Big 4 Discussion - April 01, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- Big 4 Discussion - April 01, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - April 01, 2018
- What soft skills is mandatory to succeed as a computer scientist?
- Should I go to grad school?
- Finding internships as a post-bacc student
- Applying for experienced backend positions
- Sick and tired of my supervisor (rant)
- How bad would it be to leave a 16 month internship after the first 4 months?
- Life at Boeing
- Anyone here have experience with re-paying a signing bonus?
- Lying to be Diverse
- Roadmap for becoming a good software engineer/developer
- I want to get into AI Research - Unclear on whether to go into Computer Science or Computer/Software Engineering
- Got a exploding letter offer - what are some ways to use this to my advantage?
- So I hear that the entry level dev jobs are highly saturated and most people I talk to online and at college are studying computer science. Do you think that the programming field in general will become overly saturated over the next few years?
- How to start studying Machine learning/Deep learning to land a job in Europe/USA
- Should i get a bachelors or masters for my second degree?
- Any tips on surviving a toxic workplace (aside from quitting) ?
- Is it ok to ask 70k if I was making 100K?
- As a teenager, how much should I prioritize coding projects for the future?
- Why am I getting a signing bonus? Is this a mistake? Should I keep my head down and shut up or would it hurt me if I don't say something.
- Question about university
- Best ML Research oriented internships in europe for undergrad?
- How do you cope with a team who tends to underestimate time needed to complete tasks?
- Opinion on contract/contract-to-hire positions
- Working at HERE Technologies
- Ai career options
| Big 4 Discussion - April 01, 2018 Posted: 01 Apr 2018 12:07 AM PDT Please use this thread to have discussions about the Big 4 and questions related to the Big 4, such as which one offers the best doggy benefits, or how many companies are in the Big 4 really? Posts focusing solely on Big 4 created outside of this thread will probably be removed. Abide by the rules, don't be a jerk. This thread is posted each Sunday and Wednesday at midnight PST. Previous Big 4 Discussion threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - April 01, 2018 Posted: 01 Apr 2018 12:07 AM PDT 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]  |
| What soft skills is mandatory to succeed as a computer scientist? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 11:24 AM PDT Hi Everyone, I'm about to start computer science program in September in Canada. What soft skills is mandatory to succeed as a computer scientist? Which field(Web dev/mobile/front and back end etc) would put me at an advantage as a Bilingual(English/French) with a Electronics Engineering Technology Diploma and a Computer Science degree? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2018 04:54 AM PDT I'm currently 24 and am the "tech lead" of a 8 person team at one of the big 4. I have the opportunity to continue on this track and, within a couple of years, become a Sr Software Developer or accept an offer to go to grad school and get my masters (focusing on data science and machine learning). I've received a scholarship for Grad school, so it should be net zero. The simple opportunity cost is the two years of salary that I'd be losing. But I'd gain a fair bit of technical knowledge in return, and have a lot of fun in school as well. I was contemplating doing it now since going to school later would be tough. Is there anything else I should be considering before I make this decision? EDIT: only considering a thesis masters. I like research too much to just do coursework :P [link] [comments]  |
| Finding internships as a post-bacc student Posted: 01 Apr 2018 03:39 PM PDT Hi! I've (24F) been a lurker for a while but wanted to get some opinions. I'm currently a year into OSU's online computer science degree program (2 year track), and I felt that it would be a good time to try to apply to summer internships. My most recent quarter, I took Assembly Language as well as Data Structures. I graduated in 2015 with a degree in Biological Sciences to initially go into the healthcare field, but once I worked in the field, decided that it was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I've tried applying to a lot of the freshman geared internships such as Microsoft Explore, Twitter University, and Facebook University and got rejected from all of them. I haven't heard back from a lot of the other ones I've applied to(local+big companies), and at this point I'm not too hopeful about finding an internship for summer 2018. I currently work full-time while taking 2 classes a quarter, so it's been difficult to find time to work on side projects while balancing everything else. I was just wondering if there was anything else I could do to increase my chances of possibly getting an internship for fall. I've mainly been using Indeed and Glassdoor to find job postings. Any advice is appreciated, thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Applying for experienced backend positions Posted: 01 Apr 2018 03:28 PM PDT I've been doing backend work with minimal scale at my current job due to the nature of the site. I've been looking at backend job listings and they all seem to ask for experience with scaling for loads of users. Do you guys have recommendations (books etc) on how to get up to speed with this? I think I'm confident with leetcode problems but not with this... [link] [comments]  |
| Sick and tired of my supervisor (rant) Posted: 01 Apr 2018 10:08 AM PDT I have been working as an intern/dev with a small local company for the last year. I am going to school as well. I was the second person hired in the dev team, so I naturally had to spend a lot of time with the main developer. He was the solo developer for almost a decade in the company and he pretty much built everything tech wise in the company. He is self-taught btw. The owner has been trying to hire people to add to the team, and they mainly target interns/entry level. I personally think they are not looking for experienced people because they want cheap labor. Two weeks ago they hired this guy who is a fresh bootcamp grad, and he doesn't have any professional dev experience. This is the guy's first tech job and there is no shame in that because I was in his shoes in the past. However my supervisor keeps complaining about him doing "Stupid" mistakes. again, the guy was literally hired two weeks ago! A week before he started working, the supervisor was complaining about having to "train" him, and that he is happy with the team as is and he is dreading having to get someone new on board. The owner hired this guy because he felt like he would be a good addition to the team. The supervisor doesn't want to tell the owner his true feelings, and he complained to me that he doesn't like this new guy and he thinks he is arrogant. Yesterday he was ranting to me on text about the new hire using <br> tags to position elements in the page, and that he does sloppy work. I personally think my supervisor's behavior is wrong for many reasons. 1- It's unprofessional to complain to me (an intern/team member) about another coworker's mistakes. I think it's very wrong and just very disrespectful. 2- This guy was literally just hired. He is not getting any mentor-ship, and he is somehow expected to know it all from the get go? wut 3- he should be telling the new hire what he did wrong and how he can fix it Instead of bitching about it to me. 4- You are paying for cheap labor, so don't complain. Idk the whole thing just rubbed me off the wrong way. I am giving my notice in two weeks because I landed a summer internship. I am happy that I am jumping ship but this whole scenario annoyed me a lot. Btw this is NOT the first time he did this. Two months ago they hired someone for the same job, and he got her fired after two weeks because he was not happy with her performance. He was being unnecessarily rude and talking shit behind her back to me as well. When he does things like this, I don't reply or just act indifferent and I do not participate in his bitch fest. I hate when people talk behind each others back, this is not high-school. Am I over reacting? Is this normal and I am just being dramatic? [link] [comments]  |
| How bad would it be to leave a 16 month internship after the first 4 months? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 05:29 PM PDT The optimal plan for me would be to get this place on my resume, gain some experience, spend any extra time on preparing to apply for better places (where I might actually want to work after graduation) and return to school in the fall. This might burn bridges with the school's coop program (if they find out) and would definitely burn bridges with the company but would literally save me a year of my life. Is it worth it? I could also just back out now but since I've already accepted the offer, the negative consequences would still pretty much be the same. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2018 05:59 AM PDT Just finishing up my degree as a non traditional student. So I'm a little older with a toddler. I was thinking about applying to Boeing in Charleston and was wondering about their work life culture. Would love some insight on the company. I don't really want to be working crazy hours. Also interested in maternity benefits since I'll probably want another one within the next three years. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone here have experience with re-paying a signing bonus? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 06:31 AM PDT I received a $5000 bonus when I joined my current job in June 2017. After taxes i took home $2800. I will be resigning this May 2018 and will have to repay the full $5000 back. Does anyone know how I go about getting back the difference (2200$)? Do I have to file for a refund on my next tax return in 2019? Thanks Edit: My contract said if I leave within 2yrs of joining I have to repay the bonus back. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2018 12:28 PM PDT I know someone (who is an upper middle class asian) who got into G Engineering Practicum and M Explore program because he lied about being LGBT. And he bragged about it too. I don't think these programs were meant for him, but it seemed like he easily circumvented it. Should I say anything? [link] [comments]  |
| Roadmap for becoming a good software engineer/developer Posted: 01 Apr 2018 12:14 PM PDT Hello everyone. I am a student currently studying Software Engineering at university in Lithuania (small country in Europe). I'm on my second semester right now. In the first semester the only programming language we working working with was C#, which was only strictly console apps only. Now we're starting with the .NET framework. The work here is nothing special, we've just finished linked lists, starting on generic classes and methods, the last topic will be LINQ and declarative programming. On the next semester we'll be learning JAVA and C. Now that's all and well, but right now I feel like I'm not doing enough for my future career while being in university. This semester it's been only C# and the pace we're learning it seems a bit slow. I don't really do work on my own or have any side projects, because I don't even know where to start. Do any of you have some kind of a roadmap for becoming a good developer or list of things that a could developer should know? I've read a lot of job offers talking about front-end, back-end, full-stack. I understand that front-end would be what the user sees, back-end would be what does the logic and work from the back and a full-stack dev would be a jack of all trades? Am I right? Are there any benefits of trying to be a full-stack developer or should you specialize between front-end and back-end? I think I would hate doing front-end, because I have no idea on how design works and I'm not very artistic, so I don't think I could make a UI that a user would look at pleasantly or that would make a great impression on someone. Back-end sounds a lot better for me. What are some projects one could make with somewhat basic/intermediate knowledge of C# to learn more about it? Maybe some good books? I'm not much of a reader but I think I could do it if I put my mind to it. How do you keep yourself motivated to learn more and more? When does one know when he's ready for an internship or a job in this field? What qualifications should he have? All answers are appreciated and I am sorry for any mistakes I have made, for I am not a native English speaker. I am also sorry in advance if this post has broken the rules of your subreddit. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2018 05:39 PM PDT Hello! I'm a high school senior interested in the field of AI, specifically AI research. Also ANI (AGI too), and machine learning. For some background, I'm from Canada, and have applied to a few engineering programs across the country (UBC, Queen's, UVic, UofCalgary - I wasn't competitive enough for UWaterloo, UofT, and McGill). So far, I've gotten into UVic's engineering program, Calgary's engineering school, and both Queen's computing (which is pretty much computer science) and engineering programs. Gaining admission to Queen's Computing program made me realize that it may be better to go into computer science instead of engineering if I intend on working in the AI field. Originally, my plan was to go into engineering and major in computer engineering (or software engineering, if available). I feel like computer engineering may be better because I'd become familiar with the hardware in computers and know best how to utilize it for AI, but at the same time I don't want to be at a disadvantage when it comes to algorithms, statistics, etc. My plans after graduating is to work in the US and/or go on to graduate studies (to specialize further, maybe). So, I kinda came here for guidance, since I'm pretty lost on what to choose, and would like some advice. Queen's Computing offers a Major in Cognitive Science, but it seems more focused on humanities (e.g. philosophy, linguistics, etc). They also offer a Computing and Mathematics major, which may be more suitable for AI-related work (though I'm not sure if it includes programming etc). I know UVic offers software engineering, and there's space for electives, which could maybe be used for statistics/mathematics and cognitive science-based courses. Any kind of advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance :) EDIT: If I were to instead focus on development rather than research, would that be a different path? [link] [comments]  |
| Got a exploding letter offer - what are some ways to use this to my advantage? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 01:09 PM PDT Hey all, Just got an offer the other day. I responded with some questions and asked to push back the timeline as I wait to hear back from other recruiters. I was clear with my request and I haven't done anything yet. Offer itself didn't look bad, but then recruiter I'm working with told me:
I'm a little sad that they are doing this. But I'd like to use it to my advantage. I know their situation (they are pretty desperate to hire) and I'm honestly comfortable where I am and don't feel the pressure to accept just yet. What's the best way to keep in their good books while still asking them politely to give me more time? How do I leverage this for some other technical positions I'm interviewing with right now / waiting to hear back from? Thanks! Edit: Being asked why I'm searching despite being comfortable I initially started the search late last year because my 1 year at my company was up and I was looking for a raise / position change and wanted solid numbers to use. Money is one factor, keeping myself sharp is another factor. Edit 2: Not an April fools thing. Just in case I needed to make that clear. Edit 3: One thing I forgot to mention - the recruiter tried to call me before the end of the work day (around 4:30 PM) . I was in an upper management meeting and I had been clear that I still had a job. What would you guys make of that? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2018 01:18 PM PDT If so, do you think this will also cause a decrease in the average salaries across the industry? [link] [comments]  |
| How to start studying Machine learning/Deep learning to land a job in Europe/USA Posted: 01 Apr 2018 05:38 PM PDT Hello all, this is my first post here. Hope it's not inappropriate. I'm a computer engineer with a degree from a reputable university in my home country. Now I have my full-time job as a computer engineer, and having my masters degree on the side (it's my first semester). Now, although my area of research isn't machine learning, or deep learning, I started to want to work at Europe or USA on the fields of ML/DL. But I have run out of ideas how to pursue that. My company is not a rough place to work, and besides the thesis part, the master's degree will not be hard either. So, if I get my schedule right, I can have free time to study machine learning. I have some experience with neural networks, but I didn't have time for understanding their mathematics part. PS: I had a job offer from Europe, but it was a backend development job. I can land a job in these countries, but I'm interested specifically in ML/DL jobs. [link] [comments]  |
| Should i get a bachelors or masters for my second degree? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 01:01 PM PDT I was thinking of going back to school for computer science (i have a bachelors degree in economics) and was wondering if it would be better to go for a bachelors or masters degree? If i should go for a masters degree, are their certain things im expected to know? If so, what are they and how can i bridge the gap in what i should know and what i do know? [link] [comments]  |
| Any tips on surviving a toxic workplace (aside from quitting) ? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 03:50 PM PDT I'm a "senior" (10+ years' experience) who recently moved across country to work at a semiconductor firm. The work sounds very challenging, and I'm happy to leave my old job behind. But once I arrived I saw some pretty big warning signs:
I know a lot of you will say I should 'nope' right out of this, and yeah I could, but I'm a 1099 (misclassified) contractor, so it's easy-come easy-go anyway. And I am pretty excited about their semiconductor stuff, which at least could use as a notch on my resume. So even if they fire me, I'm ok with that and not afraid. There is plenty of other opportunity here. So any advice on how to survive in a toxic environment like this ? so far I've been confident and not taking things too personally. But the first day my boss told me someone just had a breakdown and destroyed his keyboard on the desk, so apparently this is a dog-eat-dog kind of place and I've never been in that sort of situation before. Any tips are appreciated, thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Is it ok to ask 70k if I was making 100K? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 04:32 AM PDT I was laid off from my last company and now desperately need a job. I was making 104k. I want to ask for 70k from the same location. The reason I don't want to ask for 100k is because I'm desperate and most companies don't pay that much. Does that seem right? [link] [comments]  |
| As a teenager, how much should I prioritize coding projects for the future? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 06:54 AM PDT I apologize if this post is a bit "off topic" compared to the general posts made here. I've (14M) been coding for about 5 years and I'm in 10th grade right now. I absolutely love programming and I've made a lot of utilities and programs in JS, Python, and C++, and about 1-2 years ago I made a GitHub profile and have been uploading most of my projects there since then. Generally wherever I've been on the internet teens are encouraged to code from an early age, since if they develop a "portfolio" early on it will prove useful for colleges/jobs once we're out of school. So I've been active on different programming sites and mess around with a new language once in a while, and I try to make more websites in my free time. Where I am, 10th grade is a pretty important year in terms of academics, since instead of ordinary finals we have a major examination taken on a national basis. I've been getting distracted lately, and I also procrastinate a lot so I've been thinking of giving up my laptop (and everything I do on it) for the next 9-10 months. But whenever I think about this decision I worry that I'll miss a lot of stuff that I could have potentially done in these 9-10 months, because I've never been away from my laptop that long. I have this sort of fear that if I abandon programming for such a long time, it will be a "missed opportunity" since once we go to 11th grade we have a lot on our hands and I might regret this later on. My question is, if I were to make a portfolio kind of website with all my projects, and contribute in general to a lot of coding forums/courses, how much would this help me in my future? If I ditch coding for a while, and focus solely on math, physics and other subjects could this be a harmful thing? Do job interviewers or college professors pay more attention to this sort of stuff or do my grades and overall aptitude in math and physics play a bigger role? Any input would be appreciated, thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 31 Mar 2018 10:50 PM PDT I'm a first time intern at (company) this summer that has set salaries, easily find-able online for 2018, for interns. There's a bonus for returning interns. For some reason I got the bonus and I'm pretty sure they're policy is pretty set on that...Mistake? Say something to someone? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2018 10:49 AM PDT I go to University of Toronto, I'm finding myself less and less happy here so I'm considering transferring to Rowan University closer to home. I want to live and work in or near Philadelphia so Rowan seems like an all around smarter move. My parents, however, are upset that I want to transfer to a less prestigious school and I would miss the fall semester. Are they right? Is it better for your career to go to a highly ranked school like UofT or to go somewhere closer to where you want to work? I feel like I'd be able to take better advantage of Rowan's coop program and I want to take summer courses as well which isn't feasible at UofT. [link] [comments]  |
| Best ML Research oriented internships in europe for undergrad? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 07:51 PM PDT Basically the question. Strong qualifications, 2 y ml research experience and 4 years soft eng experience before that. But now I want to reenter industry from ML. Any advice appreciated (I will be graduating undergrad in cs and returning soon) [link] [comments]  |
| How do you cope with a team who tends to underestimate time needed to complete tasks? Posted: 01 Apr 2018 03:32 AM PDT How do you cope with a team who tends to underestimate time needed to complete tasks and haven't been improving the accuracy of their estimates? Details: I work in a scrum team (7 engineers) in a FANG company, at the end of every sprint, we vote to estimate how many hours we need to spend on each user story for next sprint. Then we assign these stories to each one of us according to our available capacity. I've been here for a year and we have a very persistent problem: almost everybody can't finish planned work in almost every sprint. We have huge carryovers in every sprint. I tend to vote for larger estimates, but my teammates almost never learn from their past mistakes and persistently vote low in these estimations. I'm the kind of person who just want work for 40 hours/week, chill and avoid burnout. I believe in 'underestimate and over-deliver'. I know some of my teammates work long hours all the time. Our scrum master works extra hours almost everyday yet she still vote very low all the time. She's been around for quite a while so we respect her opinions. They might each have different incentives, like to impress the management or conform with the others? Maybe they want fast promotion? I don't know and I don't care. I try to cope with it by taking a strong lead in my own project and voice my concerns in planning meetings. But sometimes I get assigned to user stories that are estimated by the team. And they usually have ridiculous expectations, like launching a new small production service from scratch in a week. Remember it's a big company which has a lot of internal processes, and a teammate have told me it takes at least 3 weeks to launch a bare born service. I was on vacation when this estimation happened. Also I would look bad if I have big carryover points too often. My manager is kind of a people pleaser and tend to accept ridiculous deadlines from other team or upper management. Thankfully my manager listens to me. Sorry for the long rant. I actually like my team and manager, so I don't want leave. I know we are doing agile all wrong but they don't change, and don't seem to care about working long hours. [link] [comments]  |
| Opinion on contract/contract-to-hire positions Posted: 01 Apr 2018 07:42 PM PDT I am a recent Master's graduate in Computer Engineering and I wanted your opinion and your experiences on taking up contract or contract-to-hire jobs. The explanation for this question might be tedious to some. If so, please skip to the bottom. I have a somewhat dim view of these positions, most likely due to lack of knowledge, since almost all my peers already got full-time jobs. To clarify, I am someone who is very bad at any sort of interviewing, but consider myself a decent programmer. I do not have professional experience to back this up--only academic projects and an interest in development. I've been applying and interviewing for full-time(and internship roles in the past) for the last 5 months with little luck. I'm growing extremely disillusioned with the entire process and would like to begin working soon. And also because I'll be kicked out of the country otherwise. I must add that I have an electrical engineering background in undergrad from India and DBA experience of two years. TL; DR: What is your opinion on taking up a contract or contract-to-hire job for a grad student who did their undergrad in an electrical major in a different country? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2018 07:23 PM PDT Anybody works for HERE? I am curious about the company, how's work? Specifically interested in their Chicago office. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 01 Apr 2018 07:21 PM PDT I'm very interested in Ai, but I'm afraid that all of the prestigious/well paying jobs will be in advertisement, and I really don't want to do advertisement. Is there a large enough job market outside of advertisement that I could reliably never have to work with it? I'm very interested in computer science in general honestly, so it wouldn't be to big of a disappointment if I couldn't. [link] [comments]  |
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