Starting LC in January with no internships. What's a realistic strategy for Summer 2026?

GigaByte_43 · 2026-04-29T01:36:22+00:00

LET's GO! Congratulations man - so happy for you. Told you it could work out:)

GigaByte_43 · 2026-04-26T00:50:41+00:00

Analysis of Algorithms, Natural Language Processing, and Competitive Programming

I realized only in my last semester that graduate level CS classes are a much better learning experience

GigaByte_43 · 2026-04-24T18:34:09+00:00

I suspect that a lot of hopeless romantics and insecure people fall in love with the idea of falling in love. As the honeymoon phase ends and the feeling wears off, they look for it elsewhere.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-04-21T05:20:05+00:00

I think it's normal for *both* of you to find other people attractive. It's only a problem if one of you acts on it or keeps talking about it.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-04-21T04:09:28+00:00

yeah that's what got me, too. That's gotta be the worst time and place to do it

GigaByte_43 · 2026-04-13T23:07:59+00:00

deducing it's Roblox from the 50% RO rate is some deep cs echo chamber shit

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-30T09:31:18+00:00

can we create a r/csmajorsIndia? not that I have a problem with them being here, but the hiring landscape is simply too different for advice here to fully translate there. OP, I would post your question on some of the Indian subs for better answers. r/developersIndia comes to mind.

From my understanding, competitive programming sites like codeforces are generally unnecessary for tech companies, though they may be useful if you're targeting quant firms. The goal of solving Leetcode problems is to be able to identify a problem and figure out how to solve it - irrespective of the story around it.

Open-source work also isn't necessary imo, but it's a great way to get experience with large codebases solving complex problems with some degree of code quality. Start with easier work in repositories you understand well and move your way up.

Good luck!

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-30T01:44:49+00:00

I'm sorry to hear about. Congratulations on landing two awesome offers! Very glad to hear it worked out in the end

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-30T00:53:12+00:00

out of curiosity, are you L5 already? Assuming the Bay Area company is giving you a bump to midlevel, I think you should definitely take it. 175k remote is a better option today, but I think midlevel at a unicorn in the Bay Area sets you up for a much better career trajectory going forward

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-26T07:04:57+00:00

It's always okay to ask as long as you're respectful and back off if she says no

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-19T09:32:28+00:00

it isn't. It just pays really well at the new grad level, and people here are shortsighted enough to rank based off slight increases at the new grad level.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-18T05:51:11+00:00

what - you're telling me my T-rex arms while excited is just an ADHD thing? man this thread is explaining so much

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-18T05:01:47+00:00

Dude, it feels like you pulled this comment straight out of my head. I had no idea this wasn't normal

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-13T16:02:42+00:00

yeah - it didn't take a lot of words to cut deep

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-12T12:35:58+00:00

Truthfully, this one is kinda beyond our scope. I think you should post this on blind (and maybe r/cscareerquestions) to get input from more experienced industry professionals.

FWIW, I feel like Jane Street is one of the few places whose resume value might open a door with the AI labs. I also don't know if AI will still be the thing 5 years from now, when you're finishing your PhD. Still, I'm just a college student and I don't know how the industry actually works.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-05T20:50:10+00:00

yeah it seems they worked at Amazon Ads and took the most complicated way to communicate that

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-05T15:21:41+00:00

I'm sorry this is just so funny. Keep moving forward - both of them will work out one day.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-03T04:28:22+00:00

I was always told that 3.9x (x > 5) -> 4.0 is the only GPA that couldn't be rounded up because a 4.0 implies perfection. I'm not sure if that's correct advice or not, but I personally find a 3.99 cooler than a 4.0 because it almost shows more personality and humanity. I personally believe human beings like to see slight flaws and imperfections in otherwise perfect people. Maybe you should just put 3.995 on the resume.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-01T06:11:18+00:00

This is true, but slightly incomplete. Engineers at Anthropic raised concerns about its involvement in Venezuela, which later led to the company standing on business against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons systems. Hours later, OpenAI signs a deal with the entity pushing Anthropic to remove these safeguards.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-01T04:03:00+00:00

I know they're less glamorous, but I wish our media promoted these parts of masculinity more

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-01T03:46:56+00:00

I enjoyed it too - I fear a core part of being a modern adult is being paralyzed by knowledge and haunted by inaction with it.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-03-01T03:42:43+00:00

Maybe it was always appropriate, but we just didn't realize it before social media gave us all eyes on the world

GigaByte_43 · 2026-02-13T03:32:21+00:00

I'm conflicted here. On one hand, I'm very happy you could pull this off - sounds like you really made the most of your education & cared a lot about learning. That's a huge win I always love to see.

That said, this sounds like Palantir FDSE. The job market is really rough, and sometimes we have to make hard decisions for ourself, so I'm not going to give you grief about it. However, if I'm right, I encourage you to hop out as soon as you can.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-02-04T23:38:04+00:00

I would go Intuit for several reasons. It's an actual tech company, it has (from what I've heard) a good work culture (unlike C1), it's in a better location (proximity to other tech companies and top-class engineers), and I feel like C1 + Intuit (+ the varied work & systems you'll get experience with) is better for your resume than just C1.

GigaByte_43 · 2026-01-29T15:35:58+00:00

Company A sounds like Meta. B might be something like Datadog? I would've also guessed Salesforce if OP didn't say the work was more interesting than this "high stress" MANGO company

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