@zhzHNN: So the CS job market in the Bay Area now has two tracks: - LLM / World Models / Embodied AI, with massive capital inves…
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The Bay Area CS job market is reportedly bifurcating into two tracks: AI/LLM/embodied AI roles backed by massive investment and extraordinary salaries, and traditional MLE/SDE jobs that still require conventional LeetCode and system design interviews.
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So the CS job market in the Bay Area now has two tracks: - LLM / World Models / Embodied AI, with massive capital investment and unbelievable salaries - Traditional MLE/SDE roles that still require LeetCode and System Design interviews People in the different tracks barely
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