The best advice I can give is start not at the monoliths that are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and the others everyone and their mother knows. Start at company th

The best advice I can give is start not at the monoliths that are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and the others everyone and their mother knows. Start at company that is medium sized, you'll find plenty of real stuff to work on while having the experience of being able to get help from people who have been doing things a lot longer than you. School doesn't teach you proper engineering practices and learning from the mistakes of companies that have already gone through starting troubles is also beneficial to you in a long term if you want to form your own startup.