u/LowMasterpiece2196

1. PERSONAL DETAILS

Age: 23

Education: Master’s in AI

Work experience: 1 year

Civil status: Single

Children: 0

2. EMPLOYER

Sector/Industry: Tech

Amount of employees: 10k+

Multinational?: Yes

Listed company?: Yes

3. ROLE DETAILS

Job title: AI Engineer

Seniority (junior/senior/etc.): Medior

Working hours per week: 40

Average working hours per week including overtime: 40

Shift work of 9 to 5 (or flexible): Technically, but flexible.

On-call duty?: No

Vacation days per year: 26

Education/training possibilities: Yes

Responsible for personnel?: No

4. SALARY

Gross salary per month: €5,300

Net salary per month: €3,600

13th month?: No

Car/bike provided by the company/fuel card/free public transport?: Yes

Pension contribution: 4%

Insurance?: No

Other benefits (bonusses, stock-/option pacakges, etc.): €10,000 of stocks / year (at current valuation)

5. MOBILITY

City/region of work: Amsterdam

Distance home-work (KM): 1-2km

Commuting time home-work: 5 mins

How do you commute? Bike

Is your travel compensated?: Yes

Home office possibilities?: Yes

6. OTHER

How easily can you take an extra day off?: Very easy

How much do you love your job? (scale 0-10) And why?: 9/10. A lot of freedom, interesting work with latest tools and the greatest manager.

How stressful is your job? (scale 0-10) And why?: 3/10. Our team does not work with deadlines, so the stress levels really stay low. But we have to prove our worth a lot (relatively new department) which can cause some stress.

What would you advise others who want to pursue the same career?: Do internships during your studies, always be curious and change together with the industry - if you see a shift, don’t try to push against it.

Has anyone transferred from Europe to the US on either L1-B or more recently, on a H1-B visa?

I am currently in the last months of an internship at company A. Recently I received a very good full-time offer from company B, with which I went to my manager, as he had hinted at them looking to keep me with a return offer. He then put in a headcount request to keep me and suggested to HR to match company B's salary, which led to me rejecting the offer from company B. I told my manager that I had rejected the other offer. Yesterday I received a call from the recruiter at my company, letting me know that they are discussing and finalizing the details of my offer. They also asked me about the competing offer, and to play with open cards and ensure they have the same information as my manager, I told them I had already rejected it. Which leads to my question - is this going to screw me over and possibly result in me getting a lower salary than I would have if I told them I still had the other offer on the table?

I am currently in the last months of an internship at company A. Recently I received a very good full-time offer from company B, with which I went to my manager, as he had hinted at them looking to keep me with a return offer. He then put in a headcount request to keep me and suggested to HR to match company B's salary, which led to me rejecting the offer from company B. I told my manager that I had rejected the other offer. Yesterday I received a call from the recruiter at my company, letting me know that they are discussing and finalizing the details of my offer. They also asked me about the competing offer, and to play with open cards and ensure they have the same information as my manager, I told them I had already rejected it. Which leads to my question - is this going to screw me over and possibly result in me getting a lower salary than I would have if I told them I still had the other offer on the table?

A copy of a post from a few months ago about Berlin

I’m trying to figure out whether there are genuinely top-tier companies here, especially in Amsterdam, that are worth setting as a long-term goal (engineering quality, culture, growth, and compensation).

I’m sure everyone has heard about Adyen, Booking, Uber, JET etc., but at the same time there are companies such as Snowflake, Databricks and Microsoft here as well. How do they compare?

And if you’ve worked at a company in Netherlands that you’d strongly recommend, which one and why?

Both DS/MLE and SWE experiences are welcome.

Hey all,

I have found myself in a fortunate position where I have job offers from Adyen and Tesla for a Data Analytics position. I have only a year of work experience and the salaries both fall in the same range. My long term goal would be to move/transfer to the US and to shift more towards a Analytics Engineer / AI Engineer role.

Therefore I am wondering, which would be a better fit for my long term goal? My mind jumps to Tesla due to its US presence and brand name, but from what I've read Adyen is also quite a powerhouse in fintech and would also enable me to transfer internally or to apply to Stripe, their main competitor.

Open to all thoughts and questions :)

the beat cutting off… that guitar coming in… his flow…

In 2024, I cut off one of my best friends. He had been drunk driving, doing drugs, acting disrespectful towards me and others, and I decided that this was not the kind of behavior I wanted to surround myself with. My ex pressured me into blocking him, I think I would’ve just went radio silent. It’s been a few years now, and I’m honestly in a great position in life - I’m about to graduate with a master’s, I have a very solid job, I work out and I very rarely drink. The most I’ve heard about him is from another friend that he’s become deeply addicted to gambling, is drinking all the same and is pretty much ruining his life. A part of me misses him and wants to make amends, but at the same time the very reason why I cut him off still exists - behavior that isn’t healthy to be surrounded with. What should I do?

Hey all,

I recently started as an intern in Europe and would love to connect & share experiences with other current or upcoming interns!