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2026 DS job hunt: 2 offers, $300K+ TC I kept seeing people say the DS market is terrible, so I figured I’d share my experience. It definitely isn't easy right now, but I don't think it's hopeless if you prepare well. I started looking a few months ago because of a career bottlene…

Thought I'd share some positive news! Just accepted an offer for a Senior Product Designer, and here are some things that I learned, in hopes that it might help other folks in the job market: Total search: 6 months From application → offer: 50 days Total Applications: 32 (15 refe…

I was using Phil Schroeder's Job Search Stack in Claude Code to apply to around 10 jobs every day, send follow-up emails, keep track of interviews, write cover letters, interview prep briefs... the whole gambit. Code Metal must have been kind of a no-name company because not that…

Last November, I got fed up with the crap culture at Boeing and decided to up my game plan for interviews. Now, I have 2 offers. Previous Role: Senior Product Manager, Boeing Commercial Airplanes  \* Background: Aerospace Engineering, MBA  \* Experience: 9 YOE (Years of…

Based in Dublin, Ireland. Left Facebook for Microsoft in December 2020. I had a friend refer me to Amazon, applied to MS and Bloomberg myself. Applied to a bunch of places around end of August/ early September: \- Microsoft (offer) \- Amazon (offer) \- Bloomberg (offer) \- Google…

I applied for the role through an internal referral, which helped me get connected to the recruiter quickly. After an initial screening with the recruiter, I moved on to a second-round interview with the hiring manager, where we discussed the role in more detail, my background, a…

About two months ago, I started my job search for a Product Manager/Owner role. Last week, I received an offer I’m super happy to accept—and I'm still waiting on a few final case study responses over the next couple of weeks. Quick Background: 3+ years of PM experience in the Mar…

I went through full interview loop at Google for L6 MLE position. This is how it went. I won’t be able to share the exact questions. Round1: ML system design, went well. Question was about designing a content moderation system. Feedback: Positive. Round2: ML system design, went v…