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by roland35 4y ago
It does make some sense to me! It's a lot easier to manage several slack messages simultaneously than several in person conversations (although the image of an engineer helping a bunch of juniors like Magnus Carlson playing a bunch of
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by roland35 4y ago
Kotlin is a great option, and isn't a big jump from Java!
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by roland35 4y ago
I think it is much easier making more money in less time at a FAANG. A promotion is worth a lot more, and is a lot easier, than starting your own thing. If you want to really save money you need to knock off the huge expenses - your house a
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by roland35 4y ago
Not surprising at all. These tech journalists find some out of context quotes from internal Meta communications and write click bate articles all the time, and it can be pretty frustrating. I think it's good to have a critical culture
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by roland35 4y ago
There is a difference between going rogue and taking initiative though! Talk to your manager or set up some 1:1s with people on your team, just saying "I have bandwidth" during standup isn't really the best time. While talkin
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by roland35 4y ago
10 years experience is likely senior engineer, so $300-400k total compensation. Staff would be $500-600k, principal probably $900-1000k (I think about 10% of total engineers are >= staff and maybe ~3 >= principal)
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by roland35 4y ago
Nope, you actually lock in 6 months of whatever the rate is time of purchase! It's a good deal!
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by roland35 4y ago
If you're using AWS parameter store is pretty good! You can set permissions, have different keys for different environments, and lock them with keys. If you need more advanced functionality there are other options too.
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by roland35 4y ago
I am lucky enough to live in the same town as a McMaster Carr warehouse. If you are close enough you can pick up your own order a few hours after it's in... I highly recommend checking it out if you can! So much automation... Conveyer
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by roland35 4y ago
What's rule #9?!? I need to know!
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by roland35 4y ago
All good reasons! As a parent too I also feel like I need to be available and responsible in case of any emergency with my young children. I was never really a big drinker though so it isn't much of a sacrifice.
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by roland35 4y ago
I'd say go for it. Work is work... There's good and bad parts about any job. Yes I do have to spend much more time on non engineering stuff, but on the flip side I enjoy working on things that millions of people use every day whic
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by roland35 4y ago
My master's degree in electrical engineering cost me about $16k total, half of which was covered by my employer. I went to a local state university, it was about $500 per credit hour. I would say that you could get most of the practic
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by roland35 4y ago
Firmware isn't as lucrative as other types of software engineering (pay is generally in between electrical engineering and other software engineering) but it certainly isn't CRUD. There are lots of types of embedded engineers. Som
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by roland35 4y ago
I wouldn't approach it with this attitude. Preparation is good, but really the most important thing to do is be able to look at a problem and identify what approach is correct. Coding rounds are fairly predictable and are a great equal
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by roland35 4y ago
Trust me, at (most) big tech companies there isn't anything that nefarious going on at the engineer level. In fact everyone basically agrees that improving documentation is important, but it constantly gets swept aside in the constant
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by roland35 4y ago
Be sure to check your employer rules before doing this! It is probably against the rules to short or trade derivatives of your company stocks as an employee. At least at my employer this also applies to any fund containing >10% of our st
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by roland35 4y ago
Yeah good point! Some sports teams are more specialized than others! I love the analogy because you're absolutely correct. Some software teams are much more specialized and closer to football than basketball. You can also see it in ba
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by roland35 4y ago
I agree to an extent. A good software engineer should understand the fundamentals and be able to adapt to most environments. Unless... your team is doing something very unusual. I like to think of it as a professional sports team (let'
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by roland35 4y ago
Please don't cosleep. It can kill your infant. It's "heretical" because it's been shown over time that it leads to higher rates of infant deaths. If you want to sleep near your child, a bassinet near your bed is j
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by roland35 4y ago
I have worked a few projects which involved plenty of physical activity as an engineer. Look for companies in health and fitness, or defense. I spent lots of time in prototype labs, out in the field doing tests, and exercising while wearing
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by roland35 4y ago
Hello Metamate! I have worked at a pretty wide variety of employers (from government to manufacturing to startups) so I think I can say that the grass definitely isn't necessarily greener. If you can find a small team that is working o
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by roland35 4y ago
A lot of people on my team are from other big tech companies so I think a pretty large % is just bouncing around getting a reset on RSUs, a promotion, or just a fresh start on a new project.
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by roland35 4y ago
I ran into this issue even in a private company. Hardware takes a long time, and I think leadership doesn't realize how hard it actually is do get the basic functionality done RELIABLY. That is - having a demo of a working lawn mower
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by roland35 4y ago
If you want to improve your situation I would be more specific with your manager. Say exactly what you need, not just what the problem is. It sounds like you need: 1) additional engineering resources backfilled, even if only part time and
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by roland35 4y ago
I have heard from a former irobot employee that they were besieged by the same issues I had while working in consumer robotics: endless priority changes and lack of long term product vision. This is why their lawn mower robot apparently fa
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by roland35 4y ago
Interrupts work up to a point, but the correct way to do it is with an RTOS. Looking at the GitHub discussion it seems they are looking at mbed, FreeRTOS, or some other varieties too.
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by roland35 4y ago
And why exactly does this need to happen? Especially if it is dirty coal or gas generation?
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by roland35 4y ago
Congrats! I am asking myself the same question after getting a nice raise as well. Here is where my thinking is currently: 1. Don't make any sudden changes! Think for a least a month before making any big purchase, sometimes it stil
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by roland35 4y ago
Unlike crypto Uber actually generates revenue from sources besides new investors..

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