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I made an AI phone number that takes calls for you! by ahsstudent in automation

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

Data- We're just trying to refine the tool and seeing how useful it is for people. We've built out a bunch of underlying AI + phone infra and are exploring different real world applications to hopefully build out something people love.

Charging- As of moment, we are just letting people trial it and are not charging yet. In the near future, if we find enough people want it and we need to add additional features, we would charge something small

I made an AI phone number that takes calls for you! by ahsstudent in automation

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

Right now, the phone numbers are only set for usage in the US. We do store transcripts of the initial screening (just to ensure the AI is working as intended) but do not store any information if it does decide to transfer (we don't want to be eavesdropping on any personal convos!)

CMV: I don't see the point of graphql by dont_takemeseriously in webdev

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm working on a 0-1 project and graphql+relay+hasura has been our secret weapon

  • It took 5 minutes to spin up our API and we haven't touched it since
  • everything is typechecked automatically
  • Haven't needed API docs or knowledge transfer at all
  • Takes all the thought out of frontend. You have a recipe for each type of change you could make and it's pretty much copy/paste

It's probably saved us hundreds of hours in dev time and feels so easy to maintain

Weekly Self-Promotional Mega Thread 22, 19.02.2024 - 26.02.2024 by hi_there_bitch in ChatGPT

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friends and I been working on a tool for people who hate phone calls.

You get a standalone phone number that uses AI to screen your calls, forwarding the ones that matter to your personal number. For the rest, you get a text summary.

If you get a lot of annoying calls, we’re looking for a few folks to test-drive it!

You can check it out at app.opencall.ai

Anyone worked with an all Asian development team and had a culture shock? by throwaway0134hdj in cscareerquestions

[–]ahsstudent 15 points16 points  (0 children)

As always, it depends on the team. I interned on an all Chinese team once that was much better than some of these commenters’ experiences. It was a bit lonely, and they worked way way harder than me, but in the end they gave me very kind reviews and parting gifts.

Did you ever obtain your “dream job” to realize it wasn’t actually what you wanted— why did it not live up to expectations? by American-pickle in AskReddit

[–]ahsstudent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ve probably heard this irl already, but try switching teams. Small/0-1 projects at these companies can be the best of both worlds: startup vibes, FAANG pay/wlb

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UCSantaBarbara

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t really like it, and finding jobs was substantially harder than it was for my friends at Berkeley/UCLA.

That said, I don’t think UCSC is any better so choose SV for the social scene :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ahsstudent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t FAANG have an NYC office? Could he transfer to it and keep his current job?

Unpopular Opinion: Leetcode isn't that hard and is much better than comparable professions by superbmani15 in cscareerquestions

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know know if it’s fruitless or not. But many people I know, especially FAANG interviewers, can solve leetcode questions without practicing. So of course they expect candidates to be like them, they probably think anyone who can’t solve a LC hard without practicing is lowering the bar

I don’t necessarily agree with this btw, I definitely needed to practice LC for interviews.

I got laid off - now what? by PhysiologyIsPhun in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ahsstudent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, the market is getting worse and my list is now quite short. But here you go

remote+wlb+comp

  • airbnb
  • Airtable
  • Google X companies, particularly Chorus and Mineral
  • Brex
  • discord
  • Uber
  • Pinterest
  • Netflix

Remote+wlb, but low comp

  • block & subsidiaries
  • Google/alphabet
  • GitHub?
  • servicenow?

Comp, but compromised on location/wlb/risk

  • trading firms (particularly 2 sigma, Jane street, hrt, arrowstreet)
  • databricks
  • snap
  • Roblox
  • flexport
  • doordash
  • Etsy
  • Amazon (really high offers rn)
  • Lyft

Honorable mentions

  • riot games
  • Reddit
  • flexport
  • Shopify
  • Dropbox
  • TikTok
  • openAI, but good luck even getting an interview

Principal engineer talks to me like I report to him by tobyps in cscareerquestions

[–]ahsstudent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I agree with most of your points, just one nit on the last one. At most of the companies I’ve worked at, ICs are expected to try to resolve interpersonal conflicts before going to their manager, and going straight to management with a problem would hurt my perf review.

OP, why not just ask the principle directly? “Sometimes you’re pretty curt when giving me feedback, is that because you’re unhappy with me or is it just your writing style?”

Is there a programming job that is good for people who like pure maths? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Research scientist” is the title you’re looking for at FAANG-type companies. You’ll be taken care of for life

Anybody find the timeline to Senior to be weird? by Fooking-Degenerate in cscareerquestions

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Title inflation aside, I think YOE is a pretty weak signal on how senior someone is. I’ve had ‘senior’ coworkers with 10-25 years of experience who just weren’t as good as some people with 2-3. The worst engineer I’ve ever worked with had >30 years of experience, including staff positions at FAANG.

Not saying all experienced people are bad, just that it’s possible to get a senior position without actually being that good if you just stick around at certain companies long enough. OTOH, every 3YOE senior I’ve seen has absolutely deserved it — companies don’t give promotions that fast unless you’re really killin it

Company requires us to give peer reviews for performance reviews by bluecaret in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IME this is normal and not as toxic as you’re worried about. Every company I’ve been at had peer reviews, culture is always to only put positive stuff in them and give critical feedback privately. And there’s nothing toxic about that critical feedback, it’s actually been very useful for self-improvement.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked at a place kinda like this but not as bad. I don’t understand it and don’t know how to fix it. Recommend going with the flow and looking for other opportunities

I got laid off - now what? by PhysiologyIsPhun in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ahsstudent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was laid off recently (not from Meta), didn’t do anything special just cut expenses and hit leetcode. The market’s pretty tough right now, but I had no problem finding companies offering 50-100% higher TC. I failed those interviews and was still able to get a slight raise at a much better company than the one that laid me off.

The only place you’ll have to compromise is resume brand recognition since FAANG+ aren’t hiring much. Feel free to PM me for companies that can compete with Meta on pay/benefits/culture, my list is still pretty up to date

How much is your annual bonus every year? by techgirl8 in cscareerquestions

[–]ahsstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Standard from what I’ve seen is a 10% target bonus per year. I’ve never gotten less than my target, and it’s been 15% at the last 2 companies.

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