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Re:Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews by user5994461 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @01:30PM (#24484037)
FAANG companies need specialists not generalists. Being large companies, they have groups of people to work on dedicated aspects and technologies. Employees can have a very narrow and specialized focus.
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Re:Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews by howlgarnish on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @06:59PM (#24487697)
You're both correct! A company like Google hires both generic SWEs, who are hired without a specific project in mind, and super specialized roles like (say) wearable hardware integration engineer, who are hired to fill a very specific niche.
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Re:Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews by amurthy1 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @06:54PM (#24487659)
The product they're working on might be super specialized, but oftentimes the skills needed to do the work might not be.
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