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Re: Salary Stream – Software Engineer Offers

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Post by winter_blue »

bradlys wrote: post #20

It's good information. Leaves me feeling hella bitter though since I'm paid less than half of that FB offer but could theoretically get the same offer. Just wish there was a more straight forward way to getting into these companies that pay so much. Has anyone had success with mock interviews? (Done by people who actually hire - not random people) I've received endless feedback from recruiters saying it's my technica…

You need to invest time in Leetcode.

I made it into final round interviews with both Google and Facebook (in California), without much prep, and didn't get an offer from either.

Google asked me all algorithm problems (I told them I didn't have much system design experience), whereas Facebook did a mix of algorithms, system design, and soft/personal skills.

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Post by throwqwerty »

bradlys wrote: post #20

It's good information. Leaves me feeling hella bitter though since I'm paid less than half of that FB offer but could theoretically get the same offer. Just wish there was a more straight forward way to getting into these companies that pay so much. Has anyone had success with mock interviews? (Done by people who actually hire - not random people) I've received endless feedback from recruiters saying it's my technica…

what does smashed every problem mean? are you really getting the entire solution including optimization written up each time? i find it hard to believe that you're acing the technical and bombing the rest so egregiously that you're not getting offers.

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Post by somebodythere »

andrewljohnson wrote: post #14

Twitch is so low: https://www.levels.fyi/comp.html?track=Software%20Engineer&s... Is that because a lot of people want to work at Twitch, and/or because Amazon doesn't pay that well?

It's because the bulk RSU portion of the offer vests in the latter 2 years and the TC value given on the site is based on 1st year compensation.

Re: Salary Stream – Software Engineer Offers

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Post by bradlys »

throwqwerty wrote: post #22
bradlys wrote: post #20

It's good information. Leaves me feeling hella bitter though since I'm paid less than half of that FB offer but could theoretically get the same offer. Just wish there was a more straight forward way to getting into these companies that pay so much. Has anyone had success with mock interviews? (Done by people who actually hire - not random people) I've received endless feedback from recruiters saying it's my technica…

what does smashed every problem mean? are you really getting the entire solution including optimization written up each time? i find it hard to believe that you're acing the technical and bombing the rest so egregiously that you're not getting offers.

Yeah - you'd be surprised. I got accused of cheating more than once because I'd come up with the optimal solution in less than a minute. Never even saw the problems. I spent a lot of time prepping.

Re: Salary Stream – Software Engineer Offers

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Post by bradlys »

winter_blue wrote: post #21
bradlys wrote: post #20

It's good information. Leaves me feeling hella bitter though since I'm paid less than half of that FB offer but could theoretically get the same offer. Just wish there was a more straight forward way to getting into these companies that pay so much. Has anyone had success with mock interviews? (Done by people who actually hire - not random people) I've received endless feedback from recruiters saying it's my technica…

You need to invest time in Leetcode. I made it into final round interviews with both Google and Facebook (in California) , without much prep, and didn't get an offer from either. Google asked me all algorithm problems (I told them I didn't have much system design experience), whereas Facebook did a mix of algorithms, system design, and soft/personal skills.

I think you misunderstood what I meant - I smashed the problems as in... I destroyed them. Optimal solution out of the gate. Optimal solutions on the board only slowed down by my ability to write.

It wasn't even memorization - I just practiced so much. I've done over 500 problems and over 200 technical interviews. I don't really "fail" them in the traditional sense these days.

Maybe I have a really punchable face - who knows.

Re: Salary Stream – Software Engineer Offers

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Post by codingslave »

bradlys wrote: post #24
throwqwerty wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what does smashed every problem mean? are you really getting the entire solution including optimization written up each time? i find it hard to believe that you're acing the technical and bombing the rest so egregiously that you're not getting offers.

Yeah - you'd be surprised. I got accused of cheating more than once because I'd come up with the optimal solution in less than a minute. Never even saw the problems. I spent a lot of time prepping.

Yup. Once you do a ton of these, they get easy.

Re: Salary Stream – Software Engineer Offers

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Post by adamredwoods »

I don't know how great this is to share, although I am curious about the numbers, as I'm sure it will depress some people. A lot of pay is based off personal intelligence and interviewing skills, which cannot be shown with quantitative numbers like years of experience.
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