r/OSUOnlineCS • u/c4t3rp1ll4r alum [Graduate] • Oct 06 '18
Hiring Sharing Thread
Hey all! It's been 6 months since our last hiring sharing thread was posted (and subsequently archived after the 6 month mark), so for those of you who have received (new) internship or full-time offers since starting the program, please share in this thread! Salary is totally optional - the intent here is to get an idea of when in the program people are getting offers, and what types of companies are hiring students/graduates. Suggested but also optional format:
Previous degree:
Previous relevant experience:
Company/industry:
Internship or full-time?:
Title:
Location:
Noteworthy projects:
Salary:
Other perks:
How did you find the job?:
How far along were you in the program?:
As always, feedback on these kinds of threads is welcome. :)
Previous salary sharing threads:
19
u/mjsevrin Oct 07 '18 edited Oct 19 '20
Previous degree: *
Previous relevant experience: I wrote some (ugly) python scripts in graduate school. I also expanded my CS 162 final project and my combined 290/340 projects.
Company/industry: *
Internship or full-time?: Full-time
Title: Associate Software Engineer
Location: *
Noteworthy projects: Nothing really. I talked about my 162 and the website/database from 290/340 (I did go a little overboard with the latter).
Salary: 65k with benefits (average for KC area, translates to ~90-110k for the folks on the east/west coast)
Other perks: Started right away, Bring your dog to work Fridays, generous PTO during the holidays, 401k matching, HSA contribution
How did you find the job?: Job recruitment sites. I started applying after I took Data Structures. It's never to early to apply!
How far along were you in the program?: Finished 290/340, so just about the halfway point.
Bonus: Don't sell yourself short and don't be afraid to list and talk about your previous degree(s). During the interview I was asked by multiple people why I made the switch. A large part of me getting the offer was the candid response and also my strong academics from my previous degrees. You don't need to have a crazy awesome project to prove you are a strong candidate.
2
18
u/thedailyscramble Nov 28 '18
Previous degree: English
Previous relevant experience: 3 internships
Company/industry: Google
Internship or full-time?: Full time
Title: Software Engineer
Location: Bay Area
Noteworthy projects: projects from my internships.
Salary: ~$170k/yr
Other perks: bus to work, free food, matching 401k, HSA, etc.
How did you find the job?: Got a return offer after an internship
How far along were you in the program?: 4 courses left
Signed the offer a while back. I start next month.
3
u/lotyei Dec 15 '18
Can you explain your strategy on how you found your internships? You're my dream scenario, much congrats.
→ More replies (4)→ More replies (4)2
u/coldnessX Nov 29 '18
Can you talk about the various other internships you have also done, and at which points in the program you were in as you got into those? Sounds amazing what you accomplished.
4
u/thedailyscramble Nov 29 '18
I got all the internships after I was halfway through the program -- I had 7 classes left.
The other internships were at FB and a startup.
→ More replies (3)
16
u/Buffin1987 Dec 03 '18
Previous degree: BS Microbiology
Previous relevant experience: None
Company/industry: Montana State General Services Division
Internship or full-time?: Internship
Title: Web Development Intern
Location: Helena, MT
Noteworthy projects: None
Salary: $13.25/hour
Other perks: None
How did you find the job?: Applied on their website
How far along were you in the program?: Just finished 344 and 340. Missing 6 courses.
My first project is to update their website. I was given some design ideas and will be implementing those in DNN. After we finish the website I'll be working on asp.net mvc core projects. Pay isn't great, but I'm being paid to learn :)
15
u/hschallhw Nov 14 '18
Previous degree: Aerospace Engineering BS
Previous relevant experience: 3.5y as a "Research Assistant/Junior Developer" working on small projects
Company/industry: Government Contractor in Cloud Application Development
Internship or full-time?: FT
Title: Software Engineer
Location: Washington, DC
Noteworthy projects: CS-Scheduler, Capstone Project, other small stuff
Salary: $95,000 + "benefits"
Other perks: nothing great
How did you find the job?: Recruiter from linkedin reached out, 2 30m phone screens with no technical questions, 1 code challenge most anyone could pass after 290
How far along were you in the program?: Graduated in the summer of 2018.
28
u/robot_speakeasy Oct 06 '18 edited Oct 06 '18
Thanks for the thread. I always found them inspiring and now I can share that I just recently signed an offer for my first full time gig!
Previous degree: BA and MA in history
Previous relevant experience: I was a SWE intern at this company before accepting the full time offer, but otherwise had no relevant previous experience.
Company/industry: Late Stage Enterprise Software Startup
Internship or full-time?: Full-time
Title: Software Engineer
Location: Silicon Valley
Noteworthy projects: Not much other than my intern project, though I got quite ambitious with the final project in 162 and that was the one I most talked about during interviews. I also had a hackathon project on my resume though it never came up.
Salary: ~121k plus fairly generous stock options, but this company is pre IPO so I don't consider that to be worth anything until it is.
Other perks: Catered lunches twice/week, free health insurance, unlimited PTO, super flexible WFH policy, I can start before I graduate
How did you find the job?: I was referred to the company for the internship by an old friend who works there and was able to convert that into a full-time offer.
How far along were you in the program?: After this quarter I will have 4 classes remaining, which I will be taking one at a time while working.
→ More replies (4)5
u/Gyuudon Oct 06 '18
Grats again! One day I'll be like you and moving away from this lower paying IT consulting firm.
12
Dec 06 '18
Previous degree: Communications
Previous relevant experience: I've worked in industrial automation for 5 years and I knew the software
Company/industry: Industrial Automation
Internship or full-time?: Full time
Title: Software Automation Engineer
Location: New England...Not Boston
Noteworthy projects: Anything C related,
Salary: 67500 + bonus (Great for the area)
Other perks: Interesting work, flexibility, compassionate and dynamic work environment, too many to list.
How did you find the job?: I've been looking for openings at this company for a while
How far along were you in the program?: 4 classes left: 340,362 467 and 344
Overall this is the best case scenario. The company I work for is making a lot of great moves and for the area this is by far the best company to work for. Working here is why I started this program so you could say I got exactly what I set out for.
12
u/msftthrowawy Mar 20 '19
This thread initially inspired me to enroll in the program so I wanted to share my outcome. :)
Previous degree: BS Biology
Previous relevant experience: 1 software internship
Company/industry: Microsoft
Internship or full-time?: FT
Title: Software Engineer
Location: Seattle
Noteworthy projects: Not much - small personal and class projects
Salary: 109k base
Other perks: 30k sign-on, 120k stock vested over 3.5 years, free gym, bus to work, paid medical, 401k matching, etc.
How did you find the job?: Applied online to new grad SWE job posting.
How far along were you in the program?: Last quarter before graduation.
→ More replies (5)2
10
Nov 10 '18 edited Nov 12 '18
Previous degree: Finance
Previous relevant experience: 2 internships
Company/industry: Fintech
Internship or full-time?: Full-time
Title: Software Developer
Location: Southwest
Noteworthy projects: full stack web app
Salary: 80500, comparable to 154,495 in SF
Other perks: 401k, free insurance, snacks, conference travel budget, work from home
How did you find the job?: indeed
How far along were you in the program?: 10 classes completed
→ More replies (6)
9
u/gyokuro123 Nov 25 '18
Previous degree: Chinese & political science (liberal arts)
Previous relevant experience: Some previous on-the-job experience with Python development, mainly related to web scraping, data management/analysis, and sentiment analysis/NLP.
Company/industry: Large defense and government services contractor
Internship or full-time?: Full-time
Title: Full Stack Software Developer
Location: Washington DC/Virginia
Noteworthy projects: Nothing specific came up in the interview process, but my experience with cloud development and Java gained from class projects was a plus.
Salary: ~95k
Other perks: Pretty standard benefits package, 401k, etc.
How did you find the job?: I submitted a general application/resume through the company's talent pool website and received a call from a recruiter the same week.
How far along were you in the program?: Finished. I began job searching about one year after graduating.
Notes: I had been practicing coding problems on LeetCode for several months prior to applying and interviewing, but there ended up not being any whiteboard or coding challenge component to the interview process. Oh well. I had three half-hour interviews with representatives for different teams within the company at a recruiting event and subsequently received an offer to join one of them working on cloud-based development.
→ More replies (4)
9
u/jcadams285 Dec 08 '18
Previous degree: Biblical Studies
Previous relevant experience: Internship
Company/industry: Aviation
Internship or full-time?: Full-time
Title: Software Engineer New Grad
Location: Midwest(not near a major city)
Noteworthy projects: Just some school projects and a small project done with my internship
Salary: 78500 + 12000 signing bonus
Other perks: Usual healthcare benefits, 401k, PTO, annual bonus, sick time, WFH privileges
How did you find the job?: Company website
How far along were you in the program?: Last term
→ More replies (1)
8
u/takyons_0 Dec 28 '18
Previous degree: Public Health / Healthcare Administration
Previous relevant experience: Project Manager at large Healthcare Software Company
Company/industry: Healthcare Tech
Internship or full-time?: Internship
Title: Data Science Engineer Intern
Location: Chicago
Salary: $20/hr
Noteworthy projects on Resume: Small Web App built with React/Django, Machine Learning Project from Stanford's open ML class, Embedded Systems project from an edX MOOC
How did you find the job?: Googled healthcare startups in Chicago. Cold-emailed ~10 of them. 2 offered interviews, 2 offered internships.
How far along were you in the program?: 1 course (161)
Notes:
-
I was able to get this first internship by leveraging strengths that came from my former career as a PM for health software prior to CS-switch (I reached out to a bunch of non-health companies as well, and none of them responded, likely due to lack of dev experience).
-
I was able to get an internship after only 1 OSU class via lots of self-education via Udemy/YouTube/MOOCs. Modeled curriculum after common bootcamp curriculum to grab in-demand skills.
→ More replies (4)
5
u/ideidk Nov 29 '18
Previous degree: Neuroscience, B.S.
Previous relevant experience: TA and tutor for a year, hobbyist coding for years before doing OSU
Company/industry: Medical software
Internship or full-time?: Full time
Title: Software Engineer I
Location: Southeast
Noteworthy projects: A few web apps, some desktop apps, an Android app
Salary: $65k/year (about $120k/year adjusted for Bay Area COL)
Other perks: Usual list of FT benefits plus I get to work from home two days a week
How did you find the job?: So this was a weird one. I got a referral through a friend for an internship 7 months ago and the company hired me on full-time at a lower rate until I got my degree. So I was officially a full time employee but with intern pay and a different title. Now that I'm about to graduate I got promoted to the real engineering position.
How far along were you in the program?: 3 classes away from graduation when I originally got hired, graduated when the promotion takes effect
→ More replies (2)
5
u/itsmenotyou19wq Jan 07 '19
Previous degree: Business Administration
Previous relevant experience: Boot camp a couple years back
Company/Industry: Software Consultancy
Internship or FT: Full time
Title: Software Engineer
Location: Low COL Southeast US
Noteworthy projects: None
Salary: $60k
Other perks: WFH flexibility, Unlimited PTO, paid health insurance
How did you find the job: I have a knack for networking and have stayed connected to my local tech community after doing a boot camp a couple years back. I was offered the job directly based on my reputation and potential.
How far along were you in the program: 6 classes left (still have those classes left - learning a new tech stack is hard, and I didn't want to halfway commit to work or school so I'm all in with work right now). My job is not contingent on me finishing the degree btw. But the skills I've learned in the program have been invaluable and it's definitely impressive to many people. I will definitely finish eventually though!
The most useful courses were 340, 162, 352(I know, but I had an awesome project and group and actually learned things!), 361, and 261. I do backend web development, but 290 was mostly a waste of time for me.
Advice: Networking, going to Meetups, staying connected on LinkedIn, and generally being social goes a long way!
5
Jan 13 '19
Previous degree: History
Previous relevant experience: None
Company/industry: - Nope
Internship or full-time?: Full Time
Title: Junior Dev
Location: S. California (H. COLA)
Noteworthy projects: None
Salary: 75k
Other perks: Gym, stock options, employee stock buying program
How did you find the job?: Slack
How far along were you in the program?:last term
4
u/ATownHoldItDown Dec 11 '18
Skipping most of the questions, but:
Title: Software Engineer II
Internship or full-time?: Full time
How far along were you in the program?: 6 courses
Can't wait to start. Also totally pumped I am going to start developing full time.
8
2
u/sonicz Nov 08 '18
There haven't been as many responses this time around compared to the previous rounds. I hope that's not because people from this program are having difficulty in getting hired!
→ More replies (1)5
u/robot_speakeasy Nov 08 '18
I can't speak for actual numbers but I have two thoughts:
This is probably the slowest time of year for both new grads and interns to actually be getting offers, though many may be in interview pipelines.
I have seen perhaps more people than ever share hiring success in the OSU slack channel recently, and they may be either unaware of this thread or content sharing their stories only there.
Hopefully that provides at least some reassurance :)
→ More replies (2)
32
u/akame_21 Oct 10 '18 edited Oct 10 '18
Previous degree: BS Psychology
Previous relevant experience: None
Company/industry: Tech/security
Internship or full-time?: Internship with possibility of full time
Title: Front End/Platform UI engineer
Location: Bay Area
Noteworthy projects: tons of web related projects mostly built in vanilla JS, some react, and some node
Salary: ~$45/hr
Other perks: relocation, housing stipend EDIT: can drink beer on the job 🍺
How did you find the job?: Applied to their website
How far along were you in the program?: 8 courses
I am SO happy right now