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Software Engineering Career

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30% of Meta engineers reassigned to data labelling

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Work harder when you’re young

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Anthropic is hiring like mad, is this good or bad?

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Is Meta on a downhill?

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He regrets the layoffs.

Offer Evaluation
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Databricks or SpaceX

TC 300 #Offer Evaluation #offers

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Financial independence
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Goldman SachsUpzf65

Is $800k in cash/liquidity enough to lean FIRE?

Currently not working due to terrible job market & disillusionment with career. Still making money by investing and trading. Trying to get it to $1M by next year. Is this enough to lean FIRE?

Tech Industry
Yesterday
AmazonUBBYUD

Time to jump ship 🚢, goodbye everyone

I am very blessed to be in this situation, at the right time and the right place and the right career, got into tech early, and now 35 with 2.5m networth, lived below my means and invested most of my salary throughout the years, kept savings in hysa, optimized big purchases like house and car, alway...Read more

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State FarmyourAgent

Everything sucks and everyone’s miserable

wtf is this app lmao TC approximately a year of some of y’all’s mortgage payments Anyway, looking for referrals haha

Artificial Intelligence
7h
New9P5ietgq

I got so close for Anthropic then failed FAWK

I went through so many rounds at Anthropic only to ultimately not get the role lol I was getting so excited about the possibility of starting work at anthropic but now I am so f*cking sad lol -- anyone in the same boat? If you've been successfull at anthropic OAI I'd love advice lol

AMA
Yesterday
Microsoftsjdjsbdy

Been on H1B since 2011, no gc AMA

Current TC - l63,250k Age 41 Loc Seattle My gc got filed in 2015 ama?

Tech Industry
Yesterday
ex-YextLeeqryu

Cleared Google L6 PM loop

Thought I completely bombed the product strategy round, but the recruiter feedback was mostly positive in the end. My entire prep was essentially a 3-week sprint, and I barely got any sleep through all of it. Glad to be done with this. Will share my process in more details, including questions I fac...Read more

Tech Industry
4h
Apple

does big tech make u a worse engineer?

im a sophomore interning at apple, it seems like no one cares to really understand the code and if i do (for learnings sake) I just fall behind. everything is like boot strapped by claude which works tbh but idk feels like the codebase is getting more and more slop, like the testing setup is good i ...Read more

Tech Industry
14h
Citibankglowboi

What’s your agentic coding work day like?

Wondering if it’s just me, do you guys actually do other work while the agents do tasks? I usually just scroll on my phone and prompt it once every few mins

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31 Participants
Tech Industry
21h
Genentecheulers_fn

AI Engineer isn’t real

“RAG bro” “Agentic workflows bro” “AI integration” Super cringe and can’t wait till the bubble pops

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55 Participants
Tech Industry
12h
MetaAerithTifa

Noam Shazeer leaving Google

What is the tea on this? Did he lose the internal battle to Demis?

Software Engineering Career
8h
SalesforceSf n chill

Apple offer letter timeline

Gotten a verbal offer from Apple a little over two weeks ago. Completed my background check 1.5 weeks ago. Still haven't received the offer letter. I emailed my recruiter twice in between but he says it's going through the approval chain. I'm worried some higher up will reject it 😭. Does it take thi...Read more

Tech Industry
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MetawhatAnIdea

Sad to watch people succeed

I'm Staff SWE, been in industry for 13 years now. Have worked on projects, built services, async jobs, stored and retrieved data, fixed painful bugs, memory leaks. I feel sad to watch yappers and bullshiters winning in the world, saw an AI startup with young guys who just a vision get 27 million see...Read more

Software Engineering Career
2d
AmazonFzEI51

Why Do I Rarely See Engineers over 40?

At another company now, and used to think this was an Amazon thing. Very very rare to see someone in SWE past 40, the only 40+ year olds i see are in management. Where did they go? Did they grind out and retire and do something else? Am non traditional (bootcamp) myself and am starting to wonder i...Read more

Tech Industry
13h
ex-Palo Alto NetworksJ.Epstein

Why doesn’t everyone who deals with PIP

just switch to uv? It’s obviously superior. Fast, versions locked, multimodule support, etc. All I hear on blind is “oh no I’ve been PIPped what do I do?” the answer’s obvious.

Tech Industry
Yesterday
GoogleLbdh78

I heard amazon don't get Juneteenth off

Even the 🦎 man give off day for juneteeth

Tech Industry
11h
AmazonkKnd58

US -> UK immigration process

Anyone move from the US to the UK? What did that process look like and how feasible is it as a big tech SWE? Did some brief research and found it could be eligible as like a skilled-worker visa. I've been a us citizen my whole life. I went there for a 2 week vacation and really liked it. I'm not a ...Read more

Offer Evaluation
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AmazonSAbX37

Google L7 Non Tech Offer

Base: $290K Stock: $1.16M/4yrs Bonus: 25% Role is business focused (sales/gtm/strategy) Any room to push for more? Current TC: $600K

Tech Industry
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So close but rejected by OpenAI

After 1 month, 6 rounds, and many sleepless nights, the dreaded rejection email finally came. This was supposed to be my big break into AI GTM. Recruiter was very nice to give me a debrief call and said I met the bar, but other candidates were simply stronger. Not sure if this means anything or it...Read more

Tech Industry
2h
AirbnbDoctorProc

What comes after Staff?

This grind to staff has burned the shit out of me. But seems like I will get there (fingers crossed). What comes after? Another grind to Sr.Taff? Should I switch companies to get my comp up? Seeking advice from folks that have walked this path

Personal Finance
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Why do I feel so far behind? | 32yo in Germany | €180k NW, €110k TC

Hey everyone, I need a reality check because the comparison trap is seriously messing with my mental health lately. Every time I log onto Blind or look at my immediate professional network, I see 25-year-olds clearing €200k+ or people my age with half a million in net worth. It’s making me feel inc...Read more

Offer Evaluation
Yesterday
Undisclosedufp

Roblox vs Nvidia Principal Eng

principal level generic software engineer both around 650k both seems to be WLB but good impact team which one to pick? consider Roblox stock might be undervalued with its decent YOY growth, while Nvidia is already a 5T company Edit: what’s the average sign-on for these companies?

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66 Participants
Software Engineering Career
Yesterday
ex-Uberopenaiiiii

Surviving the Bay, help me out!

5 years ago, my peak TC is 800-900K with stock gain 2 year ago, I got manage out and end up with 250K job. Now I have 2 choices, help me out. Back ground: paid off home and kid's college funded but no other real savings except 1 rental. I am in late 40, almost 50. Partner doesn't make much and pla...Read more

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Tech Industry
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Are you working tomorrow ?

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Layoffs
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Metahdhrbrzs

Has anyone started a new job during garden leave and got caught?

Theoretically you’re still on payroll, employed by previous company. But in reality seems like previous company wouldn’t care? If anyone got caught and had negative experience can you elaborate in comments?

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18 Participants
Tech Industry
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ex-GoogleTellurjoel

Housing far from data center

Is it possible to find this housing? 4+ bed 3+ bath 1800+ square feet 0.4+ acres Below $900k In New Jersey No data centers within 5 miles

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8 Participants
Tech Industry
14h
DoorDashIIUG55

“Anthropic IPO”, “SpaceX”, “TC”, “OpenAI, “5M NW”, “Which offer”

I just wanna GRILL for God’s sake!

Artificial Intelligence
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DeepSeek v5

Chinese are already saying that when DeepSeek V5 comes out, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are going to be in serious trouble. But didn’t we hear almost the exact same thing before DeepSeek V4 came out? When V4 finally launched, it was technically impressive on cost efficiency, but it did not destro...Read more

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16 Participants
Tech Industry
2h
GoogleLow⚽🥎🏀⚾

Holy fuck the new snap glasses are atrocious

And I thought the meta raybans were stupid. Folks at snap, what's your take on this? Another deluded C-suite situation?

Offer Evaluation
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PayPal/ Venmo offer

Recruiter said, I have cleared all rounds and they are moving forward but it’s been more than a week, and they havent even come back with numbers yet. Last I spoke to recruiter, he said, you have nothing to worry about and the approvals are taking sometime. But I have been burnt this season alread...Read more

Tech Industry
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UndisclosedCoolTalk

RSU was taxed at 40%

This is my first time vesting RSUs in California. Base: 200k, Bonus: 50k. Vested: 72K worth of RSU and got taxed for 28K close to 40% tax rate. My total projected income this year with RSU vests is likely 500k. Is the 40% tax excessive in my case? Will I have to worry about tax shortage? Or this ...Read more

Tech Industry
7h
MicrosoftDainty🦭

OpenAI’s Financials Leaked - net loss of $38.5 billion

OpenAI generated net revenue of $13.1 billion last year but incurred a net loss of $38.5 billion that same year, according to tech writer and independent journalist Ed Zitron, who got his hands on the figures. The numbers were independently verified by the Financial Times . What do you think? http...Read more

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Tech Industry
11h
NewSteveStove

RSU cliff after four years?

I got hired by NVIDIA around 3 years with an initial grant of 400k. Every year after I received a refresh grant of on average 200k. If my math is right, this means that once the initial grant is fully vested after four years, my TC will automatically drop, right? Does NVIDIA usually counter that b...Read more

Software Engineering Career
Yesterday
UndisclosedrbEF87

Is software architecture really this hard?

I’m a software architect at a fintech company, and it feels as though all of my peers (in software and solution architecture) overcomplicate every fucking project and problem to the point where I can’t even remember the original problem statement. Don’t even get me started on AI integrations, where...Read more

Tech Industry
2d
Uberdheinshs

Company tiers for SWE in 2026 - yes another try

Criteria: combination of impact/scope of work, compensation, WLB and brand/prestige Tier 0: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Deepmind Tier 1: Google Tier 1.5: Nvidia(tier 0 or 1 in some areas but for SWEs in general it is not as good as G), other good AI companies — perplexity, cursor, characters.ai, toge...Read more

Artificial Intelligence
Yesterday
Microsoftmtyy45

“Member of Technical Staff”

What’s with this designation recently at Anthropic where everyone is joining as “Member of Technical Staff”, even a fresh PhD right out of school, or a CVP/EVP at organizations like Microsoft.

Tech Industry
2d
Zillow GroupaaRO84

He regrets the layoffs.

It’s good to know that while this does not change anything there’s still some empathy left. Hopefully they can make it right in the future.

Office Life
5h
Microsoftachilles65

Is this true @Meta

#culture #meta It's shocking to hear this happening at Meta https://youtu.be/OOCepY3H8k4?is=haZXbYz4mOu3aJCl Zuck has lost it. It feels so deranged

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Medtronichot_abg

Observability at Disney Streaming

I'm interviewing for observability/telemetry engineering for ESPN disney streaming. Is this a deadend or a viable career path? hows the culture/morale at observability team at disney streaming? Currently work at a defense startup writing Rust and the new role is Python/Go, not sure if I'm making a ...Read more

Software Engineering Career
Yesterday
Google09dna

Were any concrete perks offered @ Meta to boost morale?

Was it all hand wavy stuff or did they announce concrete benefits to improve morale? @meta

Tech Industry
Yesterday
Meta_zipit

Unpopular take: Meta employees can cry a river but I value my job in this market

I have bills to pay, kids to send to college, food to put on the table. I am grateful to have a job in this market. I am well aware of thousands who are looking for jobs at this very moment, many of whom are my friends. People don’t value what they have. Yes, the company culture has deteriorated si...Read more

Tech Industry
11h
Oracleehciendh

Don’t understand cursor valuation

Why do folks use cursor and why did Spacex acquire them for 60B? Claude Code and Codex are as good coding tools if not better. Cursor has no IP and just use other frontier models. 60B is a ridiculous valuation especially since they were valued 10B just 11 months ago.

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Tech Industry
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Newhko

Unfair ways to get hired that actually work

See people recommending lots of shit on here. Curious what's actually worked for people. Please only vote if any of these actually worked for you to get an offer someone good in 2026

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Tech Industry
7h
Amazonze_AI

Meta is going south

Who would have believed that leetcode kids are now being treated with more snacks so that they can work harder? This is disrespectful for someone earning 300k+ these guys should stop swallowing their pride and do something. This is hilarious Metamates.

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Software Engineering Career
6h
QuEST Globalhustler101

Comp Check: GEICO Senior ($215k Base) vs. Intuit Staff (Team Matching) | Bay Area

Hey everyone, Looking for a quick sanity check and strategy advice on a current offer vs. a pending pipeline. I have about 10 years of experience as a backend engineer specializing in high-scale distributed systems and data infrastructure. Here is where things stand: 1. Current Offer: GEICO Role: ...Read more

Software Engineering Career
13h
Oraclea2bpros

Which companies are good for perm for swe role?

Most of the big companies perm is failing at recruitment stage or paused due to lay off. Which companies should I target for doing perm and i140 for swe role ? Should I target mid size company? Please suggest few names

Artificial Intelligence
14h
Metae3viber

Although AI can be annoying, it’s definitely approving my ability and outcomes

I used AI extensively during my job search and it is honestly the reason why I got offers really quickly and was a very competitive candidate. I used AI to conquer technical interviews and practice mock interview questions. It’s a cheat code for learning. It was also invaluable in preparing for th...Read more

Software Engineering Career
16h
Metajoindbood

How to Prepare for system design

Hey everyone. I’m currently a Senior SWE working in backend infra. I'm in the interview loops for Senior Infra roles at frontier AI labs. I’ve quickly realized that the system design rounds for these labs are quite different from standard distributed systems design and how we build things on my cur...Read more

Software Engineering Career
20h
Oraclewooomksfun

Fde or swe or Ai engineer

Which path to choose among FDE, SWE or AI/ML engineer for long term stability and career growth?

Offer Evaluation
Yesterday
SmartsheetAsyncThink

Disney delay in sharing comp details

Got a verbal from Disney! Recruiter says comp details will take a couple of days to come through. Anyone else experience this kind of delay after a verbal? Is this normal?

Tech Industry
12h
Grubhubyo what’s

Offer from The Trade desk, how strict are they on relocating?

So I have two swe 2 offers, the other is from Paxos. The work at the Trade desk looks good, but the team wants me to relocate but I was planning on negotiating somehow staying in New York. How strict are they about this, and do I have any chance on them letting me not relocate? TC: 200k YOE: 4 #...Read more

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Software Engineering Career
Yesterday
Undisclosedfodgij

Is Microsoft Hiring in July?

Got hire signal from a team in Feb / March from my full loop, but then the budgets got put on hold. (Azure I'm pretty sure) My careers page still says the status is up for interview and my recruiter said budgeting issues held up proceeding. Its still in "interview" status today. July is when the new...Read more

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Housing
Yesterday
Amazonapbc11

Redmond house so cheap?

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Redmond/27630-NE-Quail-Creek-Dr-98053/home/200781513 Why is this home only $1.5M for the amount of sq ft? It is in Redmond which I heard is very expensive compared to other cities in the East side. Are not all parts the same in Redmond? I see it is quite far from the 405 b...Read more

27630 NE Quail Creek Dr, Redmond, WA 98053 - 6 beds/3.5 baths
Redfin
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Software Engineering Career
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Hiring Manager Miami

We’ve been struggling to hire folks to Miami. We’re a large enterprise in a non software industry but pay comparably to FAANG. Any suggestions on how to recruit in this atmosphere? We’re looking to hire e4/5/6 talent. We get little to no inbound just based on our market location and industry. Also ...Read more

Tech Industry
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AmazonPafT08

AWS New Grad < 2 YOE PIP'd - Glorified Config Engineer - Need Advice

Hey, blind. I got my ass pip'd out of my first job after nearly 2 years. I was on a team for one of those heavily used AWS services with a high ops load. I'm not looking for a pity party. In hindsight, there's plenty of things I could have done better. My problem is at least 70% if not more of my ...Read more

Tech Industry
5h
Genentecheulers_fn

Anyone moved from Backend -> ML Infra?

If so, how? What did you study?

Product Management Career
8h
Metapiecrust98

At what point does a post-layoff gap become a red flag?

Was laid off from Meta around mid-March as part of org changes. Took ~2 months to decompress, reset, and focus on health/wellness. I’ve recently started applying again, but I’m being somewhat selective and trying to find a strong fit rather than rushing into something random. If I don’t land somet...Read more

Design Career
14h
Newebdb88

Doubled my interview rate by automating my job search. Now in rounds with 15 companies.

Senior product designer, 14 YOE, laid off and job searching. Got tired of the manual grind so I automated it with Claude and Google Sheets. Job discovery, application tracking, recruiter follow-ups, all running on autopilot. I review and approve, the system does the busywork. Response rate doubled. ...Read more

2026 Tax
17h
IntelQBKI31

Apple Refresher’s ?

I been offered a role at Apple london in Silicon Team. There is no mention of refresh at offer letter. Year of experience - 8 Base - £104k Joining bonus - £25k New Started RSU - 250k. Grade - ICT4 What the expected refresh ?

Tech Industry
21h
DatabricksNQkaoa

Can reyden send our valuation to 200b?

It is the best sql engine of all time. 200b is fair. If the whole world consolidates all sql workload to databricks 10t is possible