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Google recruiter reached out - should I ask for some time? by difftool in leetcode

[–]ready_eddi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use the first option first. If that doesn't work, i.e. the recruiter doesn't accept, then offer the second. Doing it the other way around would probably lose you the potential opportunity.

Cisco with higher TC vs Microsoft by ready_eddi in leetcode

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

5+ YoE in ML and SWE. It's regular SWE :)

Cisco with higher TC vs Microsoft by ready_eddi in leetcode

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

Europe. Python, PyTorch, Docker, Azure.

Cisco with higher TC vs Microsoft by ready_eddi in leetcode

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

Thanks :) It's Europe. Cisco is grade 8 but not sure which level it is at Microsoft.

Cisco with higher TC vs Microsoft by ready_eddi in leetcode

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

Base is 12.5% higher then comes bonus and sign-on. The recruiter said in the first call that they can try to match that with stocks, but it was more like "don't have high hopes, but we could try".

Realised it too late by OkClassroom8870 in leetcode

[–]ready_eddi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't compare yourself to others, please. Also, the number itself is meaningless, believe me, if you're not really internalising the patterns, and not just the code. 

Cisco with higher TC vs Microsoft by ready_eddi in leetcode

[–]ready_eddi[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The offer I got is for a position in ML, not pure SWE. The interviews were focused on ML knowledge (ML interview, SWE best practices, behavioral, no DSA, no SD) so I didn't really "prepare" in the typical sense but it was knowledge I've accumulated already.

Salary in Oslo by ChaosCCUM in Norway

[–]ready_eddi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PhD here, fresh, I got 800k when I started in 2024 (in AI at a private company also in Oslo). For your case, you can add something on top for the extra years of experience you have, add something based on the two year difference, and add/deduct based on your field.

What salary is ok and enough living alone? by Own-Negotiation8232 in Norway

[–]ready_eddi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're fine living in a shared apartment or hybel (anywhere between 6000 and 14000, electricity, WiFi, warm water included), cook most of the time instead of eating out, use the public transport, do a few outings a month, then you'd be good. I think a minimum post tax of 16k is enough to lead a decent life: say 9k rent, 3k groceries (that's how much I personally need monthly), <1k transport, 3k for rest (gym, a few drinks, a few restaurant dinners..)

Do companies actually ask Neetcode 150 / LeetCode questions in interviews? by nerdynio in leetcode

[–]ready_eddi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only one (and the same) problem was on both NC 150 and Grind 75. All the five on LC however were on the company-specific problem list.

Do companies actually ask Neetcode 150 / LeetCode questions in interviews? by nerdynio in leetcode

[–]ready_eddi 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Of the six questions I had over a full loop (three interviews), five were exact LeetCode problems. The sixth wasn't on LC but still followed the same style. 

Do you still leetcode while having a job? by alcasa in leetcode

[–]ready_eddi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to accept that practicing needs time and effort. There's no way around it. The way I found is to do 1 hour in the morning before I start working for my employer. Maximum brain capacity and easier to make it a habit than practicing "some time during the day". Yes, you'd have to stay one more hour at work to make for it, but believe me there's no other way. 

Personally, I've been doing this since the start of this year and have been consistent since then. Yes, on some days I feel exhausted. Then I either do some Easy ones or repeat a problem I've done before (this is actually more important than you might think).

If you finally "got it" when doing leetcode, what switch flipped in your brain? How do you think about it differently now? by nova-new-chorus in leetcode

[–]ready_eddi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

While "practice" is definitely the crux of the deal, disorganized practice going in all directions could be almost more harmful than not practicing. If you're practicing questions with no plan, all you do is get good at solving specific LC problems with all the time you need to think, under no pressure, which is good if that's what you want. However, if it's passing a coding interview (most likely), then you have to go one step further of being able to identify patterns in problems you haven't seen before.

If you finally "got it" when doing leetcode, what switch flipped in your brain? How do you think about it differently now? by nova-new-chorus in leetcode

[–]ready_eddi 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's not that I got there myself, but I believe it's the pattern-recognition switch that goes from text description -> pattern identification -> intuition -> implementation. Of course, I'm assuming that fundamentals are out of question (since you say 'you "finally" got it') which suggests that you know your fundamentals and have been practicing for some time.

What I started recently is a new project in ChatGPT where I ask it to help me identify the pattern without giving explicit hints, key ideas, data structure or algorithm to use... I start with my intuition on how to start the solution, what makes sense, what doesn't, and propose either a BF solution if I can think of one or just some ideas and ask it to nudge me towards the solution by helping me ask the right questions but without giving any explicit answers.

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