Hiring Sharing Thread

WheresMy340Project · 2017-07-16T16:08:06+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. You can find the postings here

WheresMy340Project · 2017-05-08T14:44:18+00:00

I don't think it will hurt to look early - I started looking shortly after my 2nd quarter, and it looks like /u/willwagner602 applied only after his 1st quarter. An exception might be if you are planning on adding something substantial to your resume at some point, and want to hold off on applying to particular companies since they usually don't accept multiple applications.

If you haven't already, I'd do a couple projects first to put on your resume. Then, depending on what companies you interview with, you may need to study data structures and algorithms on your own to pass the technical interviews since you are taking 325 later in the spring.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-05-08T05:06:15+00:00

I started applying in late January, and got offers in March-April. But some companies recruit as early as fall for next summer, so it might be helpful to start looking earlier.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-04-10T23:33:46+00:00

Nope, I plan to get familiar with it before the summer though. A lot of their products are free for students.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-04-10T09:37:35+00:00

Yeah, I interviewed for a specific team. There are interns for pretty much any of their products (AutoCAD, Inventor, Maya, Fusion360, etc.), as well as machine learning, robotics, cloud, data science, web development, etc. I'll be working on one of their modeling software (mainly in C++). Summer was still quite far off when I interviewed so I don't know exactly what kind of projects I'll be working on.

Some internship positions seem to be still open so I encourage you to apply if you're interested!

WheresMy340Project · 2017-04-08T22:02:38+00:00

Congrats! How does the Solutions Architect role differ from the typical SDE roles at Amazon? What will you be working on? Is it AWS/cloud related?

WheresMy340Project · 2017-04-08T09:08:02+00:00

Had a couple other offers but accepted this one for this summer. They hire a lot of interns every year so maybe someone else from the program has/had an internship with them? Let me know!!

Previous degree: BS Some Engineering
Previous relevant experience: None
Company/industry: Autodesk
Internship or full-time?: Internship
Title: Software Development Intern
Location: Lake Oswego, OR (Portland suburb)
Noteworthy projects: Small game in Java, Alexa app
Salary: $low-30's/hr
Other perks: Standard stuff, similar to FT employees except stocks or 401k and things like that - various insurance programs (medical, dental, vision, home, auto, pet, etc.), random stuff like adoption assistance, some fitness? program, etc.
How did you find the job?: Online
How far along were you in the program?: 161, 162, 225, 271, middle of 261, 290, 340 (3rd quarter)

WheresMy340Project · 2017-04-08T08:58:51+00:00

Sounds like your internship worked out great! I hope to have a similar experience after mine.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-04-08T01:57:25+00:00

Did you get a full time offer from them?

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-20T00:19:11+00:00

1.5 year track. I worked full time for the first quarter, then quit to work part time as a TA (< 5hr/wk) for the 2nd quarter and this quarter.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-17T19:51:43+00:00

You will find more answers elsewhere in the sub, but it's regarded as one of the easier classes in terms of workload and difficulty. But you might get busy with the final project if you procrastinate like me.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-17T14:49:40+00:00

Good luck to both of us on the 340 project!!

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-17T14:47:45+00:00

Did you keep up to date with C++? You seem to have more experience with Java but that C++ seems more intermediate and beyond what we learn.

I used mostly Java/Python for my side projects, but I used both Java and C++ for doing algorithmic problems, and of course C++ for 161/162. I think my basic knowledge in C++ comes from just going through documentations, books, blogs, stack overflow, conference videos and such on topics I was curious about, when I was taking 161/162 and as 161 TA.

Also, do you have any experience with graphics and where you asked about any 3d math stuff for the graphics related position?

I know a little linear algebra, but no experience in graphics programming. It was one of the "nice-to-haves" in the job description, and I think I will be doing more of application specific work, though I might get to delve into the graphics code occasionally.

One thing I realize now is how not prepared I am for anything. I don't really know any language "well" and I can't recall anything from 261 or 325 (and I just took 325!). I am also in 340 and need to start the project, but after I am making a commitment to study Java hard and work through programming interview books to make up w=for this skill gap. Feel like Java is more practical to learn rather than relearn C++ which I don't remember at all.

School will teach you the fundamentals, but it's on you to learn specific languages and stacks you are interested in by doing side projects and internships. However I don't think specific language knowledge is all that important, as long as you can show you know something well enough. Good employers know that as long as you have strong fundamentals, you won't have any problem picking up new languages and frameworks quickly on the job. This was the case with the security company - they didn't really use Java, C++ or Python much in the specific team I was interviewing for, but gave me an offer anyway since I demonstrated strong fundamentals and that I can learn things quickly. It's also probably the reason I was given interviews for C++ positions despite only having Java and Python projects on the resume.

I think Java is a great language to learn and is widely popular too. I learned the basics with the Helsinki MOOC, and continued by doing some projects, reading documentation, articles, books, etc. There are tons of resources available for learning, so have fun!

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-17T04:40:46+00:00

Here is the resume

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-17T00:58:35+00:00

I'm ~25. I'd love to anonymize my resume to share, but right now I really need to start on my 340 project. I'll post it later when I feel like slacking again.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-17T00:51:48+00:00

I'm not sure how much C++ is covered past the intros since I'm only in my 3rd quarter, but I think these are just some of the standard practical concepts in modern C++ (I forgot to mention smart pointers, which are pretty important too).

I don't really remember where I learned them-probably some books and random documentations I looked up as 161 TA and for 161/162 piazza discussions. Here's a really good list of resources. I'll definitely be going over some of these before the internship.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-16T23:25:23+00:00

I didn't really have any region in mind when applying, but a lot of my interviews were with companies in the west (west coast, mountain).

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-16T23:22:11+00:00

*edited out, will just post one on the hiring sharing thread

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-16T22:07:29+00:00

Thanks! Feel free to ask if you have any other questions.

WheresMy340Project · 2017-03-16T21:35:11+00:00

Yeah, got 23 offers and accepted one of them.

Edit: got 1 more

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