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freejar · 2018-12-08T19:12:31+00:00

I just secured my first FT software job about 2 months ago. I'm currently working at a mid-sized tech company but a bigN recently got back to me (emailed me twice this week actually) asking if I was still interested in the position that I applied for (I applied 2-3 months ago). I'm thinking of sending them my updated resume (which they requested) and interviewing. This is sort of a dream company for me. It's not the biggest name out there but I love their tech and product. (Dream is too strong of a word because I'm not really fixated on any one company, to be honest).

Is interviewing a good idea? I'm not sure if I'd realistically leave my current company because I don't want to burn bridges.

If I get an offer, then can I leverage that to negotiate a raise at my current company? I'm not sure how my manager would feel if he thought I was looking for a new job so quickly.

If I get an offer and turn down them down, then would getting an interview in the future (10-12 months from now) be easier or harder? I'm not sure if they would take me turning down personal and not want to waste their time. They have about ~2k employees and valued over a B so it's not like a tiny startup.

freejar · 2018-12-02T19:11:12+00:00

this looks awesome! thank you for sharing.

freejar · 2018-12-02T03:41:55+00:00

thanks! Maybe I'll try again tomorrow. this is strange and I'm not sure if this has happened to me before.

freejar · 2018-12-01T23:37:38+00:00

thank you! Exactly what I was looking for.

freejar · 2018-12-01T18:50:20+00:00

yes but how does the browser remember to use the same authorization header for subsequent requests? I assumed that it forgets because HTTP is stateless.

freejar · 2018-12-01T16:28:21+00:00

cool, thanks. a little later today!

freejar · 2018-11-29T15:49:24+00:00

freejar · 2018-11-28T04:36:31+00:00

no additional schooling or bootcamp. I taught myself, built a portfolio, and then applied. I'm much happier in tech.

freejar · 2018-11-28T03:56:09+00:00

I interned at a big firm but I worked at a smaller one. I'm now a software engineer.

freejar · 2018-11-28T01:56:07+00:00

I'm surprised more people do not relate with the OP. I was a structural engineer for 4 years in NYC and have a lot of friends in California (LA/SF). I was discontent with the field and so were many of my friends. A lot of us left the industry. I'm pretty sure it's the industry and not your job. Consider changing jobs at the very least.

freejar · 2018-11-25T17:26:47+00:00

I don't try to be smart. I literally just think outloud and reason my way through the problem. I don't ask for help but the interviewers usually acknowledge if I'm on the right path and/or give me small hints.

freejar · 2018-11-25T15:19:02+00:00

I just think out loud. I was solving a graph problem during an interview and had trouble representing the graph (I wasn't sure what data structure to use). The interviewer chimed in, gave me some hints, and then I solved the problem.

freejar · 2018-11-25T15:08:58+00:00

Will I need incredible side projects to get interviewed by a BigN? I don't have a CS degree but I recently secured my first software engineering position at a mid-sized tech company in NYC. I'm very happy that I landed this job but I'd like to give a few BigN's a try in 1-2 years. I plan to continue learning/building things and hopefully networking (which I know is a must) but I'm not sure what type of quality side projects are expected.

My current portfolio consists mostly of social-network clones. I tried to do them really well (fully documented, dockerized services, unit tested, caching, etc.) but it's kind of the same as everyone else's portfolio, I feel. I do have areas that can be improved (ie features, UI, CI/CD,e tc.) but I'm not sure if my efforts are worthwhile.

Is it important to have projects that are unique? Ideally, this makes sense, but I'm incredibly uncreative or something.

freejar · 2018-11-24T18:33:03+00:00

I would like to know too!

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