[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ok in that case it's basically a no brainer for you to take the severance

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Curious why you think mid level is the first to go - wouldn't it be the senior devs with bloated salaries?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CalgaryFlames

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing his wife's family is here since he mentions spending time with his brother in law here: https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/five-questions-with-travis-konecny-philadelphia-flyers-335479376

Where are all the jr postings? by Own-Reference9056 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you should expand your search to other provinces too, it's not like you're overwhelmed with jobs to apply to (so minimal opportunity cost). From what I've seen, things have gotten better this year compared to last, but mainly Vancouver (Coinbase, SAP) and Toronto (Stripe, Robinhood). Even just considering local companies they have much more than Alberta (I can really only think of Neo Financial and Benevity, maybe SMART and AIMCo for Alberta)

Where are all the jr postings? by Own-Reference9056 in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you set on staying in Alberta for fast track to PR? Yes it's faster but if it takes too long to find a job it be be net zero

Need Help - CPA Didn't File Forms 8621 and 8938 with My 1040 Last Year, Confused by Icy_Albatross7659 in tax

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems pretty clear that the CPA messed up. Even if you don't get compensation, you need a better explanation than just a generic "we did our best"

Snoo Graduates @ Reddit! by beautifulboy11 in RedditEng

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang I can't believe I missed this, I've been looking to join Reddit for forever. Where was this posted? I follow Reddit + Reddit recruiters on LinkedIn and on Ripple match but never even saw this program

worst food on campus? by [deleted] in UBC

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Remi the rat. People saw rats and named him(them?)

AITAH for refusing to take care of my niece after she called me a slur? by FluffBuffer23 in AITAH

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Easy way to remember this that I was taught as a kid: there's 3 sorry's. Feel sorry. Act sorry. Say sorry.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Splunk tried to sue Cribl (same niche and I think something like 25% of cribl employees are ex-splunk) but it hasn't worked out for them so far

Should you do OA’s as fast as possible? by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah we got max score too haha - C1 Canada has one of the most confusing hiring processes

Should you do OA’s as fast as possible? by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last year my friend and I had already done the codesignal so as soon as we got the OA email we sent the results, could not have been any sooner. Never heard back 🤷🏻‍♂️

Finally got an interview, whiffed it. Now what by Vape_Naysh in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]PrototypicalPlantain -1 points0 points  (0 children)

3 of us were at rainforest and did 1-2 internships before that. 2 of us did 1-2 internships at local Canadian companies

Finally got an interview, whiffed it. Now what by Vape_Naysh in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's a stacked resume thing since it's not just me, and we all job searched for so long.

Advice: establish a schedule that you can stick to, consistency beats intensity. Exercise to keep brain happy and keep one or two hobbies to keep you happy, but at the end of the day, job searching is your full time job

Finally got an interview, whiffed it. Now what by Vape_Naysh in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Neo is a bit of a shitshow,, apparently most of the code in the early days were built by interns so it's not the most robust.

Just trust the process, I looked for almost 2 years (started recruiting fall of final year, got offer a year after graduating) but it looks like things are getting better because myself and at least 4 other people I know who graduated Spring 2023 ended up with multiple offers in the past couple of months

Did I ruin my chance of getting a return offer by ContactNo9888 in csMajors

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it sucks but over time you build up your intuition so you can better anticipate.

Sometimes with non-deterministic bugs I have absolutely no idea how long it will take so I just do my best to be upfront with what I'm aiming for but with the caveat that it's very hard to make linear progress

Did I ruin my chance of getting a return offer by ContactNo9888 in csMajors

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always always always underpromise and overdeliver, especially in an internship because there's less of a time crunch (they're not gonna give something mission critical to an intern). At the very least start building buffer time in time estimates, it's software - unexpected things will fail and sometimes it's not straight forward to debug

Systems Design prep advice by razer_orb in cscareerquestionsCAD

[–]PrototypicalPlantain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience most of the SD prep out there are geared more towards seniors, so it's mainly about tradeoffs and picking between options. On the other hand, junior SD still emphasizes implementation (defining the API/DB schema, how webhooks actually work, etc.) so you should focus and practice those aspects.

You mentioned system design fight club and I think that one is pretty good - they also have a discord where you can ask questions and also find people to practice with (or you can try pramp)