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What % of developers can get these kinds of offers? Do you need Ivy League? Insane algorithm / whiteboard testing prowess? A hot company in those 2 years of exp

• hello_newman 9y ago
  From the post > Previously from a unicorn startup I think he graduated (says 2 years experience), picked the right company, and that put him on this kind of trajectory. It could be a different story if the last start up he was at was not a "unicorn".
• notduncansmith 9y ago
  OP mentioned working previously at a "unicorn" and having referrals. Keep in mind that those signals are much easier to detect (and thus justify decisions based upon). Without these, one faces a number of challenges: - You need to get your resume looked at somehow - It's well-known that when it comes to programming and system design, "Real recognize real" - You need a wide variety of skills beyond programming and system design: social skills (sometimes moreso than anything else), sometimes classic CS search/sorting/optimization techniques - They might realize they need someone with different specializations - You might remind the interviewer of someone they dislike
• akhilcacharya 9y ago
  Get really good at doing Graph/DP problems on a whiteboard. That’s it. I know new grads who have gotten 200k TC offers with negotiation. That’s all it takes (and sadly I don’t have that..)