dukeme09

Born on March 02, 2020•20 Karma

on June 29, 2021

•on: Ask HN: What should I say to my manager when my pe...

Radical Candor by Kim Scott speaks directly about this topic in the opening chapters and also the consequences of avoiding the conversation, because it makes you as the manager feel awkward. I highly recommend the book and I find it even better than Difficult Conversations or Crucial Conversations.

dukeme09•

on Dec 6, 2020

•on: Ask HN: Recommend books that give you insight into...

I'm in operations and I also loved "Cheaper by the Dozen" as a kid. Have you ever read, "My Forty Years with Ford" by Charles Sorensen? He was the first COO of Ford and he talks about building the first modern assembly line, dealing with his difficult process engineering problems (for 1910) and creating one of the first continuous improvement programs. I really enjoyed how everything he described is still relevant today for operations and his seemingly intractable problems are now considered simple today.

dukeme09•

on Nov 12, 2020

•on: You Are Not Free to Move Out of the Country

I live in Germany. It's also very straightforward here to become a citizen. You just need to live here legally for 8 years, learn German to B1 proficiency, take a test about how our government works and pay €255.

One thing that's a big differentiator from the US system, is that the immigration system doesn't use lotteries or quotas. As long as you fulfill the requirements, as listed in the law, you get citizenship or the relevant residency permit.

dukeme09•

on Oct 16, 2020

•on: We Tested Comma AI's OpenPilot

Yes, but what does "observes" ISO26262 mean? The words I would want to hear before plugging this into my car are, "meets", "complies with with", or "certified to ISO26262."

numpad0•

on Oct 16, 2020

They run Python codes on the phone, and let a separate microcontroller do car interfacing, in which they do their best to gatekeep the ML output. That “critical” uC part is self certified by them on best effort basis.

And of course that uC unit comes in a 3D printed enclosure so yeah

rightbyte•

on Oct 16, 2020

There is ofcourse no way they are ISO26262 compliant since they are not even trying to make it road legal.

ISO26262 compliance is really heavy and requires enormous amount of documentation and requirements tracking.

DesolationJones•

on Oct 19, 2020

They plan on open sourcing their ISO26262 documentation when Openpilot 1.0 is released. They were hiring (or already did? don't know) someone to help them write it up for release.

dukeme09•

on Sept 30, 2020

•on: Dual-flush toilets 'wasting more water than they s...

I also have a Bosch dishwasher with the ECO mode. It cleans basically everything I put in there, even years of grime on my kitchen exhaust fan.

lostlogin•

on Sept 30, 2020

It’s quiet too, which I love.

dukeme09•

on Sept 25, 2020

•on: Why Rocket Internet has come down to earth

Technically yes, but in practice, you can obtain a Jobseeker visa[1], which will give you an additional six months to search for a job. This can be applied for inside of Germany at the city government offices.

[1] https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/job...

dukeme09•

on Sept 7, 2020

•on: Tech workers flee Belarus as IT haven takes author...

It's possible to earn far more than 60-70k a year in Germany as a SWE. In my city, Munich, total cash compensation packages range from 85-110k Euros per year for 5-10 years of experience. The base salary trends to on the lower end, but there can be significant bonuses (company bonus, August vacation bonus, and Christmas bonus. For example st BMW, each of these are typically a month's extra salary). In addition, if your position is unionized, it's possible for you to accrue substantial overtime to further increase annual compensation.

xyzzyz•

on Sept 7, 2020

And it's possible to earn far more than 40k EUR a year in Poland as well. Google Warsaw starts at 45k EUR for new grads, and you're looking at 80k EUR for senior software engineers. There are a few high pitching companies that try to match that. I was rather pointing out the typical case that covers most of the workers.

dukeme09•

on July 15, 2020

•on: Tech sector job interviews assess anxiety, not sof...

Some companies even go further. I invited for McKinsey as an experienced hire. They not only sent me study materials, but also setup phone calls with McKinsey alums to practice for the interview and gave me the flexibility to speed up or slow down the process based on how prepared I felt for their interview process.

dukeme09•

on May 12, 2020

•on: Twitter Will Allow Employees to Work at Home Forev...

No, there's no age cutoff for Germany. The Blue Card (4 year work visa) requires either earning more than the national average for non-technical roles (currently more than €72k per year pre-tax) and for technical roles more than €33k. There is no requirement to show that the company was unable to find an EU Citizen, if the salary numbers are met.

dukeme09•

on March 2, 2020

•on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2020)

Munich Electrification | Munich, Germany | Embedded Software Engineer, Electrical Engineer| ONSITE, VISA | Full-time, Intern

Munich Electrification is a Tier 1 electrical vehicle battery management systems development company. Our customers are leading automotive OEMs as well as fast-growing e-mobility newcomers.

We are looking for embedded software engineers and electrical engineers

Embedded Software Engineer (m/f/d): https://bit.ly/2VCMS8t Electrical Engineer (m/f/d): https://bit.ly/2TxDccB Working Student (m/f/d) – BMS Embedded Software/Electronics: https://bit.ly/39hx1Af

Email: career [at] munichelectrification [dot] com