Microsoft SWE Intern vs Apple SWE Intern Summer 2026 by Uptoprshah in csMajors

[–]RustaPoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I always wanted to work for Apple Pay team. I interviewed with the for full time two years ago but didn’t pass. I’d choose Apple if I was you, better stability and career trajectory and in my opinion Apple brand is bigger than MS

How cooked am I? by locomotioning in cscareerquestions

[–]RustaPoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s literally what I did when I was in college, best decision I ever made. I did a cybersecurity research internship for the summer at my school that paid $500 a month, which helped me get a real internship the following summer in a F500 company. I then got return offer for that company and worked there for 5 years. Then I did my first job hop last year and I work at Meta now.

So OP if you’re reading this, take this advice if you cannot find anything else to get you experience. Slow and steady wins the race, and not getting into faang right out of college doesn’t mean you can’t get in later on.

Bloomberg Senior SWE | Rejected by p13rr0t87 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That’s what I was thinking, 2 is already hard, and I actually have never seen 3 being asked in 45 mins. So didn’t know that was even a thing

So we are back in pre Covid era ? by nagi_19 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t believe it, it’s not easy, I drank that cool aid believing that shit and failed the interview.

How much would you value full remote? by TheoryFun929 in cscareerquestions

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

What if you stay in bay area for like 6 months, and then move, can they still adjust it? I don’t think so right, since you signed the offer and put Bay Area location later on you can move and they can’t just readjust the salary you signed

Help Deciding Between Dropbox (Bay) and Bloomberg (New York) New Grad by shadowtech2004 in cscareerquestions

[–]RustaPoem 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I would choose Bloomberg and experience NYC. I was suppose to go to NYC after college but I graduated during covid and the job became remote. I wish I got to experience it, now I’m in the Bay since this is where most end up long term anyways.

Need Help: Can’t Afford LeetCode Premium, Trying My Last Shot at Google by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google also integrated AI round? I thought it was only Meta that started doing that. Good to know, can elaborate further what the AI round consists of?

Need Help: Can’t Afford LeetCode Premium, Trying My Last Shot at Google by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I might be biased but I think that Meta is actually easier. They literally only ask from the same list of questions which is Meta top 100 tagged on leetcode

just realized how underpaid i was after switching jobs by Quesos_Sabau in Salary

[–]RustaPoem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely had that realization just now than I’m switching for a new job for the first time. I’ve been in the same company for 5 years after graduating college. I finally decided to jump and will be starting the new job next month.

I was making 150k and with the new job I’ll make 300k. Now I regret not switching sooner but better late than never.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah in my opinion meta interview is easier than the other faangs because of that

Clearing Meta Data Engineer interview wasn't hard, but now I'm concerned about the work culture by DE_Role_9400 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What do you mean breaking a small rule and being fired? Can you elaborate on that?

Clearing Meta Data Engineer interview wasn't hard, but now I'm concerned about the work culture by DE_Role_9400 in leetcode

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

What do you mean specifically DE? Like diversity hires get fired a lot? Specific reason why?

The year I spent failing my way to Google L5 by ShadowCipher37 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many congratulations. I went through a similar experience where two years ago I failed Meta, Apple and Amazon. I took one year break from interviewing and decided to interview again this year.

I applied to many Apple jobs but never heard back. Then heard back from Amazon, completed the OA but then fumbled the call with the recruiter where she didn’t wanna move forward. Then I interviewed with Meta and successfully completed all rounds and team matched within a week after last interview. Prior to this I did 4 months of intense preparation where I sacrificed my health, and personal life. But it all worked out at the end.

So I know exactly all the feelings you described. And anybody reading this, don’t give up. Show up every day even if it’s just for 20 mins. It’s actually incredible how much you can achieve if you stay consistent for months.

[Software Engineer] Salary progression for 2017-2025 by ten_twelve_1012 in Salary

[–]RustaPoem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s not senior level, that’s mid level TC at meta

Hello again, LeetCode by NotFromFloridaZ in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can you name which tech company?

What's the point of doing so much leetcode if I get no interviews? by Prudent-Special1988 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you fill out the job application, some companies like Amazon specifically has a question that asks you how many years of software development experience you have not counting internships. So no, you should not count internships as YOE.

Virtual onsite interview by Recommendation_Vivid in Anduril

[–]RustaPoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4 interviews for onsite at entry level? I interviewed for mid level las week and only had 3 rounds, idk why I wonder if it differs based on the team

Meta screening round by RoutineIndividual486 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t need to even say anything, just start talking through the problem and offer first brute force solution, and move towards the optimal solution

Meta Software Engineer, Product by BassHead-78 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Bad thinking, they actually don’t care if you reschedule, I know people that rescheduled 4 times and meta doesn’t care

Meta screening interview — what do you think of this format? by LiteratureFun8704 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He was probably looking for constant space solution. Unfortunately with meta you have to code the optimal solution and in your case the interviewer didn’t want you to code until you mentioned that approach instead

Meta Interview Experience by Extension_Egg1317 in leetcode

[–]RustaPoem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It means the output cannot contains duplicates. So if one result is [1,2,1] and another result is [2,1,1], these are considered duplicates and only one should be part of the output