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Really? I wouldn't have thunk that this place would have contract roles. Were they w2 or c2c or 1099? The last 2 are super hard to come by. Got any tips to share on where to find such roles?

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How is that life anyways? I know very little about it?

The problem is that for senior+ interviews, you need to know things like cold starts, consistent hashing, dealing with different invalidations techniques for the cache, etc - the combinations seem infinite

Tough question to answer but if your network is solid - you can do stuff.

I was in a similar boat, and still am, frankly, but at this point I have decided that dealing with people is a big No-No for me, so I will stick to the IC track.

This way I will have to get good at coding and my skills but my head will also be free of bullshit. Ideally, I would have my own LLC and get work that way, but that also seems very difficult to do.

It seems that asking the questions that you're asking involves some kind of "spark" and brings to mind the saying "anything worth doing is hard" or something like that.

So I would say if you are confident that you want to do Engineering Management is just apply to jobs and tweak your resume in the best way possible, and explain how your previous roles aligned with engineering management.

And I mean really become a beast about this. Make your resume slide through to the Recruiters table with zero friction.

And then good luck on your interviews.

Thanks for sharing this. Can you elaborate on how to use it ?

How do you find clients? Got any tips/tricks to share?

I'm unemployed right now so I'll take anything.

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I am considering it because I'm not noticing a lot of benefit. Wellbutrin helped me with quitting weed and the withdrawals, and also my depression a bit, in allowing me to do things more.

Lexapro ... I'm not seeing any benefit at all.

ADHD meds just seem to make me super anxious.

I also struggle with irritability / short-fuse type problems which manifests itself in a lot of different ways.

====== I'm seriously considering quitting all of them but also super afraid cause I don't know what I will experience. ======

On the other hand the ADHD fucking destroys me because if I have some kind of task that I am uncomfortable doing or that gives me anxiety, it's the only thing I could focus on.

It was only when I started working out that I realized what it means to do something well. I became super fit and could do some ridiculous shit. But I never had that drive for Technology or Programming.

I would really like to Write but who the hell can maintain a family with a salary like that.

Great read. Loved it.

Yes. I'm down. Would this be online...like we wouldn't both have to be physically in the same place?

Any reason you didn't mention Leetcode? I'm all over leet code right now.

For me the experience has been different. Any company that seemed interesting to me, always asked C.O.D.E & ALGORITHM questions.

That's you and me both buddy. The paranoia is always there. Which makes me really reconsider my life choices?

Like, why am I in this? Thinking in long term, considering the ageism factor, maybe it's about time I take some other approach to this whole career thing?

I usually surf the internet right before going to sleep. Reading random things. This happens because I give up the monotonous task of doing this types of problems on behalf of enjoying something. :) So, I might be ok?

interesting. i will have a look. thank you!

I have, but that never seems to go anywhere. There are just so many unknowns when doing things like this.

I'm already a software engineer. Ideally, I would like to remain in the "TECH" field. But I would like to be involved maybe in technical sales or consulting or something like this. Maybe management or product/techproduct management.

I'm looking for something like this, not necessarily getting completely out of tech.

You do only phone ones or you take time to go do the interviews? Also, if you just interview and then don't keep practicing, aren't you gonna get rusty?

I've had quite a few so far...definitely more than 10. From my experience, coding problems can range from anything to anything. Wall street was more puzzly, but even the big4 sometimes ask very convoluted questions.

Not sure how to generalize everything but to solve random problems on Leetcode.

How do u become an early adopter?

About 111k .com domains only for today . . .

Let's say you spotted an early stage start up... If it was not IPO, you wouldn't be able to invest in it easily.

You would still have to reach out to the founders and offer something. Is this what you are trying to do? In this case, how would you approach it?

PS: I also read highscalability.com - the dude usually talks about cool new products and stuff they are making. It's usually heavy tech related but always interesting reads.

I read the description on Amazon and it seems like a fiction book. How is it related to patenting ideas?

Do you know what those job titles are (can be) ?

- I'm shooting for a Patent Filing per month...from now on. Our IP team is gonna start hating me. Cause let's face it, not all of them are gonna be heavy hitters. But, I literally have discussions about ideas with people EVERY DAY, MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

- Anyways, area of expertise? Hmmm..I've been on a lot of different ends of the spectrum in my career. I started in IT during college. Then did Software Research Internships every summer, in 3 different projects. Then graduate school - High Performance Computing & Compiler Optimizations. Then worked in Patent Consulting. Then worked in Cloud Software. Now I work I'm in Fintech.

- I've touched a lot of areas and am a pretty good researcher in terms of finding what is already out there & challenging the state of the art. So I don't really have a specialty.

How does that work?

Do u have to build a large reputation in that company so that they let you do whatever you want?

Or do you apply for these 2 days a week jobs that offer medical and all that?

1 - yes. More FUN time, less WORK time. Simple as that.

2 - yes. I would just try to get a job with more money if it wasn't enough :).

Not really worried about my writing.

My biggest problem is - if I am involved in a project, I want it to be profitable (i know, not very healthy).

But I get your point. The thing also would be figuring out how you want to market yourself? What do you want to be seen as?

Mostly related to cutting edge technologies & products.

I am not really passionate about "programming" per say, but I do enjoy coming up with unique & useful problems and designing solutions for them. I am not necessarily interested in the coding part.

I am a full time software engineer, but I would rather not be.

Would me talking about products, random new solutions & random new startup ideas get me anywhere? Without actually doing the coding for them?

I want to write -- I love writing -- but what to write about?

Every time I want to write - I write about something that is pissing me off or something that is coming out angrily. My writing is ok and entertaining...but sure as hell does not show any "logical" thinking.

If I were to write about software...I would probably write about ideas, random ideas that catch my mind. Any pointers?

he encourages people to write to him -- has anyone?

I wanna write to him about a Startup idea I have, to see if i can ask him some questions and see what he says about the potential of it. That be ok right?

I would have a SurfShop that is connected to a Restaurant & Bar in Hawaii - in close proximity to the beach. My life would be complete.