A presentation at Sourcing 7 Fall Shareback on November 20, 2014 at Amazon in Seattle. This is a case study to compare the results of LinkedIn native search and Google x-ray search. We use a Web Developer position in Chicago as an example. The keywords in the Boolean string include Ruby, Rails, Sinatra, TDD (test […]
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Our second Geek language quiz will focus on “animals” in the tech world. There are many technologies with “animal” names. Ready to test your “animal” technology knowledge? Which open source operating system with this penguin logo? (1 point) A). Polaar B). Linux C). CentOS D). Penguin E). BSD Which popular big-data technology is named
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The amount of data that is being collected, managed and analyzed has exploded. Eric Schmidt of Google famously stated in 2010, “There were 5 Exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every 2 days.” His statement caught plenty of attention. People were amazed at
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There is no standard definition for the “architect” role in the software world. It could have very different meanings at different companies. Some teams think it is a role where you spend most of your time in high-level, abstract system design, while others consider it a hands-on role that exemplifies mastery of specific languages or
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Java is a widely used programming language. In a recent article, it ranks as the second most coveted programming skills by employers, just behind SQL. We interviewed Anupam Mishra, a software engineer at Amazon and a long time Java developer to get some tips on what companies expect in Java software engineer candidates. Q: What
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Technical recruiters unavoidably will run into current or former Microsoft engineers, especially on the West Coast. Software development engineers (SDE) at Microsoft are grouped based on an internal title and level system. Here is a quick walk-through of how Microsoft ranks their software engineers (technical individual contributors). SDE band: Level 59 – Straight out of
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I met a software engineer this week at a Node.js meetup. We chatted about Ruby vs. Nodejs and I mentioned that I ran across a blog with interesting Ruby vs. Node benchmark data. He gave me his business card and asked me to forward him the link. Being a LinkedIn addict, I, of course, looked him up on LinkedIn. The very first thing I
Advice for Contacting Developers: Straight from a Software Engineer’s Mouth Read More »
Seattle, where I live, is a coffee obsessed city. No matter you live here in Seattle or elsewhere, if, when you hear the word “Java”, a computer programming language comes to mind before a cup of hot drink, count yourself in as a denizen of Geek-speaking land. Being one of the leading technology hubs, Seattle
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iOS Developer (Seattle) In this series, I invite a qualified engineer/developer with matching or related technical background to review a real job description. In these reviews, you’ll learn the unfiltered feedback and thoughts from the technical people who are the target readers of these job descriptions. Please note: each review reflects only the opinion of the
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QA Engineer – Desktop Virtualization (Seattle) In this series, I invite someone to review a real job description with matching or related technical background. In these reviews, you’ll learn the unfiltered feedback and thoughts from the technical people who are the target readers of these job descriptions. Please note: each review reflects only the opinion
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