Experiences can vary a lot. For example, we're bootstrapping a CS research group at SLAC; our goal is to do fundamental CS research. Depending on where you land

Experiences can vary a lot. For example, we're bootstrapping a CS research group at SLAC; our goal is to do fundamental CS research. Depending on where you land, that may or may not be typical of your experience. A lot of labs are science-focused (which they should be, but sometimes it comes at the cost of awareness of the CS side). (We're hiring by the way; a bit stale but [1] is still relevant.) [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33424570 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33424570