decafninja

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by decafninja 7y ago
At the start of the process, I began with comp sci/DS&A fundamentals - including books like Algorithm Design Manual, Intro to Algorithms, etc. Took a few months break to get married, then resumed, eventually starting to 100% grind
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by decafninja 7y ago
This. For every junior FAANG engineer, there are legions of senior or staff level equivalent engineers at companies outside of the Silicon Valley style tech/software sector who will retire with their TC topping out at maybe around what
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by decafninja 7y ago
- Because it would give me better career development than where I am now as a senior SWE. - TC trajectory would be significantly higher, even if it means taking a minor temporary paycut. - Intangibles, which might sound trivial, but stuff l
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by decafninja 7y ago
Disclaimer: I don't work at a FAANG. However this is my observations from interviewing at FAANGs. Seems random to be honest. Some of my interviewers have been older people. Some of the people waiting with me at lobbies prior to intervi
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by decafninja 7y ago
I've been studying for the past two years and have failed at multiple FAANGs, some twice. Failed at FB, NFLX, AMZN, in addition to MSFT and UBER. Then again, I'm not entry level (10 yoe), so I might be competing at a higher bar. H
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by decafninja 7y ago
I'm sure this depends on the team, but I've actually heard from someone who works there that Netflix views working overtime consistently as a red flag? As in, everyone is supposed to be a superstar engineer, and not being able to
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by decafninja 7y ago
From a pure standpoint? Any company that makes tech - hardware or software - is a tech company. From a usage perspective? Any company that heavily utilizes tech in their day to day operations is a tech company too. From a software engineer&
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by decafninja 7y ago
One description I’ve heard is that “tech companies”, as the term is often used nowadays, are organizations where software engineers and their work are respected and considered first class citizens. As compared to a company that might heavil