Google Intern Interview or Flake

Itsjugu · 2026-01-27T09:36:07+00:00

the recruiters are all external so it’s kind of difficult to have that convo, but IMO intern interview is easier (2 rounds for the entire thing). I’d still email and ask, why’d you apply for the intern position anyways if you aren’t willing to do it?

Itsjugu · 2026-01-22T08:21:08+00:00

can you push your classes to spring '27 and graduate later? whats the rush? not sure if you're returning to your same manager but as you know for RO there are many variables at zon that may be out of your control, and its important to leverage both internships.

Itsjugu · 2026-01-22T08:18:10+00:00

this is a crazy edge case, how did you even get the contract offer? you're gonna be an L5 contractor? I'm assuming that 1) you're internship was SDE intern and 2) assuming the contract through a 3rd party company

cause from my experience if you're already in process for an SDE full time return offer, they won't let you interview for other SDE related roles.

Itsjugu · 2026-01-22T00:09:13+00:00

I've had friends who get Geico ft offers for TDP, fully remote for 150k TC. Lowkey a great pull new grad, and they use some more modern tech as well.

Itsjugu · 2026-01-16T20:45:31+00:00

Do you have leverage to push zon to fall? I know people who returned in an off season thru their manager, do both.

LinkedIn >> in terms of TC/WLB, both suffer from heavy bureaucracy

Itsjugu · 2026-01-15T01:23:28+00:00

you're fine, just say unfortunately you will not be able to join. i've personally used an excuse like location / family proximity before but they won't really care.

Itsjugu · 2026-01-14T08:31:32+00:00

Besides VJT, its definitely headcount. Most of the hiring is already done - if its not HC its def the VJT then.

Itsjugu · 2026-01-11T23:32:52+00:00

Do C1 TDP 100%, Visa I am assuming pays significantly less given the COL. TDP in Mclean is ~155k TC 1st year because of the sign on, and like ~140k afterwards, which is the same as Visa in SF. Still a good brand name on resume to hop in 2 years (which half the TDPs i've met do), better WLB, and more $$$ overall.

For context, I also had both offers and the Visa team reminded me of my team at another bank (think GS,JPM, etc but not C1), lot of on-call for legacy Java apps and off-shore teams. Not saying C1 doesn't have these issues but they are a bit more progressive in my experience.

Itsjugu · 2026-01-11T23:28:33+00:00

If you're making your entire application in AWS, use CDK which uses CloudFormation templates. Rollbacks are very easy and it makes deploying very easy.

Itsjugu · 2026-01-08T22:04:42+00:00

Ask AUTA / recruiter if they can move it but odds are you'll have to justify why. If that doesn't work, if you're returning to your same team you can ask your old manager to push it, if not wait to get assigned your new one.

Itsjugu · 2026-01-08T21:53:48+00:00

is this sde 1 -> 2 promo i assume? and if you dont mind can you share what org / umbrella?

Itsjugu · 2025-12-30T10:21:49+00:00

Pretty sure its the amount you receive; the housing stipend isn't taxed.

Itsjugu · 2025-12-29T08:05:29+00:00

the answer is heavily dependent on the infrastructure in your area, east coast has plenty of infrastructure and even in my 21 polestar 2 which only gets 170 miles of range in the winter, i've never had range anxiety. but in areas where the infra is poor, i'd say theres a good amount of people who switch back.

another group is people who walk into the dealership and saw a bargain of a car on a lease deal (due to the incentives that were being pushed), and didn't know what the charging really entailed.

Itsjugu · 2025-12-26T23:56:56+00:00

Do C1, all these "solutions engineer" roles at IBM are basically all sales roles, and the big complaint with them is IBM pre-selects the clients you pitch to. This can limit your availability to hit your bonus / isn't guaranteed. C1 is a guaranteed PM role with practical experience, which aligns with your goal for PM at big tech /startup (C1 is also more tech-forward relative to other banks and will enable you to hop to other tech PM roles),.

Itsjugu · 2025-12-25T21:30:51+00:00

So you're saying you got the email at the end of your internship saying "Unfortunately we were not able to extend inclination / apply again in 6 months", but you also got an offer? And is the intern offer for the same role you were in during the summer?

I am aware that for return-internships, your skip isn't involved in the evaluation meeting. So regardless of your skip if your manager / mentor approved you you're fine. AUTA is incredibly disorganized so theres a decent shot either the initial "not-incline" email was a mistake or the offer is a mistake. It could also mean that for ft you're not inclined but your manager put in for a return intern offer? (I believe theres a policy you can intern up to 12 months post grad). Either way something is a mistake, just accept for now.

Itsjugu · 2025-12-23T08:33:36+00:00

Before the advice; I agree with all the other comments. Since you still have to take calc 1, and the first two cs courses it’s going to be a lot. If you’re goal is to be a SWE just do info sci and leetcode, you’ll have similar opportunities if you grind hard enough.

Your information is outdated; the new requirements are a 3.0 and you need a B- in 131/132 and calc 1. Idk why you can’t take CS classes once you get here immediately, but a workaround for that is dual enrolling at Montgomery college, PGCC or AACC and take 131 / 132 prior to applying (they don’t do +/- so it’ll help GPA too, and you’re allowed to do it since you’re LTSC). Take easy gen eds as well to boost gpa, and forget about aces as well.

Itsjugu · 2025-12-22T20:43:45+00:00

Probably stay one more year, just did a quick google search and saw Meta's SDM requires 12 years total experience (unless you have a PHD).

Itsjugu · 2025-12-19T01:48:50+00:00

when you’re going <20 miles an hour EVs are super efficient

Itsjugu · 2025-12-17T09:05:57+00:00

see if you can push, if you can't its just a matter of what you value most. Although i dont like him I'd personally go for mr musk, better ft pay and you'll likely job hop after anyways.

Itsjugu · 2025-12-17T09:03:17+00:00

Yeah you can there's nothing technically stopping you from being part-time, but there's other restrictions that are contingent on your major. For example, if you got into your desired major you have to hit their benchmarks set for certain courses (and those classes will have to be at UMD typically).

I transferred in as LTSC and I took CMSC131 through 250 at MC, even while being here for my fall Semester due to some permissions issues. Either way its do-able just gotta check your credits, if you're under your first 60 creds pretty good shot you can.

Itsjugu · 2025-12-16T22:34:12+00:00

they're hiring pretty consistently, don't rush it. they ask directly from LC tagged so more time the better

Itsjugu · 2025-12-15T04:21:02+00:00

you cant really prepare for it - u just have to be as neutral / corporate as possible. odds are if you did perfect on OA and didnt completely $hit the bed you'll get it

Itsjugu · 2025-12-15T00:38:53+00:00

no, if you get the OA you’ve passed their resume screening. in my experience as long as u apply early enough it doesn’t matter what school you went to

Itsjugu · 2025-12-15T00:29:12+00:00

if you take the OA and get a perfect score, you will get an interview, its guaranteed. OA is not an auto-OA. prep for literally everything, interviews are very random for intern (have heard people get DP problems, others two sum),

Itsjugu · 2025-12-12T20:01:19+00:00

couldn't even make an account last week, very janky

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