DEAR VALUED CONTRIBUTORS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR January 05, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- DEAR VALUED CONTRIBUTORS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR January 05, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - January 05, 2018
- I'm working for 2 years as a software developer. In a past year I worked in such a toxic environment so I completely lost motivation and passion for development. Please help me get back on track
- Got offered a Ph.D fellowship, should I take it or just work in the industry?
- What's it like at startups where the only coders are you and the CTO?
- Java dev wanting to steer career away from front-end/a bit lost
- I don't code much at work, am I screwed for future jobs?
- HFT new grad compensation
- Negotiating between an offer in the UK vs. US
- Productivity tips when programming ?
- I dont know if i actually graduated CS or something else (serious)
- How do you negotiate wage for a part time position?
- What to learn for a solid foundation in web development?
- Recruiting agencies vs Applying to company directly after finding out what the company is through the Recruiting Agency
- What does Phone Screening mean?
- Does this count as experience?
- Is it ever possible for an embedded software engineer (intel/qualcomm; C/C++) to move to a pure software engineer position, say to cloud computing or backend SW dev in the big ones?
- MBA after a CS or Engineering degree
- Well established company or Middle/Small company to starts in the industry?
- Went through a hiring process that didn't involve anyone very technical. Very odd?
- Best way to manage a small team.
- Has anyone here encountered a start-up with a toxic culture? Or with a culture unfriendly to folks with families?
- What is your opinion on cover letters?
- Top Companies/Unicorns/Start-Ups that pay surprisingly low:
- Going from CRUD dev application to... what?
- About to hit the 1 year mark at my first gig. It feels like I'm rarely given any tasks of consequence. Is this normal?
| DEAR VALUED CONTRIBUTORS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR January 05, 2018 Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:08 PM PST AND NOW FOR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP DON'T STOP CODING! THIS IS THE RANT THREAD. IT IS FOR RANTS. CAPS LOCK ON, DOWNVOTES OFF, FEEL FREE TO BREAK RULE 2 IF SOMEONE LIKES SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T BUT IF YOU POST SOME RACIST/HOMOPHOBIC/SEXIST BULLSHIT IT'LL BE GONE FASTER THAN A SPEEDING TRACER. (RANTING BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT EVERY FRIDAY, BEST COAST TIME. PREVIOUS FRIDAY RANT THREADS CAN BE FOUND HERE.) [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - January 05, 2018 Posted: 04 Jan 2018 11:08 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]  |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2018 05:09 AM PST Hi all, So I'm 22 years old and been working for two years at a great company. I was part of a project where a lot of people are really rude and self-esteem killers. Make a mistake - get punished, do something incorrectly - get punished. I also had a manager who told me what to do, how to do it, and yelled at me at any mistake I made. Everything just escalated and I requested to change a project. Hopefully it went well so I'm joining another one next week, but now I'm finding myself sitting at work and completely lost. I have no motivation whatsoever, all my passion is lost and I just can't get myself to work. I fighted these guys mentally for so long and it really affected me and my self-esteem. I just can't bring myself up mentally, it's like I'm all burnt out. Did any of you experience this? I love my job and my career path, and I like this company (even though there are utter idiots here but yeah), and I want to prove my worth... Any suggestions? How do I redeem my passion once again? :S [link] [comments]  |
| Got offered a Ph.D fellowship, should I take it or just work in the industry? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 01:01 PM PST Currently working as a QA grunt for a gaming company in Las Vegas (as in gambling gaming). Salaries not too high and I've been actively looking for better opportunities but they haven't panned out (three interviews so far). However I was offered a $2k/month stipend for a Big Data fellowship at my university where I would jump straight from undergrad to Ph.D study. Torn somewhat between staying in the industry and just working while looking for better opportunities or this fellowship, which is pretty much a big paycut and five-year investment. Everything is in Las Vegas, so COL is negligible. Does anyone else have thoughts over this matter, or know/is someone who had a similar situation? [link] [comments]  |
| What's it like at startups where the only coders are you and the CTO? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 03:58 PM PST Kinda fed up with being a cog in the wheel in a tenure-ocracy. Has anyone been in this situation? Does it pay off? Are you assured of being the #2 as long as you meet or exceed expectations? Let's assume the startup is very well funded, already profitable and not dependent on additional rounds of VC funding. I'm curious how the day to day is like. Are you expected to be on call all the time? Are you constantly being hit up by sales/marketing/support for explanations or questions on the tech? Are you expected to act in a managerial capacity as well? [link] [comments]  |
| Java dev wanting to steer career away from front-end/a bit lost Posted: 05 Jan 2018 03:06 PM PST I am not great with front-end and I don't really want to do it. I really appreciate people who can really and truly do it. That's just not me. I am your typical Java-Spring-Hibernate corporate slave dev who often ends up doing whatever I get asked to do. This includes a fair bit of front end tasks. I am also not sure whether this Java-Spring-Hibernate path is the right one for me. It employs a lot of people in my city however. I dislike hopping between a gazillion classes to see where the crucial execution bit actually is. I don't like the endless amount of getters, setters, injecting stuff left right and centre. Everything is always tangled up and intertwined so unit testing is a nightmare as well. Nice decent-size corporate Java codebases probably don't even exist. I don't really know what else I could do. I'd want to move away from front end as much as possible. Perhaps I need to switch my primary language. Would you have any recommendations for me? [link] [comments]  |
| I don't code much at work, am I screwed for future jobs? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 09:17 AM PST I'm a junior developer with 2 years of experience at an old large bay area company. When I first started working there I implemented various features, but over time my only duty was bug fixing. All my time was stepping through code with a debugger and changing a few lines to make the thing work, but I haven't written any original code in over a year. I've read just about every development book out there (code complete, clean code, pragmatic programmer, design patterns, etc) and work on side projects at home while practicing leetcode to find a new gig, but I'm worried that even if I pass the technical interviews my lack of real programming experience will totally fuck me during the actual job. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2018 12:30 PM PST I'm curious about the standard new grad compensation for a software dev role at Tower Research and D.E. Shaw (in the process of interviewing for both), salary + bonuses. Does anyone have any idea how much I should expect? Thanks!! [link] [comments]  |
| Negotiating between an offer in the UK vs. US Posted: 05 Jan 2018 12:39 PM PST Happy new years! I wanted to bring up a situation I was in and ask what would've been the right way to approach it. Let's say there's company A in US and company B in the UK. I got an offer from both. First of all I'm a new grad living in the US, both these positions are for SWE. Company A offers the basic Big N new grad package in the Bay Area: 100k+ base, 100k+ stock, large signing. Company B (smaller, not a big N) offers a good package in the UK, similar to what glassdoor has for Google/Facebook UK. Now it's common knowledge that UK pays less than US and I tried to negotiate with B to match or get closer to what A gives. However, they refused to negotiate because the locations are different and they're offering the equivalent of what A would've given in the UK. I accepted the offer from B in the end because I liked their company and the work they do better. In retrospect I could've tried to negotiate more but some circumstances made me have to end negotiations very early. So my question is was B right in their response or could I have handled it better? EDIT: typo and some clarification [link] [comments]  |
| Productivity tips when programming ? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 11:47 AM PST Do you guys have any mind hacks, tricks etc that lets you be more productive ? I think I have a mild case of adhd, so any advice from people with adhd would be great, will especially be helpful ! [link] [comments]  |
| I dont know if i actually graduated CS or something else (serious) Posted: 05 Jan 2018 03:20 PM PST Ok this will sound like a joke Ive been seeing posts about people learning a lot of applicable software and making coding projects in uni, and taking advanced courses like cloud computing and machine learning etc, and then i realized i did very few such things. The problem is my diploma is not in english languange, so i dont know how that actually translates into english and would rather not say it directly But the courses were a mix of programming, algorithms, data structures, databases,networks etc, but it also had a shitload of business which ive heard noone here doing. Strategic planning of new information systems, design, business management, innovation, courses regarding trade and supply chain, government facilities, e-commerce Is there an exact name for this in english, or a specific job that does this mix? [link] [comments]  |
| How do you negotiate wage for a part time position? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 04:53 PM PST So there's this part time junior data analytics role im interviewing for with a relatively new startup. The wage value is pretty varied, 25k - 50k part time, not sure what deciding factor is. Meeting with the CEO soon, and want to discuss the job and wages. But I don't know how long I will be working for exactly, before getting a full time offer. What exactly should I do in this position or think about before the meeting? [link] [comments]  |
| What to learn for a solid foundation in web development? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 02:20 PM PST Hello, For some background, I am self taught in C#, C/C++ and Python and I am currently pursuing a B.S. in computer science. I'm pretty comfortable with where my programming is at and the only reason I'm not actively interviewing is because my company is paying for my schooling. I've been trying to network within the company so people know that I am interested in software engineering (my current position is a warehouse job) and looking for any potential opportunities. I spoke with a manager today who said that they are going to be moving their internal applications to a web server and that he needs web developers. All of my experience is in Windows desktop development. What would should I be working on so that he would consider bringing me on? As a side note, I really have no interest in web development and I really don't enjoy front end stuff like UI design. Considering that the manager said there was no ETA for when they were going to move to the web server, do you think that I should spend time learning about the web development stuff, or to continue to work on what I am currently working on (mostly personal projects, which I enjoy working)? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2018 04:14 PM PST I've been looking at a job that I applied through a recruiting agency that I didn't know was a recruiting agency. So now, the recruiting agency told me the actual company that I would be working for and told me the base salary would be 65,000/yr which is a bit under what I'm looking for. I looked up the company's career page and saw the job listing on there as well. Would I be able to stop the application process of going through with the recruiting agency and apply through the company directly? Is this unethical or illegal? Would I be able to get a higher salary because it seems like salary through a recruiting agency is less? Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| What does Phone Screening mean? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 07:50 PM PST I'm a first year student in Canada and got an email from a Huge 4 company for an "Initial Phone Screening". What type of questions do they ask at this stage and how will they ask me to code through the Phone? [link] [comments]  |
| Does this count as experience? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 03:59 PM PST Hey guys. In high school I co-founded a small company with my friends that built IoT boards. During that time I built a fully featured Android app that interfaces with the IoT board ( temperature,humidity,sound data..etc.) Does that count as experience? I built the app by myself in a couple months but I was in high school and was a relatively shitty programmer. Can I still include it as Software Engineer @Startup? They don't need to know that I was in high school right? Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2018 07:06 PM PST I am in one of these 2 companies, C++ at work with 4 years of experience in RF embedded. Have been hitting CTCI, Leetcode pretty hard the last few months and also some courses in Cloud Computing, System Design. But I have no real work experience with frontend/backend web development or cloud computing. How do I even make my resume surface at these companies? (I am sick of embedded software lately, and I regret doing a masters in electrical engineering) [link] [comments]  |
| MBA after a CS or Engineering degree Posted: 05 Jan 2018 07:47 AM PST I'm a doing Computer Engineering and I'll be graduating next year. I have thought about doing an MBA a few years after I graduate. Does anyone have experience in doing this, doing an MBA after CS/Engineering degree? If so, how many years after college did you do it? What job are you working in now? Was the MBA worth it? [link] [comments]  |
| Well established company or Middle/Small company to starts in the industry? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 06:33 PM PST I just graduated with Bachelor of Comp Science with Software Engineering and Digital System Security. I got an offer from a small company where I get to be part of their Software Development team. But I'm currently waiting for my application to another rather well established company for their Cyber security/Penetration Testing position. The thing is from what I know they're extremely slow in processing the application and I have to reply to the first company within a week. What should I do? Do I bet on my application to the second company will be successful ? [link] [comments]  |
| Went through a hiring process that didn't involve anyone very technical. Very odd? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 12:23 PM PST I went to two on-site interviews with a small company who does local websites. The first was soft-skills focused, where I was asked big picture questions, general skills questions and work history. With this one I was interviewed exclusively by the president of the company. The president has experience with being an advisor, and business mentoring, typical leadership-type work. So I didn't expect the first interview to be very technical. So interview number two comes up. I was told that this one will be more about my technical skills and will be conducted by the person who leads the two programmers in the company. It will be followed by a short technical exam. Well, I did get to talk about my technical experience more, but the person that leads it doesn't seem very technical either. In fact, when I looked up his information on LinkedIn, he does not have a single programming or tech-related role. All of them are roles such as, design strategist, mentor, or adjunct faculty member, for "social media and design strategy". And yet he was here to interview me on the tech skills questions. Is this weird? Is it a bad sign for the company? I am not sure what they will do with the tech exam but I'm kind of on the fence about the company now. [link] [comments]  |
| Best way to manage a small team. Posted: 05 Jan 2018 06:11 PM PST We have a small remote team. Me, backend developer and front developer. I was working with these guys separately for some time now, but only recently combined them in a "team" cause often task overlap and I would like them to coordinate their actions. We use trello for task magement and discussions. Question I have is if should I encourage their communication between each other? I've combined them in a team so they can discuss something without me involved (cause I am more of a UX/design person than a web dev, though during past 3 years I've learned a lot). But so far all communication is going through me. It have been only a week though. Do I have to tell exactly what each of them have to do (often I don't know the best way), or can I give the task, design, description, some pointers of how I see it and than they will agree on what each of them will do so at the end their code will work smoothly together? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2018 09:23 AM PST Do the "bro-grammers" actually exist? On the one hand, the idea of grabbing drinks, night after night, with the people you work with can seem like a pretty fun way to build camaraderie, especially if you're young and single. But if you're a bit older, building a family or maybe opposed to drinking or partying for whatever reason, I can see start-ups that blur the work-life boundary being much less appealing. Then again, maybe most start-ups aren't like this anyway? [link] [comments]  |
| What is your opinion on cover letters? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 06:03 PM PST |
| Top Companies/Unicorns/Start-Ups that pay surprisingly low: Posted: 04 Jan 2018 08:22 PM PST |
| Going from CRUD dev application to... what? Posted: 05 Jan 2018 02:13 PM PST I've seen the thread about "simpler" positions, and given my current situation, I thought it would be interesting to ask, huh, the opossite question. The thing is: Early 30's, over 4 years of experience, mostly on dev, but also on devops and QA, and I've been working at current company for a year and a half. My current situation is a mixed bag, with some really good things (Hours, location, pay) and some bad things (mostly age and interests gap with coworkers). I'm a contractor (Shitty national situation, almost everyone is), so thinking on my next step is a constant. Our current project is the second "proper programming" project I've been involved in, a JEE CRUD application I was involved with since its beginning. Then I jumped to do some fixing on other project, then back to this, main, development. Is not the first application of this type I work on, and the similarities are making me worry about my future as a developer. I can't say I'm an expert, but I've learned a lot about the architecture, where, how and why this thing goes here, that thing goes there, and how to get moving on a existing codebase (new project, but with some in-house made pieces, also I'm not alone on the project, so I had to deal with other people's code too). I know that I have huge gaps on SQL/Databases and its connection with the application, and another on the fron end of the things. The thing is that I don't really see where this knowledge will take me: It seems most CRUD applications are the same, and, even though I enjoy having these standards to make my life easier, it seems the "meat" of the code for that will be super simple, and once understood the basics, the only "challenge" left will be the specifics of this or that framework, and dealing with the code of that coworker I would rather seen him dead. All to get some shit from a DB and show to someone who would be rather doing anything else. So, two main questions here:
Or Should I left CS, open a bar, and use my spare time to work on my pet Unity project? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2018 02:09 PM PST A little background on my situation: I'm 10 months into my first engineering job at a large tech company. I am the only Jr Engineer on a team of roughly 15 engineers which is widely regarded as the premier software engineering group in our entire organization of thousands. I have no formal CS background, so I must be at least decent at what I do in order to have been given an opportunity like this on a team of such highly talented Engineers. My performance reviews and 1 on 1s with my boss have been filled with nothing but praise, which reinforces that belief. My only problem with this job is that I have been given one task of significant importance throughout my time here. While I see the more senior team members tackling difficult problems, I'm stuck refactoring smaller features. The one task which I felt was significant was finished and merged into our code base within 2-3 days of it being assigned to me. I'll give another longer-standing example. Our team has two primary responsibilities, maintaining a massive platform with 100 million+ users and creating an in-house component of that platform in order to remove an external dependency. The new component is expected to be completed by 2022 (it would be significantly sooner if it weren't for the constant flow of features being added to the platform). The only time I have been able to contribute anything to the new component of the platform was when I finished my sprint work 3 days into a 10 day sprint and pulled some minor issues from the backlog (mainly testing and bug fixes). According to my boss and colleagues, it is highly unusual for an inexperienced Engineer such as myself to be on this type of team (just to be clear, this was said in a positive "good job for making it here" manner). Is it worth looking into migrating to a different team within the organization or even another company? [link] [comments]  |
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