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Events – week of February 17, 2020

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

Tuesday, February 18th, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m., 403 (CSE1)

Salesforce AI: Office hours
Office Hours – Swing by to ask questions about our research program, get resume advice, and learn more about our roles!
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Tuesday, February 18th, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m., Gates Commons 691 in CSE1

Salesforce AI: NLP story contest
NLP Story Contest – Check out the world’s LARGEST open-source language model – CTRL – and demo it to write your own short stories. There will be a contest for best story and the winners will receive a prize! Pizza and swag will also be provided. Please RSVP via the link below:
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Wednesday, February 19th, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Gates Commons 691 in CSE1

The Age of Data Conversation: Talking to Your Relational Data
Tech Talk by Senior Research Scientist and UW alum, Victoria Lin
Location: CSE1 Gates Commons (Room 691)
Date & Time: February 19, 2020, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

Hear from Senior Research Scientist and UW alum, Victoria Lin, on her most recent research work,and grab some bubble tea! Abstract available in the link below.

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Thursday, February 20th, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., 305 in CSE1

A Day In the Life of a UX Researcher
Speaker: Kerstin Huang, UX Researcher at HighSpot
Location: CSE1 305

February 18, 2020

Events (corporate) – week of February 3, 2020

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

Wednesday, February 5th, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, Atrium in CSE1
Open venture office hour
Joe Wallin (startup lawyer) of Carney Badley Spellman, and Randall Lucas (venture investor) of Voyager Capital, will resume their open venture office hour first Wednesdays at 11 am in the CSE atrium. Any school affiliates with an interest in starting or joining a startup company are welcome to join to discuss things like what it takes to form a corporation, how to raise investor capital, what kind of roles there are for CSE grads in startups, etc.

Wednesday, February 5th, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Atrium in CSE1
Uber ATG: meet & greet
Stop by for a chance to meet our engineers in the Allen Center Atrium (CSE1). Be sure to bring your resume! We’ll have bubble tea for the first 30 students!

Wednesday, February 5th, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., G01 (CSE2)
Uber ATG: tech talk – Self-Driving Cars
Pre-register here: http://t.uber.com/ATGTechTalkUW

Self-driving cars have the potential to bring efficient, safe, and low-cost mobility to people around the world. At Uber ATG we’ve been working diligently to make this future a reality. We have collected millions of miles of autonomous driving data and have completed tens of thousands of passenger trips in multiple cities in the US. So, what’s the state of self-driving cars today?

This talk will explore several practical challenges in bridging the gap between the current state of the technology and viable self-driving cars of the future. We will discuss challenges in perception, prediction and labeling l that we are solving at Uber ATG, challenges we believe must be addressed before self-driving cars become a reality.

Thursday, February 6th, 5:30 – 6:45 p.m., G01 (CSE2)
Oracle tech talk
Meet Oracle engineers and hiring managers. Learn about current opportunities.

 

February 3, 2020

We Need Your Help to Make Our Career Fairs Better!

Hello Allen School Fam, and specifically, those of you that are attending the career fairs today or tomorrow AND have Android phones:

Imagine this- you arrive to the career fair with a loose game plan on who you want to hit up. You pull out your Android phone and BOOM, you’re able to see what the average wait time is to speak with specific companies. You’re able to prioritize who you should go to first because you have the wait time for each company AND the wait times update in real time. WOULDN’T THAT MAKE YOUR CAREER FAIR HUSTLE SO MUCH EASIER?

OKAY SO, this might actually be a possibility for you TODAY (and tomorrow!) if you have an Android phone but we need everyone attending the career fair (with an Android phone) to pitch in! Your hometown heroes, Sanchit Singh & Albert Huang along with their Info buddy June Lee have created a phone app called Queue, which crowd sources useful information like average wait time for lines, internship/fulltime availability and visa support for each company at the career fair. However, the app will only be useful if we have a critical mass of folks using the app at the career fair.

Cool, did we sell you on this? Here’s how you can get the goods! Search for “Queue” on the Google Playstore or use this link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Sanbert.Queue
Password for January 28th Fair (Established): 317891
Password for January 29th Fair (Start-Up): 975283
You will be able to log in using the code only on the day of the fair.

Note that we are using the fairs today and tomorrow as a test run for full implementation in future career fairs, so please forgive us for any snafus AND more importantly, please provide feedback by emailing singhsan@uw.edu, altrino@uw.edu and leejune@uw.edu. We want to hear from you! And don’t worry iOS fam, we currently have code waiting to be approved by the Apple store!

Here’s more info, in case you are invested:

Queue improves the career fair experience by providing statistics for company lines. Some of its features are:
– Provides number of people in line for a company
– Calculates average wait time for a company
– Crowdsources data for a company, such as whether they have campus interviews, provide visa sponsorship, accept resumes, etc.

How to use it (instructions directly available on the Queue app):
– When in line for a company, swipe into the company card on the app. (This generates number of people in line)
– When done talking to the recruiter, swipe out of the company card on the app. (This generates average wait times for all users)
– Based on the interaction, fill in the quick crowdsource survey after swiping out. (This generates crowdsourced data)

All data collection is anonymous.

Using the app as instructed provides the best statistics for the company line.

Troubleshooting for Android:
– If the app crashes, as it does for a small subset of the users, please attempt to reopen the app 3 – 5 times. Some devices tend to render elements in the wrong order the first couple times. We’re working in this.
– App says “Server is down”: Please clear the app from RAM (clear running apps) and try again.
– If you see any other issues, please email singhsan@uw.edu, altrino@uw.edu and leejune@uw.edu with the subject: Queue Support and a description of what’s going on.

Thanks for doing this! IT IS FOR SCIENCE!
Kim, Sanchit, Albert & June

January 28, 2020

Events – week of January 27, 2020

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar


Monday, January 27th, 6:00-7:00 p.m., G01 (CSE2)

NVIDIA tech talk: Deep Learning for Autonomous Vehicles at NVIDIA: Challenges and Opportunities
Explore the future of AI computing in an engaging talk led by Senior Manager of Deep Learning Science of Autonomous Vehicles, Nikolai Smolyanskiy. We’ll even be raffling off a GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER! To pre-register visit: https://uwnvtechtalk.eventbrite.com

Tuesday, January 28th, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., HUB 2nd Floor Ballroom
Established Company Recruiting Fair
The list of participating companies is available here. NOTE: We are using the Career Fair Plus for our fairs: https://app.careerfairplus.com/uw_wa. The fairs are listed under “University of Washington.”

Wednesday, January 29th, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m., Atrium in CSE1
Startup/Smaller Company Recruiting Fair
The list of participating companies is available here.

Wednesday, January 29th, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., G01 (CSE2)
Apple tech talk: A Deeper Dive – AI/ML tech talk
Apple Tech Talks feature senior technologists sharing the background and details of the work they do with their teams at Apple.
RSVP here.
Please create a profile at jobs.apple.com before the event, and bring multiple copies of your resume. Questions? Email uwashington@apple.com.

Thursday, January 30th, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Lyceum (HUB)
Apple Engineering Networking Event
Meet Apple hiring managers and recruiters. Learn about internship opportunities.
RSVP here.
Please create a profile at jobs.apple.com before the event, and bring multiple copies of your resume. Questions? Email uwashington@apple.com.

January 27, 2020

Kim Nguyen @ The Allen School

Hello Allen School Fam,

Ugh, I’ve been avoiding writing this post and now it’s definitely overdue. Yesterday was my last day as your fulltime Allen School Career Advisor. I am returning to industry to help an old colleague build out their company’s first University Recruiting program. I am absolutely crushed over leaving this role. I will always think back on the last 15 months with you as one of the ultimate highlights of my career. Real talk- you guys were there for me at a moment in my career when I felt a bit lost, unsure of what my next move should be. Y’all reminded me that I feel most at home working with college students and that my true calling is to work in a capacity where I am able to help young people transition into the start of their professional careers. Watching y’all do hard things every day reminded me that I can do hard things too!

Okay, enough sap. Don’t worry, I’m still going to be around! I’m staying local to Seattle and will continue to teach the 492 J Career Seminar with the marvelous Kat Wang this quarter and we plan to offer it again in the spring (and for as long as the Allen School will have us :D). I’m still wrapping up some work items so you’ll still get a few blog posts from me over the next few weeks.

Now, are you wondering what to do if you need help with career related questions? Here’s what you can do!

1. Come to Drop-ins/Quick Questions! Although I will no longer be available for quick questions or 1:1 appointments through acuity, you can still come chat with one of our awesome peer advisors or the advising team. We’ve done a lot of knowledge sharing over the last year and they can absolutely help you out (they’ve learned from the best :P).

2. If you don’t want to come in person, you can email ugrad-advisor@cs.washington.edu with your career related questions and the advising team will take care of you. For reals, do not hesitate to reach out to the advising team for ANY situation (sticky career scenario or otherwise). This team has your best interests at heart and will always provide counsel to help you navigate whatever you got going on.

3. For any issues you are experiencing with an Affiliate company, please reach out to both Kay (External Relations Director) at kbeck@cs.washington.edu and Crystal (Director of Student Services) at ceney@cs.washington.edu via email.

4. My guides and presentations will always be available to you. I plan to write more in my capacity as the 492 J lecturer and will be sure to always link them from here: http://bit.ly/csecareerguide

5. Don’t forget the resources outside of the Allen School! The College of Engineering has an excellent Career Center (https://www.engr.washington.edu/current/careercenter) as does the University of Washington at large (https://careers.uw.edu/)

My kim@cs.washington.edu email will continue to work if you feel compelled to leave me notes about how much you will miss seeing me on the daily. However for any new issues coming up, you should direct those to the ugrad-advisor@cs email address. I am still working through my inbox and will respond to emails I have received previously.

LOVE YOU FOREVER! YOU GOT THIS! I BELIEVE IN YOU!
Kim Nguyen
http://bit.ly/kimLinkedIn
January 22, 2020

REMINDER – Rapid Resume Review Workshop TODAY (1/21)

A reminder that the rapid resume review workshop will be held today, January 21st, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Microsoft Atrium in CSE1.

This workshop, for Allen School CSE majors only, is designed to allow students to gather tips from the experts to turn their resume drafts into documents that will help land their dream job or internship.

All you need to attend is a few printed copies of your resume–anything from a rough draft to almost-finished product is fine. Show up anytime between 3:00 and 5:00 pm (plan on 20 minutes per review) to share your resume with one or more recruiters or technical interview experts from several of our affiliate companies, both large and small. These experts will provide resume advice to get your resume in great shape for the upcoming recruiting fair on January 28th and 29th.

January 21, 2020

Events – week of October 28, 2019

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

 

Tuesday, October 29th, 6:00-7:15 p.m., ECE 125
Amazon tech talk

Description: Amazon Student Programs is looking for Software Development Engineers to join our development teams. Come learn more about our full-time and internship opportunities, our culture and the recruitment process. Food will be provided on a first-come, first served basis. RSVP: https://amazonatuw2019.splashthat.com

 

Wednesday, October 30th, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., table in the Atrium (CSE1)
Google office hours

Stop by and chat with team members from Google.

 

Wednesday, October 30th, 6:00-7:00 p.m., G01 (CSE2)
NVIDIA tech talk

Description: For more information and to pre-register visit:www.nvtechtalk-uw.eventbrite.com Join us for a Tech Talk hosted by NVIDIA on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019! Learn about the current state of Cloud Gaming. We will answer some key questions, like: What does it take to build a Cloud Game Platform? What is the right User Experience Engineering for the Cloud? Lastly, what is the role of Data and Analytics in Cloud Gaming and the importance of Quality of Service? Food and beverages will be provided. We’ll even be raffling off a Jetson Nano!

October 28, 2019

UPDATED: Events – week of October 21, 2019

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

UPDATED TIME: Thursday, October 24th, 5:30-6:30 p.m., G01 (CSE2)
Convoy tech talk
Come learn about:
* How Convoy is disrupting the $800B trucking industry
* How we’re using technology to improve trucker’s lives & reduce waste
* The interesting problems that our interns and new grads work on We’re hiring! We’re hiring software engineer interns and new grads! At Convoy, you’ll grow your skillset alongside our world-class engineering and product teams in a fast-paced startup environment. Jumpstart your career and help make the world a better place.

NEW: Friday, October 4th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, table in the Atrium (CSE1)
Doughnuts with Deloitte

Wondering what a career in Consulting looks like? Curious how to leverage your tech skills to solve business problems? Come meet and network with Deloitte Consulting Analysts and Consultants over donuts to learn more of the Solutions Engineering Analyst position as well as the various project opportunities. We are looking forward to meeting you there!

*Event eligibility limited to individuals who are legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

CANCELLED: Friday, October 4th, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., table in the Atrium (CSE1)
CANCELLED: Microsoft office hours
Our recruiter is sick this week. She will be back next Friday, November 1st.

October 24, 2019

Allen School Industry Affiliates Program

———- Forwarded message ———
From: Hank Levy <levy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 10:57 PM
Subject: [Ugrads] Allen School Industry Affiliates Program
To: <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, <vgrads@cs.washington.edu>

 

Hi CSE students;

 

Thanks to all of you who participated in our career fair last week – we hope you learned a lot about the companies and found interesting opportunities.   In light of this experience, I want to tell you a little about the Allen School’s Industry Affiliates Program, which we have created in large part for your benefit.

 

The goal of our Industry Affiliates Program is to stimulate mutually beneficial interactions between the Allen School community and the tech community: these include providing career opportunities for our students, technical exchange, collaboration, feedback on the effectiveness of our education programs, etc.

 

The principal benefits to companies are the opportunity to participate in our fall and winter recruiting fairs and the opportunity to participate in an annual daylong research symposium, which includes student research presentations and poster sessions.   While we charge a fee for membership in the program, this fee simply covers the expenses of running the program – e.g., the costs involved in putting on the recruiting fairs and research symposium.

 

The membership of a company in the Affiliates Program should not be construed as an endorsement.   As a public institution we have a particular responsibility to remain as neutral as possible in administering our program.  We have terminated (or threatened to terminate) the membership of companies for violations of our recruiting policies (policies designed to protect the interests of our students, e.g., we prohibit the use of high pressure or of “exploding offers”).  However we have not excluded companies based on their business and we do not see a coherent way to deny membership to an otherwise legitimate company: many companies, even those widely regarded as good corporate citizens, engage in some practices that some individuals may find objectionable.

 

We trust all of our students to learn about different companies, to be smart consumers of job offers, and to vote with their feet when deciding which companies to visit at our recruiting fairs. These are choices that you will need to make throughout your lives.

 

Best,

 

Hank

 

 

Hank Levy

Director, Paul G. Allen School

 

October 21, 2019

Company Events – week of October 21, 2019

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar


Monday, October 21st, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., G01 (CSE2)

Bloomberg Bpuzzled event
Description: Bpuzzled is a puzzle competition created by Bloomberg engineers, where teams of up to four compete against each other to race to the finish! Winning team wins a trip to NYC! Dinner will be served. ** We recommend you bring a laptop **.
Location: G01-CSE2, Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering Date & Time: October 21, 2019 @ 5:30 pm.

Tuesday, October 22nd, 4:00-6:15 p.m. and 6:15-8:30 p.m., the advising suite CSE2
Mock technical interviews
Description: RSVPs were required ahead of time. Sign up deadline is 10/18. Please refer to ugrad blog for more info.

Wednesday, October 23rd, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., table in the Atrium (CSE1)
Google office hours
Stop by and chat with team members from Google.

Wednesday, October 23rd, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., ECE 037
Palantir office hours
Description: RSVP required here: http://tinyurl.com/y66ww3sq. Chat with team members from Palantir. 

Wednesday, October 23rd, 5:00-6:00 p.m., Smith Hall 102
Two Sigma’s BS/MS Meet & Greet
Description: Two Sigma’s quant researchers will be visiting UW on Wednesday, October 23rd and we are looking forward to getting to know you in a 1:1 setting at our Meet and Greet. Food and refreshments will be provided. Kindly RSVP for a spot by applying here: https://careers.twosigma.com/careers/UniversityJobDetail?jobId=6254. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, October 23rd, 6:00-7:15 p.m., G01 (CSE2)
Tesla tech talk
Description: Join a team of engineers to learn more about what is happening at Tesla.
Location: G01-CSE2, Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering Date & Time: October 23, 2019 @ 6:00 pm.

Thursday, October 24th, 6:00-7:00 p.m., G01 (CSE2)
Convoy tech talk
Description: Join a team of engineers from Convoy to learn more. Food and drinks will be provided.

Friday, October 4th, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., table in the Atrium (CSE1)
Microsoft office hours
Stop by and chat with team members from Microsoft.

October 21, 2019

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