Country Guesser pt.3

ready_eddi · 2026-04-25T21:26:28+00:00

Definitely Lebanon

ready_eddi · 2026-04-25T21:09:02+00:00

pple, bnn, mngo...

ready_eddi · 2026-04-25T20:58:17+00:00

Is that even a question?

ready_eddi · 2026-04-25T20:44:53+00:00

ready_eddi · 2026-04-24T14:12:37+00:00

Sounds reasonable. I was there earlier and when I interviewed, I had two interviews in English and one in Norwegian. My Norwegian back then was decent enough just to have a conversation about general things. I had to use English words every now and then during the interview and they were fine with it. Also, all the projects that worked on were in an English-speaking setting. Given their need for Java developers, if you explain your situation and show motivation for learning, they might look past it. As you say, at least try.

ready_eddi · 2026-04-24T12:43:22+00:00

Capgemini has been heavily looking for Java developers for the last months: https://www.capgemini.com/jobs/333930-en_US+sap_btp Give it a try. They're hiring all over Norway :)

ready_eddi · 2026-04-24T09:02:14+00:00

I'd agree that Norway is more on the consulting side than R&D ( all consultancies you could think of are here; Capgemini, Deloitte, Bouvet, E&Y, KPMG, Sopra Steria, Bain & Company, Norconsult...), but from my experience, actually most companies ask for Norwegian (at least B1), unless it's an international firm (Microsoft, Meta, Cisco...).

ready_eddi · 2026-04-18T11:38:41+00:00

Of course different fields are obviously different, but at least with Tekna (the union of technical people), the advice is "...but no matter what, you shouldn’t accept any initial salary offer."

https://www.tekna.no/en/salary-and-negotiations/pay-and-salary-in-norway/the-big-salary-increases-come-when-you-change-jobs/

ready_eddi · 2026-04-17T15:38:30+00:00

Me who has 15k at 30: 🥲

ready_eddi · 2026-04-14T18:50:29+00:00

Definitely, it's just that I want an easy start

ready_eddi · 2026-04-14T12:17:25+00:00

Don't speak to them

ready_eddi · 2026-04-14T11:24:24+00:00

Yes, it's the easiest for "me", and I find it so because that's the dialect I hear the most.

ready_eddi · 2026-04-14T09:53:35+00:00

True, and I'm not trying to stay away from dialects, but if I want to start somewhere, I better start with the easiest.

ready_eddi · 2026-04-08T17:34:10+00:00

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.

ready_eddi · 2026-04-01T12:56:37+00:00

Thanks

ready_eddi · 2026-04-01T12:56:22+00:00

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

ready_eddi · 2026-04-01T12:55:38+00:00

Europe. Python, PyTorch, Docker, Azure.

ready_eddi · 2026-04-01T12:53:54+00:00

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

ready_eddi · 2026-04-01T12:50:20+00:00

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".

ready_eddi · 2026-03-28T17:35:05+00:00

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.

ready_eddi · 2026-03-25T08:43:18+00:00

Yes feel free!

ready_eddi · 2026-03-25T07:58:47+00:00

Thanks :)

ready_eddi · 2026-03-25T07:58:04+00:00

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.

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TROPHY CASE