Apple mle austin vs Microsoft ai/ml swe redmond | cscareers.dev | Page 1

neon echo Feb 5, 2026, 3:35 AM

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only 25k for apple?

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really?

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damn bruh

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maybe pick msft then lol

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although yeah apple ro would prolly be better comp if u do get it

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and prestige higher maybe so could help for future ints if no ro

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honestly tho school doesnt matter just dropout and start a yc company

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why is msft so much more

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 3:57 AM

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apple is much much better lol austin just is lcol

neon echo Feb 5, 2026, 4:10 AM

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actually yeah that's lowkey true u would spend a lot less money on groceries/food or whatever in austin than u would in seattle

eager moat Feb 5, 2026, 4:15 AM

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BEO APPLE MLE

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IS SM BETTER

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apple 100%

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in a heartbeat i would pick

static apex Feb 5, 2026, 4:30 AM

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apple hardware, the only risk is low RO but even if thats the case having that on your resume will get you past screens

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but if you wanna work on more hardware related stuff in the future its the obv choice

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 4:39 AM

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apple and recruit for ng

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if u dont get RO

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also azure org is ass

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in comparison to apple mle at least

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if ur the only intern should be higher chance of ro

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its an internship no?

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apple salary will be much better than msft salary just gotta do the 3 months bro

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ru canada

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no

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ask him but i havent seen it outside of canada

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u might be able to do apple a different season actually

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when is the offer valid until

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end of fiscal year?

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can u do last minute spring

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might be out of the question but

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just try to push msft

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i know apple teams can give remote i have a friend who did it

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if u dont want to be in austin

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austin is not bad tho theres a good amount of stuff to do

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but less than bay or seattle yeah

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just keep on asking tbh

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my friend who got remote did it by asking a few times

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do they have anyone in bay? do yk?

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why are they making u do austin 😭

fast kindle Feb 5, 2026, 4:57 AM

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ali you’re a nice guy

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but you’re not speaking to someone who will let you speak this way

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 4:58 AM

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u can also try for an apple satellite office tbh

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idk where but

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like

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smaller offices

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in some cities

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like ny office

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u might just have to take austin tbh

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msft is definitely not worth the money is essentially equivalent here

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austin is very cheap

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msft will be seattle tho so

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either way not best

fossil prawn Feb 5, 2026, 5:01 AM

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scarlet compass austin is very cheap

Have you been?

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:01 AM

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fossil prawn Have you been?

yeah im here rn for co-op

fossil prawn Feb 5, 2026, 5:01 AM

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Ah ok

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I thought it was like not bad prices

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at least for groceries

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For SURE less than Seattle tho

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I would take apple

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Apple doesn’t have free food tho i think

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I interned at msft before

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They subsidize it

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Still costs you $10-15 a meal tho

fossil prawn Feb 5, 2026, 5:02 AM

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fossil prawn Still costs you $10-15 a meal tho

So you can just buy food in Austin for cheaper

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You can get chipotle bowl w double protein for like $12-13 in Austin

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Depends what you get

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you can get a footlong sub for $8

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but only in 1 building

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so if you’re not that building u gotta travel to it during lunch

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most of the stuff is $10-15

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:04 AM

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cloudflare

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:04 AM

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fossil prawn I thought it was like not bad prices

yeah but my summer was in ny so it feels a lot better

fast kindle Feb 5, 2026, 5:04 AM

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holy shit is that the same luck

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oh my god it is

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holy shit

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:05 AM

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probably not, the apple intern pay is historically low

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FT is austin is also low but high for the area

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depends on team tho ig

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yeah probably 150-160

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thats basically like 200k in the hcol so its pretty good

fast kindle Feb 5, 2026, 5:06 AM

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@fossil prawn hai

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:06 AM

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maybe, idk abt that

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probably in amazon lol but not in apple

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does that even exist in companies?

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ngl

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ur right

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yes

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so cooked basically

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i think they had a caste thing in amazon no

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it was pretty weird

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its a billion people

neon echo Feb 5, 2026, 5:10 AM

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indian indian or indian american

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Wraps

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Larp as indian

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Indian muslim?

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:11 AM

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indian muslim is still cooked

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might even be worse than pakistani

neon echo Feb 5, 2026, 5:11 AM

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Yea true

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What part ofindia they from

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:11 AM

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as in the way u will be treated by indians

neon echo Feb 5, 2026, 5:11 AM

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If south u chillin

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Bro u gota

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:11 AM

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between india and pakistan?

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😭

neon echo Feb 5, 2026, 5:12 AM

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If they dark skin they south

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:12 AM

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im actually from south and im light asf

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cooked for amazon basically

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its south

neon echo Feb 5, 2026, 5:12 AM

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South

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Ye

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Idk just born that way ig

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:13 AM

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south is better tho

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they dont really care abt india v pakistani obv

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yeah thats what he means

neon echo Feb 5, 2026, 5:13 AM

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Fr i was in south india this winter and i was hearing prayer calls in the morning aint no way dat happening in the north

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If u go really north i think they exist

scarlet compass Feb 5, 2026, 5:15 AM

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apple name will be better

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like regardless

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you will get procs

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mle apple easily

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i know two guys who recruited ng with msft

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one got cloudflare intern proc and dbricks oa (failed both) and one only got pltr

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apple will be much better than this

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and pltr also failed btw

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its azure

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i know the azure org is bad wlb for mid pay

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meanwhile mle hardware is goated

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its still worse wlb i think

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thats apple desc?

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i will say the one mle intern i knew at apple didnt get RO but he didnt do any ml previously

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honestly not even sure how he got it

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it will be attainable with apple

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very

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when did u start uni?

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😭

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bruh u will be fine lol

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target school or nah

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goated bro

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yeah just delay with apple

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u can try to delay msft to prevent renege but

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cmu is better for research but

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i know cmu guys who get crazy procs if they care for recruiting

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all top tier procs freshman year basically

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yeah apple no RO will be a pain but if u do get it just graduate

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u have salesforce fall?

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chilling then

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should be chill

umbral meadow Feb 5, 2026, 2:56 PM

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apple is much better - mle roles increasingly looking for some hardware expertise. apple ro rate is kinda rough and prob the only reason to not take (not wanting to rerecruit)

strong dragon Feb 5, 2026, 3:36 PM

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what is msft hourly

fading echo Feb 5, 2026, 3:57 PM

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whats mfst ft pay vs apple

fading echo Feb 5, 2026, 4:27 PM

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apple isnt that high at all exceppt for v specific teams

fossil prawn Feb 5, 2026, 4:35 PM

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take apple

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Actually

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shit this is hard

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TC given ro rate might be higher at microsoft

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COL is also lower in seattle than bay (which is where ur ro for apple would be you said)

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If Apple really is 300k tc then it might be worth the risk

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and then just grind during the internship

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Intern salary doesn’t matter that much

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25k in Austin == 35-40k in Seattle anyways

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I personally think Apple name is better than msft as well, and I interned at msft before but i was a swe

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ML wise msft might have a bit better name but still neck and neck

fossil prawn Feb 5, 2026, 4:58 PM

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You will make less money working at Msft in the bay than at msft in Seattle bc of taxes & COL

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The bay has freee food though

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Seattle/redmond is subsidized food

storm vessel Feb 5, 2026, 6:43 PM

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Who pinged five times?.

fading echo Feb 6, 2026, 2:20 AM

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fossil prawn If Apple really is 300k tc then it might be worth the risk

aint no way they givin 300k for apple

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thats kinda nutty but levels is mostly inaccurate alot of times, if u can hear from a curr employee its that, then easy apple

scarlet compass Feb 6, 2026, 7:14 AM

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probably cuz of the numbers

last crater Feb 6, 2026, 7:29 AM

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Apple hardware sounds cooler

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And the work is prolly better

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 6:04 PM

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If you go apple and wont regret taking msft if u don’t get ro too much

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then take apple

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Otherwise play it safe

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I think apple is better tho

fervent rover Feb 6, 2026, 6:16 PM

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did they confirm the 10k?

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I've seen a lot lower numbers

fervent rover Feb 6, 2026, 6:33 PM

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ik I just have seen people say numbers closer to 6-8k for housing in the msft discord

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 6:36 PM

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fervent rover ik I just have seen people say numbers closer to 6-8k for housing in the msft di...

It’s 10k or corp housing

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I interned last summer

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It used to be 7-8k

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But they upped it

fervent rover Feb 6, 2026, 6:37 PM

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oh shi

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betski

fading echo Feb 6, 2026, 7:52 PM

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should be fine, its not like they'll rescind it

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 7:57 PM

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If you alr asked and they said no

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Don’t ask again

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.

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Did u ask alr and then they considered?

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But if u do wanna ask

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say smth family related

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imo

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 8:55 PM

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I wouldn’t

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 9:21 PM

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Austin is nice af

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idk if u have ever been

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it will be pretty hot during the summer though

keen socket Feb 6, 2026, 9:23 PM

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Austin the new tech hub

scarlet compass Feb 6, 2026, 9:44 PM

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bro thats literally top tier austin

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u abt to be rich af

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u have family there?

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ic

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 9:45 PM

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bro

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200k Austin

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is like 450k in the bay

scarlet compass Feb 6, 2026, 9:45 PM

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200k austin is rich as fuck 😭

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no state tax lcol

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 9:46 PM

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okay maybe like 350*

scarlet compass Feb 6, 2026, 9:46 PM

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130 take home is still high you can get a nice place for like 1k a month

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 9:46 PM

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bro you can get a nice af apt for 1-2k in aus

scarlet compass Feb 6, 2026, 9:46 PM

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yeah

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for you bay is better but if you didnt live there

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austin you could potentially pay <20k in rent

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bay is def better for u but 180k austin is not buns

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 9:47 PM

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Houston ≠ Austin

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Austin is much better

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why

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go experience someplace new

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This is just an internship

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stop being mommas boy

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go microsof trhen

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If they guarantee Bay Area ft

scarlet compass Feb 6, 2026, 9:49 PM

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isnt msft seattle tho

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oh yeah loc change is easy right

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just go msft tbh

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 9:49 PM

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Yeah

scarlet compass Feb 6, 2026, 9:50 PM

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i mean apple is still better but if they wont give u the change seems like youll regret it

fossil prawn Feb 6, 2026, 9:50 PM

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I would’ve went Apple personally but seems like u will like micro more

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No

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Other teams don’t know you exist

scarlet compass Feb 6, 2026, 9:50 PM

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you could find another team thru linkedin but you would have to interview again

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or maybe thru networking

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why dont u just ask him now

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per season?

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i guess just do that

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during internship ask ur friend

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get into apple bay

static apex Feb 7, 2026, 1:20 AM

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Nah he’s right

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Austin COL is not that high

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200k Austin as a NG you a living. Like a king

vapid moon Feb 10, 2026, 10:41 PM

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@supple fox what was your interview like?

ember moth Feb 10, 2026, 10:57 PM

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fossil prawn is like 450k in the bay

this is true if you're buying a house but not if you're renting

fossil prawn Feb 10, 2026, 11:00 PM

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Yes

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Renting in austin is much much better than owning bc of property tax

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same with bay but diff is u can’t buy in the bay even if u wanted to whereas austin you can

vapid moon Feb 10, 2026, 11:24 PM

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Yeah for Apple

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Do you remember the questions?

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How did you prep?

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Was it 2 lc, 1 sys design and 1 ml theory?

vapid moon Feb 11, 2026, 1:14 AM

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Oh damn

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Can I dm you?

dreamy hull Feb 11, 2026, 1:16 AM

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5 ints crazy

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Did they ask ml theory in msft

static apex Feb 11, 2026, 1:54 AM

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Austin is fun

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Very hot in the summer obv but really enjoyable

lusty vigil Feb 11, 2026, 2:00 AM

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does anyone know if this guy got the offer for search or cad team?

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like did he get teh offer for cad? or for the search

eager moat Feb 11, 2026, 2:03 AM

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cad

#Apple mle austin vs Microsoft ai/ml swe redmond