Interview Discussion - May 07, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- Interview Discussion - May 07, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - May 07, 2018
- My LinkedIn Mistake
- CS Redditors who work mostly remotely, any advice for people who want to get in on that?
- Has 'cloud computing' diminished anyone else's interest in programming?
- I just got fired
- Graduated in June 2017 but still unemployed. How bad does this look as I continue to apply to jobs?
- Graduated a couple months ago, haven't gotten anything
- Possible career switch
- Should I tell a potential employer that I have an offer deadline from another company?
- First job, terrible manager
- Should I give up on getting a software job in Edmonton Alberta? Recent CS grad struggling.
- Companies known for hiring zero-experience new grads?
- Advice on leaving first job out of college
- What are typical work conditions in the US?
- Is it more difficult to get a job if you have been unemployed for say 3 months?
- How do you professionally navigate in bouts of depression?
- Is a a high % of engineers bootcamp graduates a red flag?
- I'd like to eventually work remotely as a software engineer while travelling. Is this even feasible? Does anyone have personal experience doing something similar?
- PSA: If you are at/went to a college-town/sports university to study, know a little about sports... knowing very, very little got me a job today after 5 long months.
- My first day of training!
- Listing a short term remote internship on resumẹ?
- Booking.com (netherlands)?
- Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst Experience
- I've just started my graduation in CS, but I'm pretty sure of what I want to work with, but I really don't know where to start.
- How to respond to job uncertainty and possible reorg?
| Interview Discussion - May 07, 2018 Posted: 07 May 2018 12:09 AM PDT 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 - May 07, 2018 Posted: 07 May 2018 12:09 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]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 07:13 AM PDT I thought I'd share this goof, on the off-chance it helps anyone else. I'm an experienced engineer who wasn't getting any love on LinkedIn. A few weeks ago, I finally noticed that on the Edit Profile page there's a Dashboard block where you set your "Career interests". I initially joined LinkedIn years ago when I wasn't looking for a change. I don't know if that field didn't exist then, or I set it this way, but it was on "Not open to offers". I bumped it to "Casually looking" and a lot of recruiters are reaching out. [link] [comments]  |
| CS Redditors who work mostly remotely, any advice for people who want to get in on that? Posted: 07 May 2018 01:29 PM PDT Honestly I'm tired of office politics, I'm tired of the pop-ins while I'm trying to get work done, I'm tired of commuting, I'm tired of meetings that drag on and accomplish nothing, and I'm tired of having a giant black hole in the middle of the day when I'm stuck at work. I thought about it long and hard and I think I would work well in a remote environment. I want to start applying to remote jobs this year. Any advice on where to find remote jobs, red flags to look out for, or tips on what remote employers are looking for in job candidates or portfolios? What has your experience been like in this environment? Any other advice or comments? Thanks everyone! [link] [comments]  |
| Has 'cloud computing' diminished anyone else's interest in programming? Posted: 07 May 2018 08:40 AM PDT My team is officially rewriting our service from scratch to "run in the cloud." Honestly, I couldn't be more bored trying to figure out how to convert our thingamajig to out-of-the-box cloud technologies. This comes at a time when I'm trying to learn more about low-level concepts like threads, processes, operating systems, assembly code, etc. I'm fine with using high-level abstractions if I understand how they work under the covers, but with cloud computing you're supposed to not know or care. The documentation is all a concatenation of buzzwords. The claim is "Just write code, deploy, scale, yada-yada." Takes the term code monkey to a whole new level. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 01:57 PM PDT Title says it all. I just got fired after working for about a year at a start-up, and I'm wondering what I should do next. Do I have to tell people I interview with that I got fired? Can I say I'm still at the company? Should I work for less money to get a job quicker? [link] [comments]  |
| Graduated in June 2017 but still unemployed. How bad does this look as I continue to apply to jobs? Posted: 07 May 2018 12:22 PM PDT Hey Reddit, pretty much the title. I would like to mention that I do have an Amazon internship under my belt (Summer 2016), which I'm not sure how much it helps. I also have several cool projects. I've been getting many interviews, but they've been pretty variable. What I mean by this is that I studied a while for algorithm questions, but many companies that ask those types of questions closed their new grad roles by the time I started applying to full-time roles, and so the interviews I had comprised of some algorithm questions and some take-home assignments, most of which I decided to skip given the advice I took from a previous post. Question: How much of a turnoff is this to recruiters/companies, that I've been unemployed after graduation for a year now? And what can I say/do to go around this? Should I start applying to any software job at this point, such as QA/support/testing roles? [link] [comments]  |
| Graduated a couple months ago, haven't gotten anything Posted: 07 May 2018 04:34 PM PDT Hi there, I graduated with a degree in mathematics- computer science. I've been struggling with getting anything back or just failing the interviews I do get. I haven't been able to get internships in the past too, I'm so stressed out right now what do I do? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 05:37 PM PDT Hi there! I'm a 25 year old who has been in healthcare for a few years after graduating with a biology degree, and am now thinking of switching careers to computer science/programming. I actually was intending to major in CS in my first year of college, and switched majors. Long and complicated story short, the factors that made me switch are no longer applicable, and I think I want to go back into CS after all. My question is, I think, a typical one, and I've seen a lot of conflicting advice already on the answer. I'm wondering whether it would be more worth it to go into a bootcamp (a data science-oriented one, not a web development one), or to go back and do another bachelors in CS. I've heard that a bachelors will give a person good fundamental CS knowledge but may lack in training on specific skills that may be very relevant to what employers want. I've heard that bootcamps have the opposite strength and weakness, being great at teaching a bunch of skills/languages but not always the underpinnings of why these skills work the way they do. I also know that direct experience is the best way to get into this field. I would love to simply "do my own projects", but I am not sure where to start on this. And I don't think I would be able to get an internship right now, not having many recent projects to show. So getting some sort of structured introduction, either a bootcamp or another bachelors, seems necessary to me. Which would be a more sure bet to eventually lead to an internship or junior dev role? I definitely feel like if I go for the bachelors route, I'll definitely want to supplement it with independent projects outside of the classroom, but if I go the bootcamp route, it may make it harder to compete for internships with people who are doing bachelors (I'm in Seattle). [link] [comments]  |
| Should I tell a potential employer that I have an offer deadline from another company? Posted: 07 May 2018 12:54 PM PDT Even if it's not true? How does telling them change their process? Will at the very least, they let me know of their decision faster? Will they think I'm a better candidate if they hear I have another offer? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 07:29 PM PDT I'm coming up on the two-month mark at my first job. I work for a very small, early-stage startup as a backend engineer. The title says it all: I'm looking for advice on what to do about a terrible manager. More specifically, what advice can you give to a junior engineer struggling to get a good start primarily due to a manager exhibiting the following tendencies:
Moreover, it seems like the company takes a 'semi-organized chaos' approach to project roadmapping. A new product is discussed by some engineers, and people just start working. Sometimes tickets are made, most of the time not, and engineers are given vague visions and minimal direction when asked. While this seems to work for some of the engineers, it does not work for me. I am most successful in a structured environment It's gotten to the point where I do not like coming to work. Recently it seems like the more I ask my manager for a bit more direction or explanation, the more unhelpful he becomes. I've spent days just sitting at my desk going in circles. There have been times where I won't have a PR over the span of a few days. Most importantly, I feel like I have not learned anything over my two months here What do I do here? I feel like I'm being as proactive as possible but to no avail. I can't 'switch teams' for a new manager because my company is so so small. Is it too early to start looking for other opportunities? [link] [comments]  |
| Should I give up on getting a software job in Edmonton Alberta? Recent CS grad struggling. Posted: 07 May 2018 05:10 PM PDT Unfortunately the title says it all. I have ~1.5 years experience in software from an internship I did where I worked on code that was all put into production, and even more specialized code on an extremely critical project of the company. I'm not hearing back from places that I am applying to, and the times I am hearing back I'm being rejected (I must add quite politely which I appreciate a lot!). I've been asking around in a few areas that aren't really CS career related and ultimately I'm pretty much being told that I need to move if I am to continue this career. Or that I should look at non-software related jobs, and that kills me inside. I feel really helpless because of this now. For a few reasons, but one stands out above the rest. My mother a few months ago was diagnosed with cancer that has apparently come back, she had it completely removed before, she is going to see the specialist soon to see what's up and the next steps to battle it. I don't quite know how to move forward. I plan on sending more resumes out there and have been considering trying to make my own startup or something but I feel like I'm in a trap right now-- and it feels overwhelming to the point where I am frantically typing this question praying that I am just on some unlucky streak and that everything will end up being alright and that everything will be okay with my mom and everything else. I admit I am overwhelmed. [link] [comments]  |
| Companies known for hiring zero-experience new grads? Posted: 07 May 2018 12:27 PM PDT In my time on this sub, I've seen people throw out the occasional company that specializes in hiring and training new grads: Cerner, Garmin, etc, companies not in the Big 4, but where an average GPA graduate can get their career started. Does anybody here know of other companies, places that might be off the general radar, that are a good bet for new grads? [link] [comments]  |
| Advice on leaving first job out of college Posted: 07 May 2018 07:01 PM PDT Been working at a large financial company in the US in a mid-level cost of living city (Phoenix). I make $71,400/yr and have been here for 9 months (since August 2017). The team I work on is fantastic, which seems pretty rare at a large corporation. Every single dev on the team is so much better than me, I've learned a lot in the last 9 months. A couple weeks ago, a senior developer left our team (second senior engineer in the past 4 months to leave) and I was thrown all of her work. I feel like I've been drowning. My boss says to not be stressed out as the team succeeds or fails as a team and it's never on one persons shoulders, but everyone on the team is so busy as there's only a handful of us so I don't get a lot of support. I'm not seeing his attitude reflected by our VP as the VP is expecting a lot of me. I feel like I'm being set up for disappointment. I stress out about work constantly. I have started to look for other jobs. I got an offer today at a much smaller company one of my close friends works at and loves. The offer is for $90k/yr. Any advice here? I obviously would love to have a 26% increase in pay and $90k seems like a lot for my area. But I feel bad for leaving my direct boss and one of the senior engineers as we are totally swamped. Should that affect my decision at all? Thanks for any help! [link] [comments]  |
| What are typical work conditions in the US? Posted: 07 May 2018 05:46 AM PDT Hey I'm studying computer science in Germany right now. Eventually I want to move to the Bay Area. So I was wondering especially about vacation days. As far as I know USA doesn't have mandatory paid vacation? What's the standard though in the tech field. Also is it Common or possible to take unpaid vacation? Hope you guys are willing to share your experience. Maybe some people here from Europe/Germany who can share their main differences in the work culture? [link] [comments]  |
| Is it more difficult to get a job if you have been unemployed for say 3 months? Posted: 07 May 2018 06:14 AM PDT I've been living and working abroad for the last year and a half and am moving back to the US and looking for a job there. I've been trying to do it remotely while still working full time but am starting to feel worn out and exhausted by working full time, preparing to move, and also doing interviews and am honestly starting to feel like I just want to do nothing for a few months. If I were to take the whole summer off and just relax for a while will it make it more difficult for me to get a job than if I try to get one now? [link] [comments]  |
| How do you professionally navigate in bouts of depression? Posted: 07 May 2018 12:43 PM PDT I had some time off recently after a very stressful period, and sort of had time to take a breather. During this period, I realized that I wasn't feeling very happy or satisfied professionally or in my personal life. I've dealt with depression on and off for my entire adult life. I stopped taking my meds last summer, but I realize that a lot of suicidal thoughts have been returning. I don't sleep well, and I'm afraid it's gonna start showing at work. I don't know what I need right now, but I don't want to lose my job over it. I know that I should probably get back into therapy and work on myself again, but I'm not sure what to do in regards to work. Do I talk to my manager or is this a no-no? I'm not even sure what I'd ask him to do. They can't use an employee for anything that isn't performing, and I'm already afraid of losing my job, since I just finished a project, and now I'm back to more trivial work. [link] [comments]  |
| Is a a high % of engineers bootcamp graduates a red flag? Posted: 07 May 2018 04:09 PM PDT I'm looking at a startup and I have experience at a big company where everyone has at least a bachelor's degree in CS. I am used to being able to talk about fundamental CS concepts with my colleagues. I always know that will at least be able to ballpark understand what I am talking about. Now, although there are some bootcamp graduates who will have learned this information on their own time, there is no guarantees. I'm a bit concerned that a large proportion of the people at the company I am looking at graduated without a guaranteed background in CS fundamentals. Just to be clear, I have nothing against bootcamp graduates, I am just presenting the facts and my concerns. I have no interest in arguing whether or not bootcamp gradutes or CS graduates are superior in any way. What are your guys experiences? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 01:00 PM PDT I'm going to be graduating university with a dual degree in CS and Spanish this summer and have been thinking a lot about my career and what I want to do with my life. I've already accepted a software engineering position with a defense contractor and plan on working with them for a year at least to pay off my loans and save a bit. What I hope to do eventually is transition to a remote job that will provide financial security and also allow me the freedom to travel and teach/volunteer part time. Ideally this would mean working from my computer while travelling in South America and teaching English in the evenings. So my questions is: would it be feasible to work as a remote software developer travelling abroad? Does anyone have any personal experience doing something similar? I was able to find some Quora posts on this subject but they were more focused on freelancing. At this point in time I don't feel confident enough to support myself as a freelancer. I still haven't found my 'niche' yet but I will be working as a C++ software engineer for the foreseeable future. I also have a decent amount of back end web-dev experience and am open to learning new disciplines. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 05:53 PM PDT So, yeah. After 5 exhausting months of job searching after graduating, finally got an onsite with a (subsidiary of a) big company today, had a great (I think) 1st round interview, then the Principal SWE comes in to do part 2 of 4, looks at my resume and first sentence he says is, > "Oh shit man, you went to <INSERT COLLEGE TOWN UNIVERSITY>, fuck you got your asses handed to ya last season..." Then he goes in for 25 minutes (I am dead silent, nodding my head occasionally here) about how terrible the old coach was, and how he's been a rival teams fan since childhood, etc. and I'm sitting there holding back the accumulating diarrhea from exploding in my pants hoping he won't ask me anything about my opinions...because...well I don't know anything whatsoever about sports (don't watch)...and just about when I hoped it was going to be over, he asks "So yeah, how do you feel about <COACH's NAME>?" So, at that very moment I caked my pants and didn't know what to do. I couldn't say "Well, I don't really watch..." because he'd already had spent half an hour talking about it and that would've been a total buzzkill. So I echo back a tiny little sentence I had heard some guys on campus talking about a year ago: "No, I totally agree. I think <UNIVERSITY> did the right thing <ECHO OUT OPINION OF 2 RANDOM DUDES FROM A YEAR AGO>" and he stops and says "Goddamnit man that's exactly what the hell I'm trying to say!" I cannot explain the amount of relief that overcame me at that moment. Then he starts talking again and after 5 minutes he stops himself and says "Well fuck man, I've had a fucking blast interviewing with you. Definitely got a thumbs up from <1st INTERVIEWER> and you sure as hell am getting one from me. Let me show you around the office." Then I go for a tour, and he says "Fuck man, we're gonna have catch up for sure. Need a drink before you go?" I'm a little puzzled here because I'm thinking that I'm supposed to have 2 more interviews, but I say, "Sure, water is fine." Then he goes to the fridge and hands me a soda (???, idk lol) and fist bumps me then says "We will be in touch!" I didn't even get asked any coding questions....(which was what he was supposed to do...lol) And I check my email now and the recruiter's message in my inbox says, "Congratulations! The team **really** enjoyed speaking with you today, I want to get a time down with you this week to discuss onboarding and getting you moved down to <TOWN>!" [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 05:39 PM PDT This is my first development gig and my first time working with a team. I can't believe how much I've been missing out. Working as a developer is like a completely different culture; I come from a customer support background, so being surrounded by like-minded individuals who have the same interests is just so motivating and FUN. I couldn't stop smiling during my training, I've met so many wonderful individuals and have been so happy during this trip. Going from an environment where they squeeze every millisecond of your time on a computer and dock your performance if you're not working, to being able to take breaks whenever, free food, free airplane tickets, free Ubers to/from training and from the airport to my hotel, and a free hotel just because of my skillset... it's just an indescribable feeling. I felt a little out of place with some conversations. Sometimes it felt like the stuff they'd talk about would go way over my ahead, while someone else was nodding along. I just kept telling myself that I belong here, and this is what I worked for, and as the day progressed it just got easier and easier. I'm so happy right now. I really hope I can become a full-time member of the team, just so I can see my team again after training is done. It feels like a second family, everyone was so close, and for the first time in my life I felt like I've FIT in with a crowd of people. Hang in there, I PROMISE it's worth it. My only regret is that I didn't start applying sooner. I love my team and my future looks so wonderful right now. So happy :) [link] [comments]  |
| Listing a short term remote internship on resumẹ? Posted: 07 May 2018 02:46 PM PDT So I have a 4 week long internship. Will putting this on my resume look sketchy because it's just 1 month long and it's remote? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 10:33 AM PDT What kind of Dev work is done there and how competitive is it? I have 2 years experience working for a big bank in the U.S and was thinking of making the shift as some of their roles are open to global applicants. I would love to get some insight. [link] [comments]  |
| Goldman Sachs Summer Analyst Experience Posted: 07 May 2018 04:22 PM PDT Hello! I'm going to be spending Summer at Goldman Sachs as a Summer Technology Analyst and wanted to ask about how the experience is at Goldman/NYC in general. Because it's not a software company, will there still be intern events and team bonding activities? I hear a lot about my peers Big 4 experiences like Facebook renting out Great America, Google in SoCal going to Disneyland, Amazon Field Day, etc. I've never left the west coast before and want to know what it's like. Any insight would be appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 07 May 2018 07:55 PM PDT So... I was going through a graduation in chemistry, but then decided to turn back to the original plan, CS. I am just in the start and I know it may be too early to worry about this, but 4 years seems not like enough time. So I want to start researching on my own, to save time on the future. The problem is: I don't know where to start, really. The searches I do return a tremendous amount of data, but I can't absorb all that refined and advanced data like that. The subject that I want to focus on is AI. I really am interested in getting to know the field for what it really is, in ways that I can understand. Anyone works in the field of AI? I'd love to know something more about the field... Sorry for the bad English. [link] [comments]  |
| How to respond to job uncertainty and possible reorg? Posted: 07 May 2018 07:39 PM PDT Our new CTO has just announced that we should all expect a significant change in projects and a company wide reorganization in about 6 weeks. His exact words were "in the spirit of transparency I'm telling you now, but expect that almost everyone will change assignments and be on new projects I cannot tell you about yet, before the end of June." For the last two months several dev team leads have left and we have hired no replacements, or actually hired any devs at all. Talk all around the office is that everyone is sending resumes to friends and looking to leave as soon as they can. I don't understand. We are a profitable company (privately held) and seem to be signing up new customers. I don't think management realizes what a panic they have started. Should I join all my fellow devs in looking for a new job? I've only been here a year but have 5 years of good experience before I started here. I can't tell if these are indicators of impending disaster, or just clueless new CTO shaking things up and a possible good opportunity to advance to team lead if I stay. What should I do? [link] [comments]  |
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