DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR November 23, 2018 CS Career Questions |
- DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR November 23, 2018
- Daily Chat Thread - November 23, 2018
- Are these the software trends for 2019? Am I missing anything?
- How/What should my online Portfolio-Personal website look/have?
- Can I expect a raise in my six month performance review?
- Gaining industry vertical knowledge
- Red flags at a startup I'm applying to? (NYC)
- Are trainings in a job mostly courses online?
- Currently a java developer, have light experience in game design. How to move into the VG industry?
- I already have a bachelors degree. Will taking online classes and earning certificates suffice or will I have to go back to school?
- Switching from software engineering to tech policy
- Samsung asking for social security number on application...
- How to Take Advantage of Stock Lookback (ESPP)
- What are the tech anchor companies in your town or city? With respect to economic impact/influence, how do they compare to the local non-tech industries?
- What's the job market like in Australia for SWE for newbies?
- Indigo Agriculture for software developers?
- Help me decide wheater to stay at my current startup or take the offer from a big company
- Sustaining (bugs) vs feature work?
- TN Visa Requirements for swe intern working in the states?
- Do technical rotation programs limit growth potential?
- How much of your SWE job consists of troubleshooting and putting out fires?
- Torn between two CS internships (GM & AMEX)
- How can i find CS related remote jobs as a student to work?
- "Too Old for IT"
- Junior developer job with my current skillset?
| DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR November 23, 2018 Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:07 PM PST AND NOW FOR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. THE BUILDS I LOVE, THE SCRIPTS I DROP, TO BE PART OF, THE APP, CAN'T STOP THIS IS THE RANT THREAD. IT IS FOR RANTS. CAPS LOCK ON, DOWNVOTES OFF, FEEL FREE TO BREAK RULE 2 IF SOMEONE LIKES SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T BUT IF YOU POST SOME RACIST/HOMOPHOBIC/SEXIST BULLSHIT IT'LL BE GONE FASTER THAN A NEW MESSAGING APP AT GOOGLE. (RANTING BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT EVERY FRIDAY, BEST COAST TIME. PREVIOUS FRIDAY RANT THREADS CAN BE FOUND HERE.) [link] [comments]  |
| Daily Chat Thread - November 23, 2018 Posted: 22 Nov 2018 11:07 PM PST Please use this thread to chat, have casual discussions, and ask casual questions. Moderation will be light, but don't be a jerk. This thread is posted every day at midnight PST. Previous Daily Chat Threads can be found here. [link] [comments]  |
| Are these the software trends for 2019? Am I missing anything? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 04:05 PM PST |
| How/What should my online Portfolio-Personal website look/have? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 02:00 PM PST Hello, I am looking for my first jr dev opportunity and it has been 4 months since I finished a coding bootcamp. I am not sure how many employers actually look at my portfolio/online website/resume and wanted to see what others have done to stand out. I am seeing if others can show me what their current portfolio/online website looks like to better understand what I need to have or do to make me stand out. Also, if you had employers look at your website, what did they like? Was there anything in particular that got you hired? Currently I have a main resume where it is essentially an online copy of my resume. Under the portfolio tab I have 6 projects where the top 3 are the biggest ones I have created. Any help is appreciated. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Can I expect a raise in my six month performance review? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 04:11 PM PST I work for a very small company (less than ten people) that hired me out of school. Six months is coming up and I was wondering if it's normal to get a raise after six months. Company budget is not an issue. I've always gotten my work done on time but I haven't been one to go above and beyond. [link] [comments]  |
| Gaining industry vertical knowledge Posted: 23 Nov 2018 01:51 PM PST As software engineers, we get to work in nearly every industry vertical. However we usually just concentrate in creating the tech product and not as much as the actual business. What is the best way to gain industry knowledge, considering that many of these involves years of college? [link] [comments]  |
| Red flags at a startup I'm applying to? (NYC) Posted: 23 Nov 2018 10:48 AM PST I had a phone interview with a startup (<50 people) for a devops position and they are going to bring me onsite for a final interview. The product they are building out is neat and, although it's not something I would have thought of, I see the value of it helping society and it's something I can get behind. However, there are some things that concern me but I am not familiar enough with startup culture to know if they are actually red flags or if I'm just overthinking things.
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| Are trainings in a job mostly courses online? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:11 PM PST Sorry if training is not the proper word for it, "capacitación" in Spanish. In this job offer I got I was told that "training" is by online courses. [link] [comments]  |
| Currently a java developer, have light experience in game design. How to move into the VG industry? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 12:48 PM PST Hello all, going to be posting in some game dev subreddits as well but i'm looking for a career change and want to move into the gaming industry. I was wondering if anybody here had experience in the industry and knew where to start when it came to making a full time job out of it. I have experience in unity, but obviously want to expand that. Any information helps. Thanks y'all! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 02:26 PM PST I graduated with a sociology degree but I've always loved computers and they have been a hobby of mine. Recently I've began looking at stack skills and even purchased a few classes in a wide spectrum ranging from video game development to website development and app development. Possibly as a future hobby, side gig or even maybe a career change would I need to go back to school or will obtaining the certificates and applying the knowledge to projects suffice for job applications? [link] [comments]  |
| Switching from software engineering to tech policy Posted: 23 Nov 2018 03:16 PM PST Hello! I'm a current college student studying computer science. I really do love it--solving problems via logic & code is something I find fun and isn't something I'd hate doing for the rest of my life. However, I'm also strongly considering working in software for a few years after graduating college and then transitioning to the policy space (probably via either getting a law degree or a masters in something like STS), since that's something I ~also~ find very interesting. And it seems like it would be an easier transition to the policy space from software than it would be from policy to software. Does anyone have experience with this? How feasible is it? If I end up working for a relatively large tech company and want to make the transition from their software teams to their policy teams, would that be feasible at all, or would I likely have to start over? Should I go for tech policy right out of college? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Samsung asking for social security number on application... Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:00 PM PST is this normal? i've never encountered this before. and this is thru my university's job board (handshake) [link] [comments]  |
| How to Take Advantage of Stock Lookback (ESPP) Posted: 23 Nov 2018 04:27 PM PST So I got an offer with a two year lookback and 15% discount. How do I take advantage of this, and what strategy do you recommend? I heard that selling immediately for the 15% gains is recommended. I'd love to hear your experiences! Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 12:19 PM PST It doesn't have to be the city where you're at right now. It could be the area where you grew up, went to college, an area where you used to live for a reasonably long period of time, etc. Addendum: Oh yeah, don't forget to name the city/town. [link] [comments]  |
| What's the job market like in Australia for SWE for newbies? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 01:48 PM PST I'm currently in the US and I'm set to graduate in Fall of 2019. I was thinking of continuing to work in the US for about another 1-2 years after I graduate, save up around 5-6k (Which I've read is a decent amount to have while looking for work) and try moving to Australia(e.g., Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Perth) for a year or so. I was wondering if this is even feasible to do? Has anyone else done something similar? I've always wanted to visit Australia and I was a military kid growing up, so moving countries or cities every 1-3 years is something I've gotten very used to. I've just been in the same college town for what feels like forever and I have an urge to move somewhere radically new and start fresh. [link] [comments]  |
| Indigo Agriculture for software developers? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 11:47 AM PST Anybody know anything about Indigo Agriculture in Boston? They're an agriculture tech company, with a lot of funding. Supposedly they have a billion dollar valuation, which makes them a 'unicorn'. I know they have a great reputation in the Boston area. But their reputation is mostly derived from the biotech/science community. Not sure how good they are for software roles though. Any info on their software work, pay, reputation would be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Help me decide wheater to stay at my current startup or take the offer from a big company Posted: 23 Nov 2018 07:00 PM PST Hi all, Thank you for reading this. This might be a long post. I would like some impartial opinions on whether to stay at my current startup company or join a big company. I joined my current startup when I only had less than 2 years of experience. The company had like 4 people and did not really have any customers. The company didn't really have any constant revenue. I liked the challenge of building things from scratch. It was fun. I didn't really have any real career goal, just wanted to build things. I had an offer from a big company at the time for more money but I didn't like the product/team I was going to be working with so I chose to join my startup company. Fast forward 4.5 years, my company now has $5M annual revenue. The team got as big as 25 people and I became a key member of the company. People at the company said that the welcoming culture of the company was set by me. They said I'm really good with people (I doubt this) and I make everyone from every team in the company feel comfortable & setting an inclusive culture etc. I started developing a FOMO (fear of missing out) of never working at a big company about a year ago. I became a manager at my company and got a lot better at managing people, managing conflicts and prioritizing things. I'm a key member of my engineering team but I feel like I stopped growing as an engineer. This caused me to start looking for a new job at a big company about a month ago. I had 3 on-site interviews last week. Two of them I didn't really like the team. They are big names but I don't think I'd be happy there. One of those three company called me back the next day to give me an offer. I really liked this team. I feel like I connected with everyone who interviewed me. They seem like really good genuine people. The company isn't a big N but Glassdoor reviews are great. It's a big public company that has a lot of potential and happy customers. They offered me a base salary that's almost equal to my startup salary but with RSUs and 401k matching, the salary comes out to about $25k more than my startup salary. The role will allow me to focus on the technical side and just be an engineer instead of having to manage people as well. This would have been really easy for me to take the job except.... A few weeks ago, some internal drama happened at my startup. It was super crazy that caused almost half of the company to either quit or get fired. The CEO felt that the engineers (some were obviously interviewing) were going to quit so he increased our salary immediately. My salary was increased to $195,000. This brings my salary to be about the same as my offer (except in cash instead of RSUs). My company really doesn't want me to leave. They want me to stay and rebuild the team. After the salary increase, I told them that I still want to quit anyway because I feel like I'm not improving much as an engineer. I tried to quit again and they added another $20k to my salary to bring my total comp to $215k cash and told me to think about this more over the Thanksgiving holiday. I also got a new term for my options if I choose to stay another 2 years (Being able to purchase a decent amount of shares at about 1/7 the price of shares at the last fundraising round). They allocated a budget for another round of hiring. They said I can hire whoever I want. If I want a mentor, I can hire one. My company will also pay for classes if I want to take any. The drama at the company has settled and I truly believe that we will recover (we still have our core committed engineering team and customers who keep renewing contracts every year). We're also in the middle of a fundraising round that will likely close. I'm extremely conflicted about what to do. I want to stay with my startup for another 6 months to build the team to be in a place where I feel comfortable leaving. I feel that if I leave now, some people will also quit and will try to come work with me again (I didn't poach them. They told me.) This will leave the company in a really bad spot. I have too much loyalty to the company, as well as our customers and clients. I care deeply about my company and I want it to succeed. I made a pros and cons list. **Current company** Pros: - Already know what I'll be working on. Already know I'll be working with people I like. The people are extremely capable and driven. - Power to make/suggest all kind of decisions both for the engineering team as well as the company itself. - Core member of the company. I've never seen my company tried to retain anyone this much. - Pretty high job satisfaction. I like the product. Cons: - Already been here almost 5 years. That's like a lifetime in Silicon Valley? Scared that it's bad for my career to stay somewhere so long. - Feeling like I'm not growing into a really good, experienced engineer. No engineering mentor. (Can be fixed by hiring someone). - Unsure how to value my options. Options are not easily traded like RSUs. **New large company** Pros: - Larger team. More people with different background. More people to learn from. A manager that I really like. - New stack/programming language. - A known company. Probably looks better on my resume. - Big company perks - Potential to make even more money with a yearly RSUs grant. Cons: - Unsure if I'll do well going back to an IC only role. Being a core member of my company, I have a lot of say in things. Now I'm going to be just another engineer at this large company. - Unknown. Maybe big company problems? I'll probably get really annoyed if things move slowly. What should I do? Any advice? Thank you for reading this far. [link] [comments]  |
| Sustaining (bugs) vs feature work? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 06:22 PM PST What are your opinions on sustaining work (solving bugs from an old codebase that is the bread and butter product of the company in Java, c++, perforce) vs feature work (other engineers are rewriting the codebase and using more alluring tech stacks like nodejs, go, and git)? [link] [comments]  |
| TN Visa Requirements for swe intern working in the states? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:32 PM PST I recently got an offer as a swe intern from a pretty big company in the states, and I'm currently a Canadian citizen. The lawyer (representing the company) assisting with the TN application process states that my manager requires a software engineering related degree in order to successfully process my TN Visa. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was reading online that it is not necessary for your manager to hold any sort of swe related degrees, however if I were to be working a full time position obviously I would need to provide them with one. So as an intern working in the states, is it necessary for my manager to hold a swe related degree? I'm afraid because I turned down other offers for this company and the last thing I want is for them to retract my offer because my manager doesn't have a swe related degree. Edit: The company I'm going for seems to be enforcing a TN [link] [comments]  |
| Do technical rotation programs limit growth potential? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 01:40 PM PST I'm finishing up my senior year, super close to graduating. Right now I work remotely full time (in addition to school) for a Series C startup - I was able to arrange this by applying to a mid-level role, and then negotiating the offer into one that worked with my school schedule. I'm working on a cool product with a great manager, compensation and WLB are good too. The downsides are the lack of in-person interactions, lack of growth potential, and poor exit opportunities. We have a mature engineering team with a variety of experience, but there's no title progression - so no SWE II/senior/lead roles. I also interned for a large finance company last summer and received a return offer for their rotational program. It's an office job, but I like the location (large non-tech city) and crowd - I made a TON of friends over the summer. However, something irks me about the offer - I received perfect performance reviews, but got the same offer package as everyone else, and the company refused to negotiate. My boss was also denied when trying to get me a merit bonus during the internship. The company is known for stack ranking, and the rotational program hires a TON of candidates and places them on teams fairly randomly. The TC for the position is ~5% less than my current role, but the signing bonus is OK. Tech is fairly modern and the company is well known. So I'm considering finishing out my year at the startup and then returning to the finance company. I'd really like to try out new roles and the rotation program seems like a low-risk way of doing so, BUT I'm also concerned that the company is hiring en-masse and stack ranking will limit my growth potential. Conversely, staying in a static role without the ability to diversify my experience could also be a problem. Are these concerns well founded? [link] [comments]  |
| How much of your SWE job consists of troubleshooting and putting out fires? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 01:40 PM PST I come from an IT background and am considering going into software development. One of the things I didn't like about IT was that everyday consisted of 100% troubleshooting. While problem solving can be sometimes fun, other times, it can be very stressful. Judging from my classes, I don't mind creating code and fixing the occasional bug, but how does professional software dev compare? Do you guys spend most of your time troubleshooting and fixing errors? [link] [comments]  |
| Torn between two CS internships (GM & AMEX) Posted: 23 Nov 2018 01:20 PM PST I am a sophomore pursuing a BS in Computer Science and interviewed for an internship position with GM and Amex in September. After the interview process, I was given an offer for an internship position for GM in Michigan, Detroit. My deadline to accept the offer was Oct 18. When speaking to my hiring manager, he said that he was happy that they listened to him and was able to get the internship. I hadn't heard from Amex or any other company I had interviewed with, I loved the hiring manager, so I took it. However, I just got a better offer from American Express. It would be located 15 minutes from home and the pay would be greater. Additionally, I qualify for a $5,000 living allowance for living expenses. I do not know what type of applications I want to develop in the future, so I cannot factor that into the decision. Both companies have also not given me information about what I would be doing specifically. GM Location: Detroit, Michigan Pay: 29/hr Housing: provided Flight: refunded Transportation: not provided Amex Location: Sunrise, Florida Pay: 39/hr Housing: provided Flight: not necessary Transportation: not necessary (because it is close to home so I can drive) I am conflicted on what to do since Amex seems to be the most convenient opportunity, however, I already accepted the GM position and my manager pushed into getting me a position, so I feel a bit bad withdrawing from the offer now. Do any of you have any experience on an internship or full-time on one or both of these companies? What do you guys think? [link] [comments]  |
| How can i find CS related remote jobs as a student to work? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 04:54 PM PST Hi, im on my 3rd year of my university. I have some freelance experience thanks to my friends contacts. Developed projects (games,accounting related programs and android apps) too. School is not a problem for me because i already know most of the things they are studying and i feel like im wasting time. I've started to learn them pretty early in my life due to my passion so i got no worries about school life. But i want to gain more experience and hopefully some money. The problem is i have no idea how to find them and job has to be remote because i live in a pretty small town. Which kind of companies should i aim for remote work? Or is this just a long shot? Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2018 05:07 AM PST https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/too-old-kurt-cagle Hello everyone, As someone who is thinking about getting into the tech industry, I would like to hear about your opinions regarding the article linked above. Is he correct in his assertions? [link] [comments]  |
| Junior developer job with my current skillset? Posted: 23 Nov 2018 03:24 PM PST Hi everyone, Just a quick question. I am just wondering if I would qualify for some kind of junior developer job with my current skillset? (or rather what my odds of finding one are). Basically, I graduated with a B.S. in political science and have a few years of non-STEM professional work history. I've always written code as a hobby, and I decided that I wanted to move in that direction career-wise. To that end, I am graduating with an A.A.S. in computer programming next month. I have a good amount of experience on my own working with VB .NET/C#. (To see an example of my current "level" of experience, I have one of my programs at www.project-unification.com. This is a .NET app with some database[SQL] going on. It's kind of where I am at with my current skillset (actually, maybe a little beyond this now...). I feel that I have all the boxes checked insofar as fundamental programming concepts go. (Loops, sequence structures, search[binary/linear]/sort algorithms, conditional logic, arrays, writing classes and instantiating objects from them, passing arguments into functions byval/byref, datatypes, exception handling try...catch, basic understanding of pointers and dynamic memory allocation, good understanding of binary and hex numbers, constants... basically rock solid on all the foundation concepts.) I also have coursework experience with Java and C++, but it is very limited. (C++ is basically console apps and Java isn't much more beyond that as far as apps I have created with those languages.) I appreciate any opinions as to my prospects. [link] [comments]  |
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