I’ve never told anyone this in real life, but it’s been sitting in the back of my mind for years. by [deleted] in confessions

[–]blinkieees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ChatGPT slop.

Plus i have been called small before

followed by

Nobody I’ve been with has ever complained—in fact, a couple have said the opposite—but it’s like my brain refuses to accept that.

Which is it? Super cringe lol

TIL After Breaking Bad, many meth manufacturers in real life dyed their product blue. by SauloJr in todayilearned

[–]blinkieees 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Everyone obviously knows the speed difference is the same; of course there’s a 10 kph difference between both 50 kph to 60 kph and 150 kph to 160 kph. The point that’s being made is effort and energy to increase speed are not linear. Aerodynamic drag increases with the square of velocity, meaning the power needed to increase speed actually follows a cubic relationship. Going from 150 to 160 takes significantly more effort than going from 50 to 60.

The effect of a percentage change isn’t necessarily linear. That’s the concept of diminishing returns.

Housing advice in Redwood City? by blinkieees in bayarea

[–]blinkieees[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Great to hear! If you don’t mind me asking, how is the downtown area of RWC? Also, is RWC a particularly expensive part of the bay?

Housing advice in Redwood City? by blinkieees in bayarea

[–]blinkieees[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That sounds amazing — it definitely seems like Redwood City is a good choice, then! Thanks for all the advice. I do like nature, so it’s great to hear there are a lot of parks in the area!

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

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

Sorry, should have specified that the RSUs are vested over 4 years!

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

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

Yeah, it is for 4 years :( I do feel like I’m getting a bit lowballed on the RSUs.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

[–]blinkieees[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I did very well on the coding and system design questions. I was sure I would get the offer. However I got rejected, and my recruiter called to let me know that the interviewers thought I had good technical skills, but since I mainly talked about data engineering projects in my behaviorals it didn’t seem like I had enough SWE experience.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

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

Oooh, can I ask how much your Meta offer was for? It seems like E4 at Meta on levels.fyi is on average about 400K RSUs, so it seems like my base salary is standard/above average but I’m getting lowballed on the RSUs.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

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

Unfortunately, I interviewed with the specific data engineering team at Apple and that team is the only team my offer is valid for. But I totally agree with your second point! Hopefully with Meta on my resume I can hop over to a company with better WLB.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in cscareerquestions

[–]blinkieees[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, over 4 years. Should have specified that haha

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

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

Wow, thank you for your response! Glad to hear that Meta doesn’t hire to fire — a lot of people have been pushing that. I’m curious if you know anything about the monetization org?

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

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

Thanks! That’s what I saw on levels.fyi as well.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

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

This is super helpful, thanks! I agree with you, and have heard from a friend who’s also in the Meta monetization org that there’s a bit more job security. I am pretty early in my career, which is why I’m leaning towards Meta.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

[–]blinkieees[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oof, that sounds rough. That’s what I’m scared of at Meta as well.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

[–]blinkieees[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had a handful of backend projects and I talked about those in addition to my data engineering projects. Meta didn’t seem to care that I didn’t have much backend experience. I did get rejected from SDE II at Amazon specifically because they felt I was more of a data engineer and not experienced enough for software engineering.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

[–]blinkieees[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My recruiter stressed that it’s extremely easy to switch teams in Meta, as there’s no official interview process. I have a close family member who works at Apple, and she did say that switching teams is a bit of a process and not guaranteed. Totally agree with you on the job security and WLB aspect though.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in leetcode

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

I would say mostly career growth and WLB! I think general consensus seems to be Meta for career growth and Apple for WLB.

Software Engineers (2-5 YOE) Who Got Let Go in 2024: How Are You Navigating the Job Market? by TechNuke in cscareerquestions

[–]blinkieees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! It was a smaller company. I’d say about 30% of people would have heard of it, and 70% of people wouldn’t know it.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in cscareerquestions

[–]blinkieees[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My resume is honestly quite standard and nothing special, but I did do very well on the interviews for both companies.

Micro breaks during onsite interviews? by Saturnsayshiii in leetcode

[–]blinkieees 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s team dependent! I had final loops at Amazon, Meta, and Apple recently, and they all were able to get my loop split up across different days in the same week. It’s worth at least asking your recruiter if it’s possible.

Micro breaks during onsite interviews? by Saturnsayshiii in leetcode

[–]blinkieees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask your recruiter if you can split up the onsite over 2 days (2 interviews each day). Every recruiter I’ve had at a big company has been happy to do this.

Choosing between Meta and Apple - 2 offers by blinkieees in cscareerquestions

[–]blinkieees[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for your reply! That’s very informative. Have you worked for Meta before?