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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   I had the same doubt when I first read FAANG (some time ago), and reached the same conclusion: it's not about the importance or size of the company, it's about the job market in the Bay Area.
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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   Thanks! This is the kind of information I needed! I surely have gone in all these steps, just in smaller scale (few hundreds at a time). Now I quadrupled my confidence on these applications, given that I already worked on a varied of situat
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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   Well, if latency is the issue, most likely the software just loads data, models and supervisory systems (telemetry, setup, etc). All the processing must be done in the FPGAs straight to the firehose.
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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   Oh god, I could not invert a tree in a whiteboard for my life. I took a MOOC algorithm class for fun, but never applied any of it at work and never intended too. The nearer I've ever got was FPGA implementation of some sorting algs, al
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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   Thank you. I'm finishing my masters while working and thinking a lot if I should or not get a PhD. The tendency is not to.
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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   My understand is that, unlike the others, Netflix does not have any in-house hardware development
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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   Probably data center.
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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   Yeah, I've already read about Tesla, and was not considering them already. Do you know how hard it is to get these Google opportunities? Do they do whiteboard interviews as with SE?
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   by hw_engineer 8y ago

   Plan b sounds much better from my perspective, even thought I could hack a if needed. The rarity of opportunities is what scares me. SV sounds obvious, but why Swirtzerland?
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    by hw_engineer 8y ago

    Thank you, seems very interesting! Already sent you an email.
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    by hw_engineer 8y ago

    You're right: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/397873/Sr-Electrical... The only problem is that I do not have any experience on consumer electronics, even thought I've worked with all th
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    by hw_engineer 8y ago

    Thank you for your answer. This is the kind of info I'm looking for. Maybe you got my background wrong: I do not design ICs currently, I was wondering if I should. I do design boards (high speed digital and analog RF in the higher end)
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    by hw_engineer 8y ago

    My guess is that he's talking about design custom equipment for efficiency and performance. It's a movement akin to moving from EC2 to in premises: if you're big enough, it starts making sense to custom build, often with in-h
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    by hw_engineer 8y ago

    Yeah, but IC design would be a long shot to me. I have lots of board level experience, but just the odd academic course on IC design. If needed, I'll do, but I'd rather leverage my board and system level expertise.
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    by hw_engineer 8y ago

    Thanks for the Lemons reference. Maybe I'll get in contact, at least to get a sense of the market and opportunities.
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    by hw_engineer 8y ago

    Thank you! This is great to know. I surely could handle design server cloud equipment, do they use Open Computing or is all custom made?
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    Ask HN: Which hardware careers can be high-paying?

    36 points by hw_engineer 8y ago|48 comments