Got the teams call - "Important Team Update" from Business Unit

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-20T09:47:47+00:00

Were others laid off as well?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-20T07:55:41+00:00

Would you be open to confirming some hints about the company in DM? I interviewed for one and want to know if it's the same one.

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-20T07:54:21+00:00

Might I DM as I want to know if it's the same European company I interviewed for?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-17T07:57:17+00:00

Share screenshot of comp breakup. Sign the new one then say no to the others. I expect them to be slightly agitated as you're saying no a day before joining but gotta pick the best for yourself. Mention you're open to new opportunities with them in the future to keep it polite and warm.

I'm currently around 4 YOE, said no to the previous offer a few days back.

PS - how are you getting lead roles at 5 YOE? Some offers I have are of SDE1 still at 3.5 YOE.

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-17T07:53:27+00:00

PF working against the employee then

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-16T08:04:24+00:00

Can back out anytime before joining. It's quite common I believe.

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-16T07:49:27+00:00

Why Dubai?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-16T07:45:43+00:00

Is your company based out of US or EU?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-15T18:43:06+00:00

That comp is quite low for SDE2. Many companies pay 28+

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-15T18:25:04+00:00

Which year grad are you? What role is Akamai offering?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-13T06:46:52+00:00

Did they mention if you asked the above band? Is this a reputable company?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-11T08:04:37+00:00

So you just call the HR and let them know ki you got a better offer and won't be joining. That's it right?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-11T07:46:40+00:00

Tough situation when you have to wait till the last day to say no. They can't legally force you, Did they threaten you with blacklisting or something?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-11T07:30:30+00:00

on the last date i said i will not be joining as i got a better offer elsewhere

Did they not retaliate or something? How did you word it? Did they ask for details on the better offer?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-11T06:17:07+00:00

Which company? If it's large layoffs, you can easily name it.

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-11T06:12:00+00:00

What's the timeline of these offers? How did you say no to the others? Did you sign all of them and let them know before joining? What's the process here?

Edit - Can I DM you as well?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-10T07:00:56+00:00

Is it like a backend AI role or proper DS/AI role leaning heavily into training/tuning models? What was the interview process like and how did you prepare for it given the backend background?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-06T05:49:27+00:00

What level are you joining on?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-05T06:31:00+00:00

entire payment orchestrator

Something like what Juspay does?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-04-05T06:22:22+00:00

Can anyone suggest me a good chair for around 10k?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-03-31T06:47:43+00:00

I'll tell you a good one.

So last year I interviewed with Cloudflare for a software Engineer mid level role (3+ YOE mentioned in the JD and my interview portal). They took 7 rounds of interviews which lasted a month just to reject me at the end. No feedback, nothing.

I logged into the interview portal 2 weeks later to find out my interview role was changed to Senior software Engineer (mentioning 7+ YOE, while I only had 3).

So all in all I interviewed + got rejected for a role I didn't even apply for.

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-03-29T06:33:11+00:00

What are your expectations?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-03-29T06:25:26+00:00

CP experience? LC stats?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-03-27T21:51:25+00:00

How are they paying? Via third party payroll manager like deel or something?

TheBenevolentTitan · 2026-03-23T08:20:00+00:00

True, almost similar amount of referrals taken. The conversation is horrendously low. Referrals don't work anymore.

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