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I think there's a split in the industry; outside of FAANG senior means "certain amount of time spent in front of the computer getting paid", inside FAANG, it's
by jrockway 4y ago
I think there's a split in the industry; outside of FAANG senior means "certain amount of time spent in front of the computer getting paid", inside FAANG, it's a set of behaviors encapsulated in a particular mid-career job title.
- grayclhn 4y agoInside FAANG, it is literally a job title.
- twic 4y agoOutside of FAANG, senior means "we can't pay as much as FAANG but we will call you senior when you have two years of experience and no idea what you're doing".
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoTwo years of experience may not get you really knowing what you're doing, but you should know significantly more than someone with zero years...
- jrockway 4y agoI've been in the field for about 18 years. I feel like I "got it" about 11 years in, and that's being generous. I did mentor a couple of interns that were juniors in college, though, and they were awesome. It might just be me that takes 10 years to get it.