I'm a data architect with experience designing highly scalable, high volume, low latency, resilient systems. I've built and managed tech teams to deliver real-time data and ML applications that have been awarded patents. I'm looking for similar roles at a different company.
Hi Rohan,
I'm a podcast producer for BillionTwenty Media an upstart podcasting company working on a story about the ease of doing business in India. I would love to interview you about your experience. I'm following you on Twitter as well, but your DMs are closed. Can you please email me at adi@billiontwenty.com?
> If he only saved the company thousands of dollars and did not generate new revenue, that explains why he was laid off.
It is not the job of the software engineer to generate revenue. A software engineer is a part of the process it's not his sole responsibility to generate hundreds of thousands of dollars. The point is to not get bogged down by the semantics of the performance review, the employee being laid off performed exceptionally well according to his supervisor despite which he is being laid off which the supervisor is not aware of.
> If he was really so skilled, why did he not find another position at Disney or elsewhere?
One reason could be the age old old-age problem in the tech industry. The article mentions he is 57 years old(which should be irrelevant when hiring).
The article fails to mention that for the H1-B application a Labor Condition Application(LCA) has to be filed, which explicitly states that the employer will
"Pay the nonimmigrant workers at least the local prevailing wage or the employer's actual wage, whichever is higher; pay for non-productive time in certain circumstances; and offer benefits on the same basis as for U.S. workers;"[1]
Full disclosure: I'm on a H1-B and paid way more than the local prevailing wage for my position.
I've been through the visa process a few times at different companies, and it's pretty clear that even employers who are not "taking jobs away from US workers" are sticking to the letter of the law and not the spirit, since the goal is to get that candidate a visa. Microsoft would tell all of the green card applicants not to worry about PERM certification since MS needed so many people that if they found an equally qualified candidate, they would hire that candidate too, but when you see how things get crafted it's clear that company lawyers will do all they can to reduce the likelihood of there being any qualified applicants.
I'm guessing the OP is the Aradhya mentioned in the article.
1. Aradhya could've filed for H1-B for this year through his own company, since the deadline has passed for this, this is now irrelevant.
2. One option is to apply for O-1A visa awarded to individuals of extraordinary ability.
The US immigration system is definitely broken, but in this specific case, the change of status is not a sudden occurrence and Aradhya would've been aware that the policy change isn't happening in time and should've been prepared for it.
Thanks for your message. At the time of deadline my company had some financial constraints that would not allow me to apply. I am currently looking into the O-1A visa option. And you are right, I have spent time preparing for all different eventualities and the purpose of this article was to share my story with other entrepreneurs who might be facing this situation soon.
I have always thought a mentor-mentee relationship is essential for growth, either personal or professional. Even though I am doing things that I want to professionally (working for an early stage startup) I feel at times lost, scared and completely clueless. Being an Indian living in Nebraska it is almost impossible to find someone who can actually understand my concerns, shares my values and provide relevant help.
Public and open-source contributions aren't a measure of skill, in fact they're not a measure of anything other than public and open-source contributions.
Personally I try to keep all of my work as private as possible. There is no particular reason, I'm just a private person.
Do you really want to work for a company that measures competence based on pissing-contest and attention-whoring mentality?
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes. Seattle or Vancouver
Technologies: Go, Python, Java, Kafka, Cassandra, Memsql, Docker, AWS, SQL, NLP
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-relangi-82bb43210/
Email: adi@logzero.email
I'm a data architect with experience designing highly scalable, high volume, low latency, resilient systems. I've built and managed tech teams to deliver real-time data and ML applications that have been awarded patents. I'm looking for similar roles at a different company.