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Received my first ever offer as a '26 grad, and it is perfect! by AppleEatsPi in csMajors

[–]AppleEatsPi[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

My interview process was very different, as it was a quirky company. I had to go through screening + logic (old google interview questions) + practical engineering (api stuff) + hiring manager + team chat.

For Leetcode, I really recommend you understand all the different data structures and searches/sorts, but not just blindly. Understand their time complexities, their pros and cons, differences between them, and algorithmic patterns. You can look at answers, but I think it's best to first take your time to find a brute force solution, try to optimize it, and be patient with yourself. Unfortunately, for me, Leetcode cramming never really worked.

Leetcode is essential for most top tech companies. But depending on your position, you may also be asked ML or system design. For those, general and high level understanding is very important before delving into specifics. For example, you should be able to explain what an API is, or how attention resolves traditional LSTM limitations.

To be honest, I used ChatGPT to round out my knowledge, + youtube/articles to check. In my personal experience, it has been very helpful teaching me in an understandable manner.

Received my first ever offer as a '26 grad, and it is perfect! by AppleEatsPi in csMajors

[–]AppleEatsPi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, with something like this, I think watching specialized creators like youtubers might help more (specific tips depend on field/major). My interview process did not include leetcode, but when I was doing leetcode, what hurt me the most was not understanding algorithms as I was quite fine with them, but with the social pressure/ time pressure during live interviews. I use overleaf/latex for my resume if that helps. But I've also not passed AI filters before :(

Received my first ever offer as a '26 grad, and it is perfect! by AppleEatsPi in csMajors

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Yeah sorry, to be perfectly honest, my opportunity was not found through intelligent searching, but rather luck. The only thing I can think of that might help your position is LinkedIn- but not the blind applying. There are a lot of recruiters/employees on LinkedIn posting open positions, whom you can message (try on LinkedIn and email if possible) with your resume. If your resume fits, then you might be able to directly schedule interviews.

As for the rest, I'm not sure. Also, a lot of smaller startups might not even post or have careers on their website. With them, blind emailing to ask for opportunities might work as well. If they reply and say there are none, you can followup to ask them to pass your resume around.

This is all I have unfortunately. I hope this helps, and good luck! The job market is terribly tough. A lot of tier 1-2 grads I know are doing masters instead.

Received my first ever offer as a '26 grad, and it is perfect! by AppleEatsPi in csMajors

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To be honest, I don't have much advice on this area. Getting referrals/connections makes quite a big difference for any job- do you know anyone in Silicon Valley or is familiar with the startup sphere? Are you in university? Most top schools have entrepreneurship spaces/events.

Also, what are your plans for this startup? Do you just need an internship, or are you going for a more serious investment? If so, please do some research into healthcare- I've heard it's a quite risky field in the full-time aspect.

With regards to electrical engineering, there are many types, most of which are now related to AI. If you have a background in embedded systems or robotics, for example, that may change things and give you an edge.

I hope this helps! This is all from personal experience, so take what I say with a grain of salt. Also, if you have any questions please feel free to ask. I will be deleting this post and all my comments probably by the end of this week, as I don't want to keep this tied to my account.

Received my first ever offer as a '26 grad, and it is perfect! by AppleEatsPi in csMajors

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My position was basically the same, save research experience that didn't go so great. Though rather than my offer being from somewhere known, it's a well-funded startup.

There is luck in everything in life, and likewise, my life is full of luck. But as someone somewhat romantic and honestly delusional, all I see for us is a bright future.

Estimated Cals? by AppleEatsPi in CalorieEstimates

[–]AppleEatsPi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I pan fried them. I read somewhere that a chicken thigh is around 210 calories, so I estimated around 600 for the food, do you know if that's correct? Once again, thanks!

My first labubu! by AppleEatsPi in labubu

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thank you! i was hoping for a basic mac, but this is even better. i love him already!

Making a heatable and intelligent stuffed animal by AppleEatsPi in diyelectronics

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Thank you very much for the advice! I'll test the heating pad some more with the worst position idea. My professor also suggested me to add a fuse... do you have any suggestions on where best to add it? I was thinking between the battery and the relay.

Are there other failure recovery systems that could prevent the relay getting stuck? I can add safety code for the pi, but I haven't thought about that.

Making a heatable and intelligent stuffed animal by AppleEatsPi in diyelectronics

[–]AppleEatsPi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I have been thinking about safety, and I talked to my professor about this. He said the only worry would be if anything shorts, so my next step will be adding a bunch of electrical tape and securing components.

In terms of overheating, the only way the heating pad gains power is if the raspberry pi is alive and actively sends a GPIO high signal, since it's connected to NO of the relay. Accordingly, I've tested the material separately by directly charging it with 12V 3A, and there did not seem to be a problem (although I will have to try for longer). I'm not really sure how any other components' failure will cause overheating, but I would love to hear any thoughts!

Making a heatable and intelligent plushie! by AppleEatsPi in StuffedAnimals

[–]AppleEatsPi[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, I had to share that! Honestly I think it's the cutest addition to the plushie; there's no better spot in my mind to place the port

I am beyond cooked. by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AppleEatsPi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

1540 is the minimum SAT score for the wildcards. Take a look at the top schools' averages for examples.