, both for the internship and full-time (if I were to ever have to opportunity to go back). I've never really been super into the CS field, I don't really do side projects and only dabble around on my own for an hour or two a week outside of school/work. I also do not really want to work more than 8 hours a day. Obviously I'm fine with putting in more work when needed, but consistently working more than 40 hours a week does not sound fun to me (I've had internships where I've done that). I'm wondering what other interns have experienced at Facebook, specifically within certain teams just so I know what I'm getting myself into. Similarly, is there anything you wish you had known prior to working at Facebook? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 02:45 PM PST I'm looking for some advice because this is uncharted territory for me and anyone in my social group. I'm based in the Midwest of the U.S. by the way. And for what it's worth, I currently make $41k. I've received two job offers. The first position is developing software methods for an automation platform for a relatively large company who makes biomedical laboratory instrumentation. Glassdoor suggests the position median is $102k The second position is developing genotyping tools and methods on a global scale for a large agricultural company. The suggested salary is in the ballpark of $70k and I would need to relocate about eight hours away. The issue I have is I only have a BS in Biology and I only just finished my first semester towards BS in Computer Science. I don't feel like I'm worth nearly the amounts above. I actually want the $70k position, because I've already been developing tools for the company for about eight months. Should I just aim high for the first position and use it as a salary leverage for the position I actually want? Or do I low ball and ask for $80k for the first position just to get them to agree. I come from a very low income background and salary negotiation is definitely a daunting task, so I will wholeheartedly heed any advice given. [link] [comments]  |
| Ergonomics of this field is ruining my back Posted: 04 Dec 2017 06:02 PM PST I'm a relatively active runner, try to be healthy, but my back is becoming worse and worse as I code, read, etc. What do you guys to do help cure this pain? I've considered a 2 hour swedish massage and I've been trying some yoga, but it's becoming almost unbearable. [link] [comments]  |
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| How easy is it for International Students studying in the US to remain in the USA after graduation? Posted: 04 Dec 2017 11:58 AM PST I'm currently a sophomore at a top-20 liberal arts college on the East Coast studying CS. Thinking ahead, I am considering finding a CS/Engineering related job after graduation (with a BA or BE), and I'm wondering how difficult it is to get into a company that will sponsor your H-1B, and after getting sponsored, what is the likelihood of successfully receiving the H-1B (that would allow you to stay in the US)? [link] [comments]  |
| Developer jobs at universities Posted: 04 Dec 2017 01:10 PM PST What kind of developer jobs tend to be available at universities? I've been working pretty average web dev stuff for a bit over a year and have started planning about where to go next. I get the impression that a university job might be lower salary, still potentially interesting work, and be a laid back work environment with the opportunity for taking classes with tuition remission (though of course upcoming tax changes are supposed to impact that, if I understand correctly). Is my impression reasonable or am I way off? I would be open to a job with a lower salary in exchange for an exceptional work-life balance (and pretty awesome perks like tuition remission for classes that don't relate to CS), so that is the main perspective I'm looking from [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 09:17 AM PST I've been studying solidly for around 6 months now and I've learnt a lot. I'm currently finishing off the full stack JavaScript developers course on teamtreehouse but these past couple of weeks I'm really struggling to stay motivated. I've started putting a portfolio together to showcase what I've learnt etc but I find myself hitting a wall constantly and being too picky which is hindering my ability to finish anything. I started learning to code because I love the fact I can create something for the world to see or use but I don't seem to shift this negative energy at the moment. Does anyone else experience something similar to this and if so what do you do to overcome it? I current offer free services for charities and some free SEO advice but I don't seem to hear anything back regarding anything even though I'm putting these services out there. I've learnt HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node, as well as the basics for PHP as a friend recommended these to land a junior position but my local area just seems to be flooded with .NET positions or languages I've not covered. I'm thinking I should do the CS50 to give myself an extra chance but I don't want to be someone who just learns, learns and learns some more with nothing to show for it. I'd really appreciate help and guidance so please share anything you feel will help. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 04:37 PM PST Hi guys, I just accepted an offer from JP Morgan working as a Fulltime Technology Analyst Program, this is a 2 years program offered by them. I know you will get a chance to be placed in one of the team you joined during the program. But will I be guarantee a position after my 2 years program end? [link] [comments]  |
| Contacted by two recruiters for different positions within the same company? Posted: 04 Dec 2017 08:12 PM PST I'm graduating next semester and currently looking for jobs. I was excited when the recruiter reached out, and now I have a final round interview for a Service Engineer position. However, different recruiter contacted me today for a software engineer position, and I think I'd be more interested in that, since I'm currently working part time as a SWE (also I'm not even entirely sure what a Service Engineer does). Can I continue with both recruiters to see which role I'm a better fit for? Or do I let the second recruiter know that I'm already interviewing for a different position, even though I feel I'd be a better fit for the position they're recruiting for? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 07:47 PM PST Recently I became a writer for both freeCodeCamp and HackerNoon on medium.com, which have a combined following of 500K+. I write programming guides and about tech that interests me. My articles usually get 1000-10,000 views and I write because I like producing quality content. I was wondering how I would be able to fit this in my rsume at all (currently follows the typical "School/Work Experience/Projects+Hackathon Wins" format), and if I could use it to benefit my career somehow. I'm not really sure how I can go about doing any of this. My next internship term isn't until January 2019, but want to make sure I'm prepared when I'm applying. [link] [comments]  |
| To the self-taught developers: What is your strategy for studying data structures / algorithms? Posted: 04 Dec 2017 07:35 PM PST Hello all. I've been trying to study for a front end developer path since early 2016(currently an English teacher in South Korea.) What is your strategy for studying the data structures and algorithms that many companies seem to interview for? I'm currently reading the Cracking the Coding Interview book, and it's pretty eye opening. Is there a plan that you've seen that has worked for self-taught developers? I saw that Coursera has a data structures / algorithms specialization, but I'm a little intimidated by it because of the math induction requirement(I'm not strong in math.) My thought is to list out all the ds / algos, study them via random resources I find on google, and then try to reinforce them with HackerRank challenges since they seem to have specific categories for data structures / algorithms. What do you think? [link] [comments]  |
| Made A Mistake With Salary Negotiation Posted: 04 Dec 2017 07:30 PM PST I pulled a stupid mistake. Lately a company has been calling me every day over a programming position. I just noticed in my application I worded my current salary with the following phrase "All salary figures reported in this application reflect my current salary target of $45,000". The word "target" was of course, an egregious mistake. Although in the salary expectation field I said I'm willing to negotiate. I'm simply having a first phone interview soon. How should I handle this error? [link] [comments]  |
| Bootcamp grad here - having a tough time prioritizing my job search Posted: 04 Dec 2017 07:16 PM PST Hi all, I'm a recent bootcamp grad, I finished at the end of October. I've had some phone screens and coding challenges, no on sites yet. I'm having a tough time focusing my attention. The bootcamp taught Ruby on Rails, SQL, React/Redux and touched on TDD and Algorithms. I have a basic CRUD app under my belt and a few smaller projects. I'm currently working on a little chat app that uses web sockets, built in jQuery, so I'm also using that project to work on some little animations. Might put a node backend on it. I'm also working on the Plural Site JavaScript path in order to make sure I have my vanilla JavaScript down. I've also been working through an Algorithms and Data Structures class in Python My head is swimming with a million things I could do, but I'm unsure of how many of these things / how much of each I should do. I'm currently unemployed and I really want to land my first dev job. Here are some of the suggestions I've gotten on how to spend my job search:
I don't have a preference for Front End jobs, but I've considered focusing on React and JS because I hear it's easier to get a frontend job as a junior dev. But I'm afraid that I'm missing out on Full Stack roles if I focus that narrowly. But I also feel as if I'm being pulled in too many directions and not accomplishing anything that will really help my job search. Advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 04 Dec 2017 11:34 AM PST Been in school for 7 and a half years for various familial/scholastic reasons, but I'm finally done, with a BA in CS and an emphasis in Software Engineering, and finishing with a ~2.4 GPA. Moving back home to the Twin Cities area in MN afterwards. I have not been very proactive about my future career. I fully admit to it. I had several professors tell me having projects completed were as good as internships so I never tried to get any, always wanted to work on projects instead. However, I either spent time at my day job, or working on school work, and I only have one completed app to show for it. I also had it in my head to wait until I graduated to apply anywhere. According to many of my friends, this was not the way to go. Now, I'm not naïve enough to believe I'll find a job immediately. I know it'll take time. I need to complete my resume, and actually start applying. What can I do to prepare for the real world? I'm great with Java, and pretty good with C, and have basic experience with perl and C++. I've recently heard of LeetCode from this sub and will probably sign up for premium there. I do think I am prepared to move somewhere else, but would much prefer the area around home. People who respond, what would you do if you were in my position? Sorry to type a lot. Thanks for the advice! [link] [comments]  |
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