I know faang companies hire a good number of new grads always especially Amazon and Meta. But any other companies that have good HC or hire a good amount? Cus I notice that a lot of good companies mainly get new grads through their interns and hire less otherwise.

Want to know so I can target these companies more specifically.

Was wondering if you guys know of some companies with great/large new grad hiring programs, and little to no leetcode in the interviewing process?

If you have one to share, would appreciate if you could provide the company name, when they usually start posting applications (for 2023 January+ start date), and how much they typically offer.

I want to work as a software engineer. In the process of getting my associates in computer science. I already know HTML, CSS, & right now learning JavaScript. I enjoy coding. My question is this what are some entry level companies willing to hire new software/website engineers? I know they pay little bit I'm hoping I can maybe use them as stepping stones while I work on my portfolio and maybe even get 2 jobs at once.

What are the entry level companies that say "no experience needed"? Don't care where I just want to continue learning and earning? Everywhere I see "1 year needed" or "2+ yes of experience needed". Thank you in advance!

Looking into moving here for the tech industry , currently making a list of places to apply for entry-level work, any ideas??

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Hey everybody, I have been applying through mostly glassdoor then indeed then linkedin for "new grad software" "junior software developer" "software developer 1" since I'm a new grad with about a year experience internship. I have applied to well over 700 positions with literally no interviews or OA. Whats the best site for toronto/ontario to get these positions. Ive been seeing less and less new grad/junior roles on sites like indeed and am losing a lot of hope. Thanks and appreciate your comments!

This is a long, subjective, but honest take based on my experience as someone who desperately navigated the job market from mid 2021 to late 2022, experienced all the existential dread and fleeting hope, and eventually got hired at an awesome software company (on a reference) where Ive now advanced enough to become involved in interviewing/hiring. Having now interviewed many ex-FAANG's and others who have only ever been spit out by this market, and having been there myself, I think the below informed advice might benefit some of you:

I may be biased, but I don't see why anyone would ever apply for a position at a FAANG company.

The hiring process is so mechanical and unforgiving. Your recruiter will pretend to be on your side, but they are playing a numbers game, and you are a quickly depreciating number.

The first interview will likely be leetcode style assessment for a job that will likely never have a budget on time/space complexity. This process is now almost always automated, and is intended to screen out unfit candidates before they can incur any actual cost on the company. As you can imagine, it's lazy and inefficient, but their applicant pools are so massive that it works for them.

You may pass your first, second, and third interview over a period of months, but the exec / hiring manager already had a favorite picked out, probably referred internally by a friend. Months wasted, and that despair hits harder than you thought it would.

Maybe you get the job. All is well? Nope...

The impact you have will likely be so minimal, you may never see your changes/features run in production. This is mostly the case for entry level/jr engineers, but this might even apply beyond that.

You now work for a (probably) publicly traded company, and your job security mostly resides in the hands of stock holders. You are immediately incurring a negative impact on the share price, and will be for a while.

Always have something else lined up, even on your first day. Never opt in or show interest in working on features/services that have yet to show sustainability - if it can be cut to save money, it absolutely will be.

Do not rely on your newly acquired niche experience with any internal/proprietary services or tools (there will be a lot) to carry you through your next interview. They do not transfer and they are not marketable, even at the same company but on another team. Always invest time in maintaining skills with the most generally marketable tech stack.

Before you even get started, you might be asked to pick up your life and move to another city, state, or even another country. Your new worst case scenario is now being stranded in a foreign place, homeless, and with no assistance or support system in place by the job you dedicated your life to and risked it all for.

COVID significantly altered the entire industry over the course of a couple years. Many pro-employee policies were put in place at most FAANG companies and getting an interview had never been easier. That's not a thing anymore, consider any COVID era benefits to never apply to you.

Most of FAANG had enormous amounts of use-it-or-lose money in 2020-2022. A lot of that money went to hiring engineers without an actual need or role to fill. It created unrealistic job market expectations and an easy-come-easy-go mentality for the executives leading some of the most devastating layoff events the world has ever seen.

TLDR: Always take the safe option and only ever rely on yourself. Be marketable. If you are just now entering this industry and you don't have a real passion for it, it might benefit you to pivot your career path to something else - there are plenty of other potentially more lucrative/secure paths to choose from. Networking through people you know, even acquaintances, will serve you far greater than a cold online application or desperate linked in message will. Don't apply to FAANG unless you have no other options.

Does anyone have any resources like the new grad GitHub page with opportunities for new grads?(US)

This post is inspired by the Highest Paying Tech Companies for New Grad. I have collected some information from levels.fyi and cscareers.dev and compiled the top paying tech companies for the 2022 cycle. This post focused on first year total compensation as it is normal to be promoted from L3 to L4 in 1 to 2 years, thus recurring TC is not focused in this post.

1 . Stripe : 134k Base Salary, $79k Stock per year, $73k Signing

First Year TC: $287k

2 . Meta : 124k Base Salary, $55k Stock per year, $85k Signing

First Year TC: $264k

3 . Rippling : 140k Base Salary, $101k Stock per year, $10k Signing

First Year TC: $251k

4 . Roblox : 146k Base Salary, $69k Stock per year, $35k Signing

First Year TC: $250k

5 . Lyft : 135k Base Salary, $65k Stock per year, $35k Signing

First Year TC: $230k

6 . Robinhood : 135k Base Salary, $44k Stock per year, $50k Signing

First Year TC: $228k

7 . Uber : 130k Base Salary, $44k Stock per year, $50k Signing

First Year TC: $224k

8 . Asana : 142k Base Salary, $50k Stock per year, $30k Signing

First Year TC: $222k

9 . Palantir : 135k Base Salary, $55k Stock per year, $30k Signing

First Year TC: $220k

10 . Snap : 140k Base Salary, $58k Stock per year, $14k Signing

First Year TC: $212k

11 . Google : 141k Base Salary, $48k Stock per year, $21k Signing

First Year TC: $210k

12 . Doordash : 135k Base Salary, $44k Stock per year, $20k Signing

First Year TC: $199k

I hope this post helps.

I’ve been applying like crazy to 2026 new grad positions but haven’t even gotten a single OA so far. I’ve changed my application strategies so many times from tailoring my resume to applying early and even reaching out to recruiters. Nothing seems to be working. It’s honestly getting super frustrating. I know the market is really tough right now, but is it actually impossible to get a job? Or are people still somehow landing interviews? If anyone has heard back, gotten an OA, or even just landed an interview recently, could you please share what worked for you? Any tips or advice would really help. I’m trying not to lose hope, but it’s been rough.

Just something I've been thinking about lately. The market isn't going to stay like this forever, it will pick up speed again eventually, (say 2-5 years from now). Maybe not ever again to what it was like 2020 - early 2022, but companies will want to start growing again eventually. These companies are going to want to hire mid-level software engineers. With how the tech market currently is, many would-be software engineers aren't going to get jobs in the industry and may transition over into other career fields, meaning there will be a shortage of mid-level (and seniors eventually) engineers in the near future. What do these companies expect to happen? They need to invest in new talent now if they want experienced talent down the line, right? Do they expect AI to be able to fill in the gap (I'm skeptical about that)? Will salaries for those who manage to get into the industry now become inflated when they fill in the mid-level experience gap in the future?

Hey all!

I'm joining Atlassian as a new grad SWE this summer. I’ve seen a lot of negative reviews online regarding APEX and recent culture shifts, and I wanted to get opinions from current engineers at the company.

If you're currently at Atlassian, how has your experience been? Is the mentorship solid for new grads, and how do you navigate the performance review cycles early on?

Thanks!