> I think the devs who struggle are mostly the ones who are trying to get hired by larger established software companies such as, but not limited to, FAANG. I

> I think the devs who struggle are mostly the ones who are trying to get hired by larger established software companies such as, but not limited to, FAANG. I had plenty of trouble, and I mostly interviewed at exactly those kind of small companies. I landed at least the first interview for a third of what I sent out (better than most, from what I've seen here on HN), and after going through the entire process what I've heard back several times is that they think I'd be a great fit, but that they've got more good candidates than what they know what to do with and someone else was just a slightly better fit.