Interview Discussion - August 30, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- Interview Discussion - August 30, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - August 30, 2018
- New Grad, how's the job hunting so far?
- Working at 7-Eleven as a software engineer
- What, if anything, can I do about a negative search result when searching my name?
- Be honest, whats the dumbest thing you've ever completely choked on?
- What differences in the job-hunt should I expect as a Software Engineer with a year's worth of industry experience compared to when I was a new grad with no industry experience?
- Is there a way to help discover what field of computer science I would enjoy the most?
- Does working at government make you unattractive?
- How to grind leetcode daily
- Need coding bootcamp advice
- PSA to young engineers: It's okay to switch teams
- Should I attempt to pursue software development even if I enjoy my desktop support job?
- How do you play it when you're UTTERLY stumped by a question in a screening?
- Job as Software Engineer without a CS degree.
- Salary Negotiation | Capital One
- Help me figure our my programming level
- Going to a career fair with current employer attending. How to deal with this?
- Took a 2 year hiatus after Comp Sci graduation, starting from scratch, what should I do to land a job?
- Internship Return Offer Advice
- What should I expect in my first year as a junior dev? What are some goals I can set?
- Should I become a Military Officer or work for a private company after graduation?
- How are job titles ordered in terms of level of experience?
- Just got done with an internship and going back to school. Not happy how things are right now. Extremely unlucky.
- Trader looking into tech industry, 1 year
- How much trouble could I get into for doing this?
| Interview Discussion - August 30, 2018 Posted: 30 Aug 2018 12:07 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 - August 30, 2018 Posted: 30 Aug 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]  |
| New Grad, how's the job hunting so far? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:01 AM PDT I am a new grad. Stressed as hell trying to find a job. Wonder if others are in similar situation. [link] [comments]  |
| Working at 7-Eleven as a software engineer Posted: 30 Aug 2018 06:01 PM PDT Anyone have insights on how the job is? I have an offer and I'd like to find out more about them. I can't find anything on glassdoor about their software jobs which is why I came here. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| What, if anything, can I do about a negative search result when searching my name? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 10:15 AM PDT Hi Reddit, I was laid off earlier this year and have been having a hell of a time finding work again (IT). Someone suggested that I "Google" myself to see if there is anything negative coming up. When you search my full name nothing comes up unless you switch over to images. The fourth image that appears in Google searches is a mug shot of a guy who, when you click on the image, it reads "New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography" Here is the kicker, even though this guy is half my age and lives on the other side of the country, he shares my rather unique last name and, in all honesty, looks very similar to me (my LinkedIn headshot appears right next to it). It is easy for me to see how if some HR person was Googling information about me would either A) think it is me or B) think I am related to the guy (I am not). Am I just SOL here? [link] [comments]  |
| Be honest, whats the dumbest thing you've ever completely choked on? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 11:14 AM PDT Kinda looking to make myself feel a little better I guess about what just happened Had to solve a pretty interesting problem, but for the life of me the damn output was wildly wrong. I checked everything over and over and over. I was sure it was something wrong in my loop our I was indexing the wrong thing, or missing some edge case or something fucking nope, in one spot I was accidentally doing logic on an index instead of on the vector[index].....I just didn't see it. I had tunnel vision on the rest of the code whoops. Fixed it and the output was exactly correct. But I noticed that after blowing way more time then I care to admit and didn't allow me to get very far in the next question of the interview. Also the interviewer kind of chuckled when I found it, I assume the guy saw this a mile out and let me dangle [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2018 11:54 PM PDT If it makes any difference, I am more of a back-end type of guy, although my experience in the past year has required me to work a fair bit in the front-end as well. [link] [comments]  |
| Is there a way to help discover what field of computer science I would enjoy the most? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 04:02 PM PDT Title is self explanatory but I have been struggling with this for SO LOOOONG! I am a 2nd year student studying csc. Thanks in advance for any help! [link] [comments]  |
| Does working at government make you unattractive? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 09:23 AM PDT My first job out of college was working for the City of LA as a programmer. I stayed for a year, and got promoted to another department. So I've been here at my second job with about 1.5 years of experience total. The pay here is actually competitive with private industries, and more than I could ask for with just <2 years of experience (will be $95k+ in a few months) plus job security and low stress. The thing is, I was always interested in working at a tech company, or in the game industry. I'm not interested in the work I'm currently doing at all - not only business wise, but the technology is old and outdated. The work I do is not satisfying. When I do work hard in a day, I go home feeling happy. But that is not most days. I'm turning 26 and I want to give something else a try before I settle down - though I feel like I might regret leaving my company that offers so much pension/retirement and generally low stress/pressure. I've been selectively applying to places, but have received no responses. I've gotten lots of feedback that my resume looks good here (I've posted several times in the resume critique threads). I got a LOT more replies when I was a new grad. My resume is no different except with my experience. I'm starting to think my government jobs are making me look like an unattractive candidate. I know government workers are stereotyped to be lazy, but is it really that bad or am I just not applying enough? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2018 10:12 AM PDT This topic is asking suggestion or tips from seniors and people who did leetcode and got decent jobs. Do 10 to 15 problems with 6 to 8 hours daily? To expose more problems,limit each problem to 30 miutes and look at solutions after? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2018 06:45 PM PDT First off, I appreciate whoever is taking the time to read and answer my questions. Thank you! I have a BA in Psychology and want to become a web developer at this time. I am learning coding on my own with codeacademy and freecodecamp but I feel I need an extra push. I'm in my late 20s and my parents are getting old (late 60s) and I just don't have the time to invest in a Computer Science degree so a coding boot camp sounds like a godsend. But what is the real difference between a coding/developer bootcamp and software engineering boot camp? I see the terms web developer and software developer or software engineering being thrown around all over the web and it gets confusing. There are 2 bootcamps I have in mind: Le Wagon (Japan campus) vs. Grace Hopper Academy (NYC) but I am having a hard time making the choice. Grace Hopper is in NYC, which is an hour away from me but if I can get in, it gives deferred tuition - so no payment until I find a job. The tuition costs around $15,000. It will also mainly teach Javascript. Meanwhile, Le Wagon is around $7,000 upfront in payment and they do not promise a job however state that 90% of their students do find a job within 2 months after the bootcamp. It mainly teaches Ruby and rails. Le Wagon is my first choice because I've been wanting to live and experience a new environment while having hopes of finding a developer job in Japan, Singapore, or HK. However, I'm a little worried about it mainly teaching Ruby and only the basics of Javascript. I emailed the owner about my worries and he stated that it is possible to find a job as a junior Ruby developer and 90% of their students do. I'm wondering if that is true or is it a bit far-fetched? Should I risk going to Japan or should I pick the stable alternative and stick to staying at home? Does anyone have any other advice or suggestions in regards to coding boot camps? Are there better ones out there that I don't know about? I'm open to any advice at this point. [link] [comments]  |
| PSA to young engineers: It's okay to switch teams Posted: 30 Aug 2018 01:45 PM PDT TL;DR: If you don't like your job, don't be afraid to switch. Even if you feel it's improper or too soon. You're doing the company more good working on something you're excited about. Don't be afraid of hurting people's feelings. Everybody wants what's best for them personally. Do what's right for you. I've been working as a full time Software Engineer for a little over a year now. I'd like to share my experience starting off on the wrong team and switching after 7 months - something I would have never fathomed. First of all - I had a wonderful internship with this company over the summer of 2016. I had an chill manager and team, I got to do creative work building an app on my own terms, and had a blast with the other interns. I thought this was the dream job and I was stoked to come back as a full time last July. As it turns out, the job wasn't quite the same. My manager had moved to a new group. Our team had been reassigned to a different (boring) project. Worst of all, there wasn't actually any creative work. It was 100% testing, process, and reporting work that I had zero interest in. Nobody was particularly keen to share their knowledge or help with these things either. As I learned, they came up with fun throwaway stuff for interns to hack on, and saved the boring work for full times. The small amount of interesting stuff that popped up was pieced out to the senior team members. Still, I liked my team members and new manager. We also had a cushy work-life balance. I told myself that I could stay with this for 2 years. At least give them that much because of the good times as an intern, plus the fact they hired me back. I had some sense of stoic duty, like they need my help, and felt I owed my time to the team. I was an incredibly mediocre engineer on this team. I was drowning in apathy. I tried to avoid talking about work to anybody. It was really killing me because I have such a diverse interest in technologies. I love reading articles and staying current about new tech. I think of myself as a creative person. I had done many cool projects in hackathons or college courses. It's like, all of that helped me land this job, but it made me miserable in the job as well. As time moved forward, my 2 year pledge to myself shrank to 18 months, which shrank to 1 year. My breaking point was December 27th, when I came back into work after Christmas. The sheer monotony awaiting me for an entire new year was too much. Instead of working that day, I started researching. I told myself I was just building connections, not bailing outright. I looked up people who authored documents about projects I wanted to work on and emailed their managers directly. Yes, somewhat extreme, maybe even creepy, but I figured might as well go straight to the source. As it turned out, this was pretty dang effective. It tore me up to lead the "double life" of looking/interviewing for new teams while pretending everything was a-ok to my work friends. I wasn't great with confrontation. I don't like upsetting anybody. Again, the people were wonderful, but the job content was just mind numbing. Breaking the news to my manager was terrifying. But the change has been so worth it. I learned more in the first 2 months on my new team than in the entire 7 on my old. I get to be creative. I'm held to a higher standard. I get to solve problems and contribute. I swear, the stuff I've done since switching has been at least 10x as impactful to the company than what I would have done. My rewards and career trajectory are definitely on a better path than before. So you can all take from this what you will. Do your due diligence for what it's like as a full time vs an intern. Don't be afraid to leave what's comfortable. People aren't going to hate you for finding what's best for you. [link] [comments]  |
| Should I attempt to pursue software development even if I enjoy my desktop support job? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 07:26 PM PDT I currently do desktop support for a mid-to-large sized company (2000+ employees) which I've been working at for over a year. Despite how busy and crazy it gets, overall, I do enjoy working there and have a great team that I also enjoy working with. I graduated college a couple of years ago and have been doing desktop support since then and I'm having trouble deciding how to move forward at this point. Software development was something I started having an interest in very late in my senior year in college so by the time I needed to get a job, I didn't really have the experience needed to get into it so I took a desktop support role just so I could have some money to pay the bills and loans plus, it was what I did while in college. My plan was to work at this job while working towards getting into software development. Overtime I grew to resent the job and wanted to get out of it as quickly as possible so while still not being ready for a dev job, I took another desktop support role for another company which is what I have now and as stated earlier, I have been enjoying it. So now I have the dilemma of if I should risk leaving a job that like to pursue something that I also have a big interest in and may or may not work out for me? I know that working in a dev job will mean more money in the end (if I work hard and continue to improve) but I'm worried that if I'm able to land a dev job, I'll end up just working at another job I grow to resent just like my first one and end up regretting the job that I have now. I'm really not sure what path to take TL;DR: Love my current desktop support job and also have an interest in software development and wondering if it's worth the risk leaving a job I like fora software development job. [link] [comments]  |
| How do you play it when you're UTTERLY stumped by a question in a screening? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 08:20 AM PDT This is the kind of thing thats going to happen every now and a again to everyone I'd assume. preparing and grinding leetcode questions can help reduce the likelihood, but still and I'm talking when you really can't figure out anything, not even a crappy brute force approach. or if they just ask you something sort of outside the realm of your knowledge, like get very specific about an algorithm you just don't know like when you're on the phone and you have nothing to even say. presumably the interview is fucked, but is there any way to at least make the 45 mins to an hour not feel like complete torture? Do you admit you're clueless and hope for a life line or new question? Do you just thank them for the opportunity and let them go about their day? [link] [comments]  |
| Job as Software Engineer without a CS degree. Posted: 30 Aug 2018 07:04 PM PDT Hello, I'm a Business Analytics and Information Systems major but I really want to be a software Engineer. Does anyone have any input on this? I was thinking about getting a CS minor but I only have 12 credits extra on this track until I get charged extra. Any opinion on this? What should I do? Here's a link to my degree program: https://www.usf.edu/business/undergraduate/bais/ [link] [comments]  |
| Salary Negotiation | Capital One Posted: 30 Aug 2018 01:59 PM PDT I've recently received an offer from Capital One for one of their Software Engineering positions. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with salary negotiations with them (do they leave room for negotiation or are they normally pretty firm on their offers). PS: Big thanks to anyone who is active in this forum. I got a lot of valuable tips over the past few months that helped me in my job search :) [link] [comments]  |
| Help me figure our my programming level Posted: 30 Aug 2018 06:48 PM PDT Hi, I am a systems engineering graduate who's been spending the last seven years working on QA. For the last 3 years I've been working on front end automation with selenium and some back end automation. I would like some help finding a free test or competency level exam i can take to figure out what my programmer level is. Something generic enough or that does not lean too heavy on a single language. My purpose is to figure out what my weak areas are in programming and what my strengths are. Also to figure out what abstract knowledge i am missing.The thing is there are a bunch of unknown unknowns for me. I am trying to become a better programmer but i don't know where to start. For some context, i graduated from an university on the dominican republic. I currently live and work here. I feel my education was abysmal. As a reference point the most advance programming topics we got was on web development and sql where we barely creating anything more complicated than a function that did some mildly complicated searches. With time and work i have learned a little bit more but i still feel like i am not even close to dealing with the really complicated parts of programming. I am willing to learn by myself and read books on complicated topics. All i need is some guidance on where to go. Something as simple as "create a program that does x in this weird or low level language", or "learn how to code a program that does Y", Or maybe just "Study enough to pass Z exam on this page." I know it's kinda hard to give me an answer without really knowing what my level is but any help is appreciated. And i'll be here if you have any questions [link] [comments]  |
| Going to a career fair with current employer attending. How to deal with this? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 02:55 PM PDT I currently work as a part time intern at a company as a programmer. However, I do not plan to stay here after graduation even though I kinda told them I might during the interview. I took this job because I really wanted a part time programming job and this was the best opportunity for that to happen. I plan on going to the career fair but they will have a booth there. Do I tell them i'm going? Career fairs are usually busy , so do I try to avoid the area they are at? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2018 06:19 PM PDT 24 years old, took a hiatus to do art but I dont want to just put all my eggs in one basket in case art doesn't work out. Back when I was coding, I was doing a lot of javascript, react, and sql work. Kinda aiming to do db admin stuff as I quite like coding up sql databases. But I think I might be better off learning Java and just doing the software engineer route? Should I crack open a book of algorithms and start from there? I kinda wanna learn from the fundamentals this time instead of try and jump to cool projects right away, so any book recommendations? Any tips? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Internship Return Offer Advice Posted: 30 Aug 2018 10:33 AM PDT Hi all, I'm graduating from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a major in Comp Sci and interned at US Bank (Minneapolis) as a software developer this past summer and received an offer to continue working full time after graduation. The salary would be 60k and I'd also get to continue working there part-time (20$/hr) as I complete my senior year. However, I'm really unsure about committing to this company so early on before even starting the semester and the furthest they can extend my response deadline is until next week. Even worse, I'd only get to continue working there part-time if I accept the full-time position. I'm originally from Los Angeles and an interested in going back home where there seems to be more opportunities for growth and being closer to my family after a few years in Minnesota. Moreover, my official tittle would be Application Developer II and I'd be working with the same team as in my internship. I fit in really well with them, made some great relationships during my stay there and they really want me to continue being part of the team, but I'm more interested in working in a tech company as a software engineer doing more backend work or in security. The 60k salary also seems lower than I expected (at least 70k) and I feel like I could find a better paying jobs elsewhere that may align better with my interests. I'm just really torn between accepting this offer since I'd get to work part-time during school and wouldn't have to worry about interviews (of which I haven't prepared) and the hassle of applying to other places. On the other hand, I've had 2 internships thus far and have done decent enough in school (3.5+ gpa) that I feel like I can get a better paying job in better locations like California or Seattle. Or, I may find a much better paying job here in Minneapolis that would make it worth staying. Also, I can always apply to tech-oriented student jobs in campus since I could use the cash. However, this is all a big gamble with my biggest worry being that I'll be stretching myself too thing and not finding another position after declining this offer. I'm specifically worried about technical interviews since I don't have much experience with them and they just seem daunting. Sorry for the long post, but any advice regarding my situation would be helpful [link] [comments]  |
| What should I expect in my first year as a junior dev? What are some goals I can set? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 06:07 AM PDT Hey everyone, I graduated college and got a job as a junior front end developer at a pretty large company not so long ago (a few months). I read a lot on here about salary increases over time, development and becoming more valuable, etc. I was wondering if anyone could help me with some leads!
Appreciate all the help from you guys over the years, looking forward to growing as a developer and eventually paying off my student loans...cries [link] [comments]  |
| Should I become a Military Officer or work for a private company after graduation? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 01:14 PM PDT The reason why I ask is because my father does loans for US veterans and he told me that they get amazing benefits when they serve for a number of years. Furthermore, the military officer programs have specialized services that fit my field of expertise and while I am doing that, I can also feel a great sense of accomplishment and valor by serving my country as well. Would it be worth serving the military over getting a job with even a big software firm? What are your thoughts? [link] [comments]  |
| How are job titles ordered in terms of level of experience? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 04:56 PM PDT Having recently graduated, I've been looking at a fair amount of entry level software engineering job postings. A big difficulty I'm having is distinguishing the level of experience required for job titles like associate, full stack, junior, the 1-3 titles, and the many more I'm sure that I haven't seen yet. I'll even see Senior positions come up when specifically filtering by entry level. So is there an actual order that these different job titles belong in or is it different for each company? If there is an order can someone list all the titles in order by level of experience? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2018 08:07 PM PDT My internship ends tomorrow and just depressed/extremely sad. I didn't get 'return offer' which people usually get who end up getting an internship. In my case, being extremely unlucky, the company didn't have the budget to extend my internship (it was 10 weeks but they told me they'd extend if there is budget & business need). My supervisor and boss were extremely happy with my performance. Nothing bad from my work. Even the company is huge and corporate, but I was just very unlucky. I did get to work on what I wanted to and was satisfied. But because it was so short, I feel didn't get enough experience which would have helped me substantially in my full-time job hunt. Now I will graduate in Spring 2019. I will be job hunting. Does anyone happen to know when is it the best time to apply at Big-N? Should I wait till December until I'm in a better position for the interview after grinding leetcode and all? I'm saying all this on a big assumption my resume will at least get picked and reviewed. I tried my best at the current company, networking, being enthusiastic and all but it just didn't work out for me. From internship not being extended to no return offer. All the manager told me was keep an eye on the job board in Jan, we'll be hiring people with new budget. [link] [comments]  |
| Trader looking into tech industry, 1 year Posted: 30 Aug 2018 04:19 PM PDT
These are a few of the questions I have in mind as I'm considering my move. I'm currently a trader at a quantitative prop trading company, and while I enjoy my work, I'm looking to transition out of this industry for personal reasons. After applying to a few places and failing the coding challenges, I've realized that transitioning might be more difficult than I initially imagined it to be. Some of my weaknesses: I have no development experience in a clean, professional setting. I'm only confident in Python, and I have no Hackerrank or Leetcode experience. Some of my strengths: I went to an Ivy/MIT undergrad and obtained a CS Bachelors, I have ML research experience, and I am a 2x USAMO qualifier. Any ideas? [link] [comments]  |
| How much trouble could I get into for doing this? Posted: 30 Aug 2018 07:48 PM PDT So I just had my final round with a very well known corporation focusing on financial markets and algos trading team. The interview went incredibly well and I'm sure I'm gonna get an offer sometime within the next week or the week after. Here's the problem, my current stack doesn't actually have to do with that side of trading, and I actually said that I had done some of the work that their team does a lot such as creating trading models. However, I was familiar with the subjects having, studied them, so I was able to articulate and present my ideas well. How much trouble could I get in however, if they found out? Could they even, during the reference check ask my employers? [link] [comments]  |
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