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Focus on finishing your degree, its summer so I’m guessing you graduate in December or end of summer? Or maybe when your thesis is turned in? Talk to your univ
by mattbrewsbytes 4y ago
Focus on finishing your degree, its summer so I’m guessing you graduate in December or end of summer? Or maybe when your thesis is turned in?
Talk to your university career planning department and your CS professors. They will know of local companies that might need programming/IT work or have internships available which might get you out of the heat and more aligned with something for your career.
Here’s the thing about working in software now: if its not doing tech support then nearly every role has programming in it. DevOps you are writing code to build systems, using things like kubernetes if its container related. Hardware and you’re writing firmware. SaaS companies and you’re likely doing web development. They can all get specialized and have different skill trees (like if its a role playing game) but the basis you have now with a CS degree is a great start for any of them.
If you want to attempt getting a job at a FAANG company then do the leetcode practice, get some interview practice and start applying. There are 1000’s of companies out there and FAANG is 5. I would suggest smaller companies/startups where you might get the chance to try out different roles or at least observe people that do those different roles to see what you might like.
Learn up some details about design patterns as it relates to web frameworks. Specifically MVC and different ways to break up an application. This lingo will help with interviews and more importantly you’ll come to the realization that all these web frameworks are very much alike.
Another consideration you didn’t specify is if you need a different visa for work vs. school - this will limit the companies you can apply to in some way.