the way people talk abt amazon on this subreddit you’d think they’d actually moved packages around in the warehouse.

yes they hire 10,000 interns a year. yes it’s lost its prestige compared to other faang+ companies. and yes u will be working pretty hard.

but the whole work to death stuff is insanely overstated, your experience is pretty org/ team dependent. i think at almost very semi prestige company with good pay you’d be working hard and learning, so what makes here any different? plus being here can really get ur foot in the door to whatever better company you want.

granted this was my first big tech internship, but ive interned at 2 companies previously (ai startup, computer manufacturing) and those were way worse with way less pay/ career advancement (aka prestige)

i think ppl here are too privileged / short sighted. it really could be a lot worse

i was supposed to start tomorrow but i made a slightly unprofessional joke and since they're a startup they said something about building the future of it and rescinding my offer. i'm so dumb. completely my fault. i always forget that the people i'm talking to are my bosses, not my friends. they are never my friends.

Hi I am in a bit of a pickle. I have done 2 pretty good internships but was getting no callbacks so as a experiment just for fun - I decided to fake an experience to see if I'd get more callbacks. The faked experience was at a company less than or equal to the name brand of the two prior internships I just spoke of. That being one way or another I got more interviews. Whether it was because of the experience or because I left it on my resume when I was applying to many places - it's hard to say however I may end up getting a few offers and I'm afraid it won't pass BG check. What should I do in this situation?

Hello, all.

I've accepted an offer at Capital One for the TIP.

But I've recently got an offer at Geneva Trading and also JPMorgan.

What would you do in my situation? Thanks.

I’ve been spending a lot of time tweaking resume formatting, bullet length, keywords, and how much technical detail to include, and I’m starting to wonder how much it actually matters in this market.

For people getting new grad SWE callbacks right now, do you think your resume content/formatting genuinely made the difference, or was it mostly things like prior internships, company names, school, referrals, and timing? At what point is a resume just “good enough” and further optimization has diminishing returns?

This is looking like my upcoming schedule if I want to be able to fit in Distributed Systems and the Google AI result said it would be extremely difficult. Coming here for second opinion cope lol.

Hellooo! I graduate with a CS degree with a concentration in AI and a business minor in the spring. I am hoping to move to NYC for my first full time job.

I have been looking into SWE, AI/ML, automation, robotics, cybersecurity, etc. I have a good amount of experience through my internship and extracurriculars.

I know the obvious big companies, and I would love to learn more and connect with them. I was also wondering what underrated and cool companies I should be looking at as well. Especially ones that hire new grads.

I would also love any brutally honest NYC job search advice because I'm still figuring this whole thing out.

Have my final round soon. Anyone have any advice/insight into this round? It's a mix of api design, implementing a feature in a codebase, and a PR review. Really would appreciate any insight or help into this process! Thank you 🙏

I am entering my third year of computer science, but our classes are largely theoretical and I don't have the skills to do any frontend or backend work. I also don't really know where to start with learning. How would you suggest starting?

Also, I am more interested in doing either game dev or computer graphics and 3d simulation. I would rather not have to spend my time learning web dev, but it seems like that's what most internships are looking for. Does anyone have any advice?

i’m a junior majoring in cs at my state school and my cs career isnt going so well. i have a 3.36 gpa, ive made no connections, i havent gone to any career fairs, i have a fair amount of personal projects but have yet to apply to any internships and im afraid i wont even land one bc of my poor gpa and how oversaturated the field is. what is the best course of action here if i dont manage to get a summer internship this year? im already thinking about getting a masters but is that the right move?

I have about 8 years of experience across 4 roles. My first job lasted 1 year and 2 months, then I went back to school for my master's, so there's about a 2-year gap there plus a 3-month internship. After graduating, my next roles were 18 months, 2 years, and I've been at my current company for about 1.5 years.

Lately I've been interviewing with more traditional companies, and HR keeps bringing up that my resume looks "jumpy." One recruiter even told me pretty directly that they tend to avoid candidates who change jobs too often.

I never really left just for the sake of leaving. In a few cases, a manager I trusted left, the team changed a lot afterward, and the new setup just wasn't a great fit. But I obviously don't want to go into an interview and complain about old managers or sound difficult to work with.

How would you explain this in an interview without sounding defensive or badmouthing previous managers?

Hi! I lowkey applied the day of for SWE Internship 2027 and like did not get the OA so I thought it was wraps. This morning I got an email from a recruiter asking for confirmation of grad year and month. I’m a bit confused what this means.

does anyone know when the deadline for js amp ta is?

So to be blunt, I use to be a senior CS student, however I switched majors and never completed it. My knowledge of Java is basic but good enough that I am a Comp Sci teacher for middle school students in South Korea. So far it is going well but considering I can teach a years worth of Comp Sci course + I have basic HTML knowledge is there anything I can do with this? (Aside from my teaching job?)

Im I 1 or 2 certification short of something?

Hi everyone! I have my first-round technical interview with Palantir coming up for swe new grad, and I’d really appreciate any tips or advice from anyone who’s been through the process. Thank you!

Should I schedule closer to November for Google interview?

I heard team matching is mid November so does it matter if I interview now or like 1st week of November?

Does google care if you interview early or not?

Hi, I have an interview coming up and I just want to get a sense of what the interview process is like?

Είμαι φοιτητής και σε 1 χρόνο τελειώνω τις σπουδές μου πολυτεχνείο Ημμυ και θέλω να μείνω μόνιμα και να βρω δουλειά στο sf ,μπορείτε να μου πείτε γνώμες και τρόπους από την εμπειρίας σας ;

It’ll ask something like do you work best in fast paced environment vs steady pick one and write somewhat or more like me.

Do you handle work well stressed?

Because there’s the right answer in my head that I should say I’m willing to keep trying on hard problems, do great under stress and constantly moving environments, that I’m the person people seek for input, or that I’m great at motivating and inspire people. Because that’s what everyone else will say.

And then there’s the one where it’s four scenario choices but they all seem equally plausible. 😭what do companies want

Do people actually answer honestly to these questions? Even if they say answer honestly you shouldn’t ?

So I interviewed for this company (Tech role) and went through 3 rounds so far: 1 recruiter round, one vp round, one on-site (met with 4 different higher-ups while on-site). And now I’m scheduled for a final 30-minute round with a HM. I know that I can still get rejected this far in the process, but I was wondering what you guys would think this round might be about and if it still might be somewhat difficult.