About me: 24M, graduated with a CS degree in 2021 from a uni that is top 15 in the uk for CS.
Experience: 2 YoE as a SDET and 1 YoE as a SWE and currently working as a SWE. All my experience is from a UK national media company. I currently make £38k per year and with a promotion I should get £50k per year, which still seems pointless when top companies pay a lot more. And is also causing me to have zero motivation at my current job…
My question is should I go back to Uni in the UK and just complete a masters at a top 15 Uni in the world for CS? I am thinking Oxford or Imperial College. If I do this I will hopefully have a good shot at grad interviews at FAANG (I see a lot of Imperial grads work at FAANG on LinkedIn) and be able to have a slight career reset starting off at a top company making more money as a new grad than I do at my current job. Probably doubling my current wage at a minimum.
The only downsides is that it will probably cost a lot, £17k to £21k for the degree, I can get a £12k student loan to cover most of the costs but probably need to factor in £10k for a years accommodation. I have £35k in savings so would be spending a fairly large chunk of that. The degree would also start in October 2025 and finish in June/July 2026. So I would be 26 when graduating and also have 2 YoE as a SWE when starting the degree.
I feel like my idea is stupid as the only reason I want this degree is to be looked at by top companies. But, I know having a top Uni will help stand out. My plan is to grind the degree and Leetcode and then smash the interviews.
External factors: I currently live at home in the South of England and am getting really bored of it, my works office is in greater London so not the best location, and my salary isn’t really high enough to move and be able to still save a lot. If I go to a Uni in a city I will probably make new experiences too and get to be away from home and then hopefully get a very good job in London afterwards.
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r/cscareerquestions About me: 24M, graduated with a CS degree in 2021 from a uni that is top 15 in the uk for CS. Experience: 2 YoE as a SDET and 1 YoE as a SWE and currently working as a SWE. All my experience is from a UK national media company. I currently make £38k per year and with a promotion I should get £50k per year, which still seems pointless when top companies pay a lot more. And is also causing me to have zero motivation at my current job… My question is should I go back to Uni in the UK and just complete a masters at a top 15 Uni in the world for CS? I am thinking Oxford or Imperial College. If I do this I will hopefully have a good shot at grad interviews at FAANG (I see a lot of Imperial grads work at FAANG on LinkedIn) and be able to have a slight career reset starting off at a top company making more money as a new grad than I do at my current job. Probably doubling my current wage at a minimum. The only downsides is that it will probably cost a lot, £17k to £21k for the degree, I can get a £12k student loan to cover most of the costs but probably need to factor in £10k for a years accommodation. I have £35k in savings so would be spending a fairly large chunk of that. The degree would also start in October 2025 and finish in June/July 2026. So I would be 26 when graduating and also have 2 YoE as a SWE when starting the degree. I feel like my idea is stupid as the only reason I want this degree is to be looked at by top companies. But, I know having a top Uni will help stand out. My plan is to grind the degree and Leetcode and then smash the interviews. External factors: I currently live at home in the South of England and am getting really bored of it, my works office is in greater London so not the best location, and my salary isn’t really high enough to move and be able to still save a lot. If I go to a Uni in a city I will probably make new experiences too and get to be away from home and then hopefully get a very good job in London afterwards. submitted by /u/Captain_Levi_00 [link] [comments]
About me: 24M, graduated with a CS degree in 2021 from a uni that is top 15 in the uk for CS.
Experience: 2 YoE as a SDET and 1 YoE as a SWE and currently working as a SWE. All my experience is from a UK national media company. I currently make £38k per year and with a promotion I should get £50k per year, which still seems pointless when top companies pay a lot more. And is also causing me to have zero motivation at my current job…
My question is should I go back to Uni in the UK and just complete a masters at a top 15 Uni in the world for CS? I am thinking Oxford or Imperial College. If I do this I will hopefully have a good shot at grad interviews at FAANG (I see a lot of Imperial grads work at FAANG on LinkedIn) and be able to have a slight career reset starting off at a top company making more money as a new grad than I do at my current job. Probably doubling my current wage at a minimum.
The only downsides is that it will probably cost a lot, £17k to £21k for the degree, I can get a £12k student loan to cover most of the costs but probably need to factor in £10k for a years accommodation. I have £35k in savings so would be spending a fairly large chunk of that. The degree would also start in October 2025 and finish in June/July 2026. So I would be 26 when graduating and also have 2 YoE as a SWE when starting the degree.
I feel like my idea is stupid as the only reason I want this degree is to be looked at by top companies. But, I know having a top Uni will help stand out. My plan is to grind the degree and Leetcode and then smash the interviews.
External factors: I currently live at home in the South of England and am getting really bored of it, my works office is in greater London so not the best location, and my salary isn’t really high enough to move and be able to still save a lot. If I go to a Uni in a city I will probably make new experiences too and get to be away from home and then hopefully get a very good job in London afterwards.
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