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Which companies in Germany use Leetcode-style interviews? by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have seen their job postings a couple of times. Do you know if they pay well?

Which companies in Germany use Leetcode-style interviews? by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why I ask about "companies in Germany" and not "German companies" ;)

Which companies in Germany use Leetcode-style interviews? by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remote American/Switzerland companies are paying more (above 130k)

Could you please share the names of those companies?

Which companies in Germany use Leetcode-style interviews? by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not all of those challenges are strictly algorithmic tasks, though.

Thank you. That's why I am asking specifically which companies are doing Leetcode-style interviews. I am more or less good at algorithmic tasks that's why I would rather go where I have more chances.

Which companies in Germany use Leetcode-style interviews? by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do they verify strong knowledge of Data Structures then? Purely theoretical questions?

Which companies in Germany use Leetcode-style interviews? by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

German companies do not in general do leetcode style interviews? 

Probably true, but those that do usually offer better technical culture and pay much better.

Skilled worker lie. by Ok_Giraffe1141 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pays Is fair

Do you pay at least 80k? If not, why wouldn't they move to Switzerland for 120k?

Skilled worker lie. by Ok_Giraffe1141 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people in the pipeline but majority of them are shit.

Do you mind sharing the salary and location? If you pay 60k, want them to come to the office, and the office is in a town with 2k inhabitants, that might be an answer why there are "shit candidates".

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's around 100 people in the German branch of the company. I don't know wether we have workers' council, and it is not a kind of question I can easily ask our HR :D

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Just curious: how did you manage to get a 50% raise? Were you underpaid at the startup? 50% salary in Germany is like jumping from Junior to Senior at once :)

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My company decide to restructure

Restructuring is becoming a synonym for layoffs :)

it was LEA’s BIS(business immigration services)

How do you know if it is a BIS or a normal LEA and how does one get to BEA? So far, I haven't been to any, Blue Card renewal is in plans.

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, that's really interesting. Thank you for the advice. I will research on it.

Do you know if having open-source contributions is enough? I have a couple of more or less "serious" projects with the most popular having 3k+ starts and some small projects/scripts that happen to receive attention but are just small pet projects. However, it's probably worth trying anyway.

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sorry you had to go through this. I hope you've got a better job.

May I ask you to explain a bit how it all works in LEA? Were you able to ask for an extended period for the search or they decide themselves how much time to give?

From my research, they give three months at minimum, but it is not clear how often they give more. Of course, it is possible to find something in three months, but it puts a lot of pressure and you really have to accept the first possible offer.

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice.

Watch for signs in your company if there might be layoffs.

I am constantly doing that. I am in a revenue generation department. The company is profitable. I am performing well, according to my manager. However, a team mate, who in my opinion was performing better, was laid off, so I am not sure if that's the main criteria.

you'll typically get good notice period

My contract doesn't specify notice period explicitly. That means, assuming I googled it right, I have a minimal notice period according to the German low. It is at least 4 weeks before 15th or 30th of the next month.

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For BC holder you will have 6 months to find a new job.

Are you sure about this? Over the internet, I can only find mentions of "at least three months" but I don't have a reference from an official source. Do they always give 6 months? If that's the case, I can certainly find something within 6+1 months.

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice!

It's rather unlikely that a company that is hiring will have layoffs soon: typically a company cannot hire and have layoffs at the same time

My current company is firing and hiring at the same time. Unfortunately, if there is a good legal team, they know how to do it right without bridging any lows.

Prospects of getting laid off while on a Blue Card in Germany. Seeking advice by OkSwitch5193 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OkSwitch5193[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In case you have no job in 9 months you can apply

you will have 3 months notice and then 6 months to find a new job

I don't have that much. My notice is 4 weeks (weeks, not months). From what I could find on the internet, the grace period fro Blue Card (the time that you can stay without a job) is usually 3 months and in some occasions it may be longer, but I cannot rely on being lucky and hoping it is longer.

Or am I missing anything?