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    October 23, 2018

    Resume Advice Thread - October 23, 2018 CS Career Questions

    Resume Advice Thread - October 23, 2018

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 12:06 AM PDT

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    Daily Chat Thread - October 23, 2018

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 12:06 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.

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    I am far from a 'Rockstar' developer. What kind of jobs would fit me?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 06:51 AM PDT

    I would consider myself as an average developer. Graduated college a year ago but have been working as an SDET, looking to get into pure dev.

    I am slower to program than most people, but my code is prettier and much easier to follow than most others I've worked with.

    I'm still learning a ton. I could barely plug in my computer 3 years ago before I took my first CS course.

    I dont like putting in more than 40 hours a week unless absolutely necessary.

    I dont program in my free time like companies seem to like. I only do that when I want to.

    I dont grind Leetcode, nor do I ever want to.

    I dont mind getting sent a HackerRank as part of an interview, but I despise whiteboarding. That is definitely not how I'd code if I got the job.

    So how do I find jobs that fit me? I love the problem solving with programming, but coding isnt my passion.

    I work to live, not live to work

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    Feels Alienated among Coworkers bc of Language

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 07:45 PM PDT

    I am an intern interning at a well-known company this fall, and I feel very isolated. In the building, half of the people are Chinese and the other half are Indian. I only speak English. Chinese people speak in Chinese, and Indians speak Hindi. I am not able to understand any of them. As an intern, this is fine, but as a FTE, I would be pretty miserable not understanding what the coworkers are talking about (I mean, they may be talking about me in front of me?). There is nothing that I can do to change, and I think this will likely to happen in other teams/companies too. Any advice? Especially for full time positions, I want to be in a company where everyone speaks English during the work hours...

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    How to stop getting Indian recruiter emails?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 09:37 AM PDT

    I made the mistake of publicly listing my email in Dice. Even though I've deleted my profile, it looks like my email was scraped and is making the rounds among Indian recruiters, I am still getting emails two months after delisting my profile. When I ask them how they got my email, they inform me that it was through Dice.

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    Does anybody know of a trick that I can use (gmail) to filter this spam out, or otherwise get them to stop emailing me? Anyone know if it's possible to filter out emails that contain yellow highlight and the word "Developer"?

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    Feeling extremely demotivated about the internship grind

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 10:42 AM PDT

    Hey all,

    I'm just asking for any tips anyone has for me in my current situation, I'm in a bit of a slump right now.

    I've applied to many, many companies for a winter/summer internship, close to about 120. I've managed to get interviews with 15 of those companies, however I failed all of their interviews at some point either HR, technical or final round. I've been actively trying really hard this year since I'm a junior. I was applying to nearly every one of these companies within the first hour of them posting their online application since August as well as continuously seeking out opportunities through LinkedIn and personal referrals. It's seems I'm at the end of my straw as I only have one more interview left and no other company has gotten back to me for a whole month. In general I've been feeling pretty drained and deprived of all motivation for the job search.

    I know getting the interview for many people is sometimes half the battle, but for me I can't for the life of myself pass every round since I did get a fair share of them. I've done a lot of practice and mock interviews with friends as well as watching a multitude of YouTube videos guiding me on how to do the best I can.

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    If anyone has any kind/constructive words for me, I would love to hear them. Thanks.

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    Questions about PayPal, especially Timonium Office

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 03:07 PM PDT

    Anyone have experience working or interning in PayPal's Timonium office? How many interns are there usually in a summer? Are there still intern events? What teams are based there and what is the culture like? (Specifically interested in the SWE internship.)

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    18 y/o College Dropout Looking for Advice

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 04:18 PM PDT

    (This is my first real post, and as such is a mess. There are a LOT of questions, and I organized it as best as possible.

    Bear with me!)

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    Never in a million years did I think I would withdraw from College, but here I am. Due to a depressive bout, lost motivation, and issues relating to classes, I've decided that I would rather self-teach than attend college for a degree in Computer Science.

    My parents are very understanding and supportive; especially my dad, who is very successful despite never earning a degree. As such, they've agreed to let me continue to live with them as long as I hold a small job and actually put my mind to this. It's also worth mentioning that I said that if I am not "on track" in 1 year, I will apply for a different state college and work toward a degree.

    I'm passionate about coding, and though I know it will be hard, I feel very motivated about self-teaching. My goal is to get a nice job on the west coast (I love the idea of Seattle!).

    So I need advice, and wanted to possibly hear from people with experience in this type of thing.

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    1) The First Job

    This is one of the more confusing aspects of self-taught programming.

    -Will I just know when i'm ready to apply to my first job? Are there milestones I should reach before I begin to apply?

    -What type of job should I first apply for? An Internship?

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    2) I live in a pretty small town in Louisiana.

    This one ties into the first point. There are next to NO opportunities for software engineering in my town. There is, however, a big-ish city about 20 minutes away from my home-town, but i'm not sure exactly how many opportunities there are for a self-taught software engineer. I doubt it's viable to move states for an internship, unless the company is paying the expenses. So what should I do? Am I just very naive about the actual amount of opportunities, even in a state like Louisiana?

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    3) Where do I start?

    I know a good amount of Python, and some Java. I definitely intend to finish completely learning both. I also have Cracking the Coding Interview being shipped as I type this. All of this said, I don't know where to start. One benefit of College that I can see is the structured curriculum already set in place. There is an order to the courses you take.

    Trying to self-teach, I don't have an order. I just know that It's good for me to learn specific things based off of scouring this sub. Things like Big O, certain sorting algorithms, all of Cracking the Coding Interview, and things of that nature.

    -But what are good online resources to actually begin learning these things?

    -And is there any specific order in which I should?

    -What Languages should I know?

    -Or Should I learn a few, and if one is required by a job learn it then?

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    I sincerely appreciate any advice that I get. Thanks!

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    How much of an extension can I ask for in an internship offer?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 07:18 AM PDT

    I got an offer from Morgan Stanley but they're only giving me a week to respond. I'm in the middle of the process of a bunch of tech companies, and a week is certainly not enough. Would it be unreasonable to ask for a 2-3 week extension?

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    Anxious/rushed feeling all the time - causing me to make bad design decisions.

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 03:43 PM PDT

    I recently took on a larger responsibilty at my company was given a promotion. I'm happy with my salary, but I'm having trouble with this increased workload.

    I'm basically the only developer responsible for this piece of the software.

    There's always tons of escalated support tickets that take a while to figure out. I'm supposed to handle those as well as meet new "top priority" development deadlines.

    I always feel like there is never time to do things the correct way and I have trouble focusing on single tasks at a time because thinking about some seperate issue and wondering if that should be priority. If something falls behind, I always tell myself, "Ok I just need to get this working in 2 days, I'll refactor and clean it up later", but there is never time until the next "big issue" is the new top priority. The quick fixes are coming back to bite me which takes even more time away. Customer support tickets go weeks without being resolved because there's some kind of development deadline that I'm working on. And yeah customers get pretty impatient...

    There are Jr developers and interns who are great that could probably help if I just had time to show them the ropes, but I don't even have time for getting them set up with everything they'd need, teach them what they need to know and answer all their questions as they come up.

    Is anyone familiar with this anxiety? I feel like my time managment skills are awful, and need work. Does anyone have any suggestions on time management and prioritizing? Good books?

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    Reddit Internship

    Posted: 22 Oct 2018 11:01 PM PDT

    Just heard that I got the Reddit internship for SWE! I'm really excited for the opportunity, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with Reddit from an employee perspective?

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    Manager from other team asked my direct report if they would switch to their team via private DM

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 10:56 AM PDT

    Isn't this a totally asshole move? Shouldn't the other manager have asked me first about it before contacting my dev with that type of request? Not to mention he would need approval from upper management.

    Now I have a dev who wants to jump ship and no approvals. Am I off base in thinking he was wrong to do that?

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    When did your work start to get more stressful than college?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 09:03 PM PDT

    I'm freaking out over college because of how uncertain everything is. I haven't failed a class yet, but every single class I've taken I've lost sleep over because I'm afraid I'm going to fuck it all up every time I hand in an assignment or take a test.

    People keep saying it's easier the outside, but I feel like I'm just really bad at handling stress.

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    Which category to intern at Yelp is most valuable - backend, frontend, fullstack, or mobile?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 09:02 PM PDT

    I have to chose one of the above categories for my interview with Yelp. I have 8 months intern experience Reactjs/Nodejs/Redux fullstack dev and 8 months intern + project experience with Android development. I'm leaning towards full stack as I've worked with the modern Javascript web stack most recently. Currently 4th year CS. Thoughts?

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    How bad is it to stay at the same company for a long time?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:56 PM PDT

    Has anyone struggled to get a job if they stayed at a company for too long? I am currently a 27 year old T5 swe at a google office not in California and started when I was 22 , and can see myself staying here for a couple more years. However, I worry that this may cause me trouble later on if I get fired and can't get a job due to staying for too long. So, I was wondering if I should just job hop or just stay as I don't want to leave if I don't have to?

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    Full Time SWE vs. Engineering Residency

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:53 PM PDT

    Hi all, so I am graduating next spring, and I recently got a full time SWE offer at a quickly growing data science/SaaS startup in New York. It pays really well and would have a lot of upside in terms of growing with the company and opportunities for advancement.

    I also just completed my final interviews for Google's Engineering Residency program, and since my offer deadline for the startup is coming up I figure I ought to think about which of the two I would take if I were to get Eng Res.

    The way I see it, these are the pros and cons of each:

    If I take the startup offer:

    • Pros: Pay is really good (I think better than I could get with Eng Res). Joining the company in its early stages, so more opportunities for growth/advancement. Small company, more fast-paced and probably more exciting/interesting.
    • Cons: Fewer opportunities to network and branch out from what I'm doing. All the risks of joining a startup—uncertain future value of equity, who knows if the company will still be around/growing in five years, etc. Fewer perks. It's still a very small company and it wouldn't be as cushy as Google.

    If I get an offer for ER and take it:

    • Pros: Awesome chance to make a bunch of friends that will later be working all over Google. Great opportunity to network for future career stuff. All the Google perks. Cushiness of being at a giant company. Slower ramp up to full time work and less pressure off the bat.
    • Cons: (Probably) significantly less pay, contract work, no guarantee of full time hire at the end of the residency (though I've heard conversion rate is super high and obviously if I was hired full time my pay would go up to regular SWE new grad rate). Potentially less interesting/less responsibility.

    To be honest I am leaning towards taking the startup offer regardless of whether I get Eng Res, but I partly feel that I couldn't turn down Google if I got it, because of the name/reputation/perks/networking, and also because I know I would love the chance to ease my way into full time work, network, and get to know a cohort, especially being worried about making friends in a totally new city after graduation.

    Of course, I might not get Google in which case my decision is made for me. And either way, it would definitely be a good problem to have :)

    If any of you have been in similar situations, done Eng Res or joined a startup right after graduation, or if you just have some perspective on this, I'd really welcome your advice! I'd also appreciate any career advice in general.

    Thanks!

    Edit: wording

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    Entry level with non-STEM creative background in the Bay: is this even a snowball's chance in hell?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:40 PM PDT

    Moved out to the bay a couple of years ago with an art degree to pursue my dreams of being a designer in the games industry (with a solid portfolio and some interviews to back it up). Made a lot of great connections but decided that it really wasn't for me. As much as I love working on my game projects, the industry/how it is ran is such a trashfire (and is getting worse) that I know pursuing it will lead to a life I don't want to live.

    My coding experience is very limited, mostly centered around game engine object oriented/visual scripting script languages, so I might as well be starting from zero. But I know from that experience I found it fun to problem solve and make things come alive - which is what lead me to be interested in front-end. I've really enjoyed my small dabbling I've done throughout this year, and have been interested in getting serious+full time about my studies.

    The problem is that I really get the impression that the bay area doesn't exist for entry level unless you are coming in from a top school, or are a STEM wizard. I'm a designer at heart - I'm very strong at problem solving from a lateral/intuition/perspectives approach, but seriously struggle with linear problem solving and anything involving memorization. I'm the kind of guy that loses his train of thought immediately when trying to do head math but excel at problem solving to achieve a real-world output (how script randomly teleporting enemies that takes into account key variables to make it not-so-random, how do I delegate/manage these people to get the results I need, how do I learn this new tool/script language in order to do this exact thing I want, why are we doing things this way when there could be a better one, what's the best way to build this system, etc).

    All the local bootcamps, which are the best out there, have worse placement rates year after year. It seems leetcode in the bay is all the rage judging by this reddit (and some of my peers), which is something I know I will never be good at. I spent my entire academic life trying to avoid math/stem classes because I know I'm awful at keeping focused in them and at doing "brain teasers". I'm much more mature about how I handle challenges now, but I still know that these will never be something I can be truly great at. Memorization doesn't work for me - I need to understand concepts at a deep level and create real world results, which is why I loved working on my game design projects. But it sounds like these days, your web-dev projects just get you the interview and your ability to prove you're a master at memorizing+having a calculator brain actually get you the job. I need to be real - I really question if I have the patience (and savings) to succeed at this without literally being on the job market for years.

    All this lines up to me being worried about an upcoming recession, and what that might do to my ability to get hired when I actually have a real web-dev portfolio.

    What has everyone else's experiences been? Any success from career changers not from a STEM background in the bay? Have people who struggled similarly at memorizing/math/STEM still found success at breaking into tech here? Did you just get used to doing leetcode-style things after the 1000th time? I just feel like I'm doing the equivalent like deciding to climb mount everest as a fish. I know a lot of tech markets aren't really like this but the bay is its own beast.

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    Career progression as a "senior"

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:30 PM PDT

    I work for a Big N as a software engineer in a big city that has a relatively low cost of living. I have been facing a dilemma recently where if I wanted to move companies then I would have to take a pay cut. I am not miserable with my current job, but it will take ~2 years for me to make significant progression without moving jobs.

    I have researched and scoured job postings but cannot find anything that would be comparable compensation. Most job postings that match my experience would pay me ~30k less. I think I'd have to land a job as some sort of Principal engineer which is unrealistic with my years in the industry. Moving cities would open up options as well but I'm not looking to do that currently.

    Anyone have advice aside from moving cities?

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    I do not program in my free time. Is there still a place for me in Software Engineering?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 08:12 PM PDT

    Currently a senior expected to graduate this spring. As the title says I do very little programming in my spare time and only do it when I have to i.e Class projects and Work (Code for University). I do not have any internships likely due to a lack of projects. I can force myself to do short bursts i.e 1 hr a week but any more and I get burnt out. Is it still possible for me to land a job as a software engineer?

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    Ghosting a new grad is probably the worst thing a recruiter/hiring manager can do.

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 11:23 AM PDT

    The title says it all. I've interviewed with multiple big N + big N type companies and my experience hasn't been pleasant with some of them. As a new grad any sort of feedback is critical for our development. I've had situations where the company didn't even bother responding to my email/calls.

    At the very least an email rejection is expected. This is highly insulting and I'm not going to consider these companies in the future. I'm glad I didn't reject offers that were patiently waiting as I finished other interviews.

    You're a large organization with thousands of developers and servers. Shouldn't be an expensive operation to send out a rejection email.

    EDIT: Not even expecting an offer— it doesn't matter how the interview went. All I wanted was a rejection with or without a reasoning so I could move on.

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    Jump ship? Or wait for a better opportunity?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 07:34 PM PDT

    I want to land a job related to machine learning, but I don't have the experience, nor the knowledge, but I am working on it. I am trying to find a job that is at least close enough, so that I am at least heading in the right direction. There is a python RPA dev position that has came up recently, but I would be the first guy on the team (other than the team lead), and I think they might hire one more, and five other remote guys, and that's it. We will most likely be automating internal business processes with python and what not, but I am not sure if this is a good opportunity in the right direction. Can anyone advise?

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    How to get a part time job? [UK]

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 01:28 PM PDT

    Every position I can find is looking for full time employees. What's the best way of getting a part time job (say around 30 hours a week)? Is it even possible to apply for a job like this at one of the big 4?

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    American BS in CS grad with 2 yrs experience getting laid off in 3 weeks. Can't get any hits. Worth taking a job not really interested in or just keep looking? Please help!

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 07:26 PM PDT

    I've posted my story a couple times here and adjusted my resume since then. I've gotten some good opportunities, and had good interviews where I went far and felt really good about the technical interviews, but in the end I keep getting passed up for 'lack of experience.'

    The TLDR of my story: Graduated in Dec of 2016 with a BS in CS from your average state school. Have been working at my company (large, enterprise-y) since then. Doing Java/Spring Boot/Angular/PCF development. Fast forward to September of this year and find out that they are closing my office in LA (hence give me a lay-off date of Nov 16).

    I immediately start looking, and basically applying to everything and anything. So far, I've gotten pretty slim pickings. I guess I am still considered a 'junior' developer and there seems to be next to no demand for us. Still, I managed to get an offer from a place I'm not totally crazy about working for (Kinda boring finance company with strict WFH policy). It's for a dev-ops role and I really, really prefer to do development. Still, it's something that will pay the bills.

    I guess what I'm really asking is if I should take the dev-ops job just to keep paying the bills. I'm really worried what this job might do in that I will lose my dev skills and may be harder to get into a dev position in the future. I guess one positive is that it gives me a ~8k raise over my current job, and uses a modern dev-ops stack (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker).

    Option two is to just take my severance and keep blasting my resume and keep doing phone interviews and in person interviews (I've done so many and it's freaking exhausting...) until I find something. But I'm surprised that even with 2 years of pretty good experience that people won't even take a punt on me :(

    Here is my resume, I've posted it in the past and adjusted it according to some of the feedback I received from here. I can get a decent call initial call rate but then I end up getting ghosted more often than not, or the process moves painfully slow. Or, I get onsite and through multiple calls and end up being passed on for lack of experience. Thanks for looking and please advise what you would do in my situation.

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    Where can I start looking for remote jobs? (Graduation Expected May 2020)

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 07:05 PM PDT

    I'm going to graduate May 2020 and wondering where to start looking for remote jobs? My S.O is looking to become a traveling Physical Therapist in a couple of years and we would like to travel together somehow. Any and all recommendations would help. Thank you in advance!

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    Is an AS degree worth it?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 07:00 PM PDT

    I'm a lot better student now that I'm older I think, but I also need to find a job as my husband is currently paying for the majority of our bills while I work someplace with tuition reimbursement. St Pete Clearwater by me has an AS degree I can obtain with my previous credits in just over a year. Or I can try to obtain the actual bachelors over 4 years. Is getting the AS and then trying for a job that helps pay for the bachelors the way to go from peoples experience? I'm a female, if that matters (I've read it's not as one sided gender wise now) thanks for any info!!!!

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    What's it like doing consulting for KPMG?

    Posted: 23 Oct 2018 06:58 PM PDT

    For anyone who has done technical consulting for KPMG or similar firms, what was a normal day of work for you? What types of project were you involved in? What technical skills did you acquire while working here?

    I have an offer at KMPG as my first job out of college. I ultimately want to transition to a developer job, because I feel like I'll like it more than consulting. I plan on working here for a year, then getting a Master's abroad. and then getting a developer job. I was just wondering if this was a worthwhile opportunity for me or not, considering there's little to no coding involved, or if it won't benefit me that much when trying to search for actual developer roles.

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