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by mailshanx 10y ago
Would love to hear more about your experiences, both at various startups as well as job hunting. What are some of the more memorable startup experiences you have had? What kind of roles did you try applying for, and how did recruiters &#x2F
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by mailshanx 10y ago
Thank you, this is the best HN comment i have read in a year (or possibly more)! Your solution to the anagram problem is very ingenious, indeed. I have seen this question a bunch of times and know all the "standard" approaches - b
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by mailshanx 10y ago
How does the course content and rigor compare to the Stanford deep learning for NLP course? From a cursory glance at the practicals, it seems like the Stanford version has more variety and depth of problems.
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by mailshanx 10y ago
I would be grateful to hear their story and learn from it. If you prefer to keep that private, can i email you (your profile doesn't have an email)?
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by mailshanx 10y ago
I see. How does one then approach the topic of compensation, and determine if the two parties at at least in the same ballpark? Do you postpone comp-talk until an offer is on the table? Or is it safe to assume that large companies generally
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by mailshanx 10y ago
Would be great if you could impart some offer negotiation advise! I was once interviewing with the fruit company. The HR guy was very aggressive, and insisted that I reveal all details of my current comp before we proceed further. This was
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by mailshanx 10y ago
As a foreigner on a work visa, is it possible to operate a side business in Switzerland? I would be very grateful if you could explain how to make it work from a visa / taxes perspective. Did you incorporate your side business, and if
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by mailshanx 10y ago
Have you written about your (and your employees's) experiences? I would certainly find that a very valuable read.
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by mailshanx 10y ago
Awesome! Where / what do you work on?
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by mailshanx 10y ago
What are some places (except Citadel / Tower / Two Sigma) where one can make half a million in bonus? How does one land and prepare for an interview for such positions? Also, do you think any of these places might be open to hire
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by mailshanx 10y ago
That sounds amazing! I would love to know which industry you returned to, how the exactly the experiences you had in the break contributed to finding higher level opportunities, and the impact on personal finances...
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by mailshanx 10y ago
I have a 5 - i published in ocean engineering / statistical signal processing. You can use https://www.csauthors.net/distance/mandar-chitre/paul-erdos to find yours.
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by mailshanx 10y ago
In your experience, how much of the interviews for an AI / DL role consists of classic CS algorithm puzzlers, compared to a regular software engineering interview at a place like Google / Facebook?
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by mailshanx 10y ago
I think you already know that practically, it is pretty much impossible that you will close the gap at your current company. The fact that such a large gap has persisted over multiple years demonstrates that your management doesn't rew
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by mailshanx 10y ago
Not really - I read that comment and realised he lives in Japan, but the comment you are referring to was in response to its parent.
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by mailshanx 10y ago
10K is indeed unreasonably low. Could you describe where in Japan you live, what kind of work you do now, and the transformation you possibly experienced when you decided to work for curiosity / interest rather than money? I have had a
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by mailshanx 10y ago
That's a really cool story, thanks for sharing! Your dad has such a large and wide body of work that lives on even today. That's really amazing.
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by mailshanx 10y ago
What's your dad's name? Do you have any material we can read?
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by mailshanx 10y ago
Can you talk a bit more about the 255k line? Besides senior engineers at the Big-5 (AppAmaGooBookSoft), what are the profiles of people at or close to the 255 line? Also, what happens once you cross the 255 line - do you hit another glass w
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by mailshanx 10y ago
Thanks, that is very valuable.
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by mailshanx 10y ago
I'm interested in walking the quant path. Just how high is the bar? And would there be an equivalent project that would put a prospective quant to the top of the resume pile?
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by mailshanx 10y ago
>> You don’t say much about your background or where you are, so it’s hard to answer your question. I think there’s really two parts to your question: “1. How do I become a great software engineer?” and “2. How do I emigrate to a coun
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by mailshanx 10y ago
I would really, really love to hear some details of how you ended up in the very high paying jobs, and any advise you might have for how to manage one's career to maximise earning potential, assuming one starts off with a quant &#x2F
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by mailshanx 11y ago
World monopoly on math? Could you elaborate on that?
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by mailshanx 11y ago
Are there any particularly memorable situations in your consulting career that illustrate the political realities of such organizations? Would be really awesome if you can share any :)
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by mailshanx 11y ago
I have an offer to do data science work for a large, public insurer. I will work inside an "innovation lab", and was promised lots of freedom and authority during the interview process. They say they want the "innovation labs
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by mailshanx 11y ago
>> If all you want is money with low risk the choice is clear. It's not quite clear to me: care to explain?
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by mailshanx 11y ago
400k a year comp is impressive indeed. Besides Google / FB / Microsoft, i only know of HFT funds possibly offering that kind of pay to Software Engineers. Care to share what other places can pay this much, and what is the nature o
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by mailshanx 11y ago
My personal, preferred way to interview data scientists (besides administering a work sample test) is to talk to them about the most challenging effort they've been a part of. Start with understanding the overall business context and t
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by mailshanx 11y ago
I'd be very grateful if I can talk to you about your journey / career path. Could you shoot me an email (mailshanx at yahoo dot co dot in)? I'll be immensely grateful if do :)

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