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Fuck me, how do I position myself as a developer being poached for $200k?

qbasic_forever 5y ago
Go to one of a dozen or so privileged colleges that FAANGs almost exclusively hire from. Or more realistically, know someone who is already at one of those companies and can vouch for you and get your resume looked at by a recruiter. After that it's mostly a matter of how well you can handle a high pressure tech interview loop.
- compiler-guy 5y ago
  Google abandoned the "hire from only the best colleges" mantra years ago. It will hire anyone who makes it through the interview, regardless of college.
  - qbasic_forever 5y ago
    Yes but good luck getting the attention of a recruiter without something flashy on your resume, or a Googler's recommendation.
    - deanmoriarty 5y ago
      Have you tried just emailing recruiters directly on LinkedIn? My resume isn’t flashy (no-name college and no-name work experience) and certainly it wasn’t a few years ago. Yet, a few years ago I managed to get interviews setup with every single FAANG company, and accepted to interview at three of them. I entered through the front door with no connections, by simply searching recruiters on LinkedIn and “spamming” a couple directly (spam = one single message).
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- digianarchist 5y ago
  Google have reached out to me and I didn’t attend a privileged college by any stretch.
- leetcrew 5y ago
  it's really not like that. I got interviews from both FAANGs I applied to last time. I went to a no name school, worked at a no name company, and had no referrals. the interviews are challenging, but it's no secret what you'll be evaluated on.
  - 71a54xd 5y ago
    Yeah, I just hit 4YOE. Been working mostly with early stage companies and learning a lot, but it's time to buy a house and lever up - hence time to enter the leetcode gulag for a while and earnestly see if I can pass a FAANG interview screen.
Terretta 5y ago
Talk to a company that isn't a FAANG and believes in paying engineers well because code well written once keeps paying back for a long time.

Go to one of a dozen or so privileged colleges that FAANGs almost exclusively hire from. Or more realistically, know someone who is already at one of those companies and can vouch for you and get your resume looked at by a recruiter. After that it's mostly a matter of how well you can handle a high pressure tech interview loop.

compiler-guy 5y ago
Google abandoned the "hire from only the best colleges" mantra years ago. It will hire anyone who makes it through the interview, regardless of college.
- qbasic_forever 5y ago
  Yes but good luck getting the attention of a recruiter without something flashy on your resume, or a Googler's recommendation.
  - deanmoriarty 5y ago
    Have you tried just emailing recruiters directly on LinkedIn? My resume isn’t flashy (no-name college and no-name work experience) and certainly it wasn’t a few years ago. Yet, a few years ago I managed to get interviews setup with every single FAANG company, and accepted to interview at three of them. I entered through the front door with no connections, by simply searching recruiters on LinkedIn and “spamming” a couple directly (spam = one single message).
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digianarchist 5y ago
Google have reached out to me and I didn’t attend a privileged college by any stretch.
leetcrew 5y ago
it's really not like that. I got interviews from both FAANGs I applied to last time. I went to a no name school, worked at a no name company, and had no referrals. the interviews are challenging, but it's no secret what you'll be evaluated on.
- 71a54xd 5y ago
  Yeah, I just hit 4YOE. Been working mostly with early stage companies and learning a lot, but it's time to buy a house and lever up - hence time to enter the leetcode gulag for a while and earnestly see if I can pass a FAANG interview screen.

Terretta 5y ago

Talk to a company that isn't a FAANG and believes in paying engineers well because code well written once keeps paying back for a long time.