I felt this way at some point. After dozens of rejections I had to admit that I had the “wrong” background and I started trying different approaches. Eventually

I felt this way at some point. After dozens of rejections I had to admit that I had the “wrong” background and I started trying different approaches. Eventually did a coding boot camp followed by an internship at a startup, which wasn’t prestigious, but it was considered by a mid-sized company to be the right kind of experience. Experience at the mid-sized company was finally considered relevant by FAANG, etc.