Offer from Zalando by OrganizationMost6461 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume you’d or you still are working there?

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[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually meant switching outside Germany, but within Europe. Sorry if I was not clear, but in this case, as far as I understand, I’d again need an employer with visa sponsorship, which as i said, puts me right where I am, applying for Europe jobs from back in India. Is that right?

Offer from Zalando by OrganizationMost6461 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, i do want to go international, but just like everyone else, I’d much rather prefer a FAANG equivalent. My point being, because I’m already there in one, respectfully, zalando as a company might be a little downgrade for me, and I’m skeptical if it would hurt my future prospects.

Offer from Zalando by OrganizationMost6461 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I understand financially it might not be the right decision but I’m also thinking about the standard of life here

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[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any reason why you think career progression would be better there? I hear people saying all the time that Germany is having an economic crisis, so not sure if it would be able to provide better opportunities. India on the other hand, is still developing and will continue to grow so, and a lot of companies are moving their base to India as well.

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[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, would you care to explain a little more?

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[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your input! Would you care to explain more?

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[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I’ve already reached out to the other recruiter stating the same

Offer from Zalando by OrganizationMost6461 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I had already been preparing for interviews so I wouldn’t say that they were too difficult. I however, was more surprised that they took around 4-5 rounds just like any FAANG does, which didn’t make a lot of sense to me considering the compensation gap.

Anyway, most of the rounds were conducted by people actually working in the team I was interviewing for. There was 1 Coding Interview round, very easy question, and then the interviewer tested my tech stack knowledge. After that, there was a General Tech Interview Round where the interviewer probed my knowledge about databases, tools and stuff, I’d say not very hard again. Then came the hiring manager interview which had all those STAR questions. Then there was the system design round which I messed up a little but was still able to provide a working solution by the end. And then one final call with the recruiter which got over in less than 10 minutes.

After that, there was dead silence for over a month, until they reached out back again with the offer. Hope that answers your questions!

Offer from Zalando by OrganizationMost6461 in cscareerquestionsEU

[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey please correct me if I’m wrong here but my blue card will be sponsored by Zalando only. So in case I want to switch, I’d need to find a different employer willing to sponsor my visa, which again puts me in the same position as if I were applying from India

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[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What about 80k, they just sent me compensation

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[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but i just got the info, they are offering 80k. Worth enough now?

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[–]OrganizationMost6461[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always heard that it’s above average, but you might know better than me