I'm in the same boat. I've been doing other stuff, buddy startup consulting that doesn't lend itself to resume padding. And now my resume looks stale and that I

I'm in the same boat. I've been doing other stuff, buddy startup consulting that doesn't lend itself to resume padding. And now my resume looks stale and that I've been out of it, when I haven't. Self-taught Pascal at 12. Then x86 assembly, C, C++ and so on. I have a BS EE/CS degree, could've done PhD but stopped. Typically do work now like AWS architecture, full-stack team lead, Sr. SRE/Production Engineer. I've been living on savings for ~ 7 years between contracts that paid the bills for little time investment, but I'm at the point where a J O B would be a more stable source of income and increase daily focus. I do have a pending interview with a FAANG, but I'm wondering if the resume staleness or that fact I nuked my social media and antiquated LinkedIn is going to hurt too. I had a verbal offer from a startup interview via HN "who needs a job" but it was a scam for free brain picking when I could use a real job and the money now.