Andrey Goncharov

Andrey Goncharov

Andrey Goncharov

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Software engineer at Meta hypnotized by AI/ML. OMSCS student at Georgia Tech. Wannabe writer. Yet another geek with a sugar addiction.

How to switch from software engineering to AI research if you are lazy as f**k

May 25, 20238 min read 1.1K views

For 7 years I happily played with web. For 6 months I was burning out. Next 2 quarters I tried to reassemble myself, looked for the meaning in life...

How to switch from software engineering to AI research if you are lazy as f**k

How I burnt out in FAANG, but my job was not the problem

Mar 13, 20236 min read 5.2K views

Once upon a time, there was a boy who loved building websites. He also enjoyed sharing his findings at conferences. Then he moved from the middle of...

How I burnt out in FAANG, but my job was not the problem

Getting a talent visa in the UK for mortals

Mar 21, 202213 min read 6.1K views

Did you always think various "talent" immigration programs imply a Nobel prize? I am going to tell you how a regular software engineer from the middle...

Getting a talent visa in the UK for mortals

How to get an online Master's in CS for a price of your morning latte

Jan 11, 202212 min read 9.9K views

I'll tell you: How I got into Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) program while working and living in Russia. ...

How to get an online Master's in CS for a price of your morning latte

How I got multiple FAANG offers in Europe

Aug 30, 202120 min read 27.8K views

Yet another story of how an ordinary guy from the middle of nowhere in Russia managed to get multiple FAANG offers. This time, in Europe. I'll tell...

How I got multiple FAANG offers in Europe

Strict mode in TypeScript || help your compiler help you

Jul 28, 20218 min read 1.2K views

Recently, at Hazelcast we have migrated our Management Center to TypeScript. Not just TypeScript, but the strictest TypeScript there is. If you are...

Strict mode in TypeScript || help your compiler help you