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Re:All my career rejections by bluefirebrand on Monday March 22, 2021 @03:57PM (#26545995)
> I would literally throw away my senior SWE status to join any of the aforementioned companies as a junior SWE level.

Sorry to say it but if I was a hiring manager and saw someone with senior experience applying for junior positions that's a red flag to me and I would be thinking they probably have big confidence problems.

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Re:All my career rejections by decafninja on Monday March 22, 2021 @04:00PM (#26546059)
I don't do this, of course. I don't think companies/recruiters/HMs would even consider allowing me to. Although I think midlevel roles are more within reach (and many of the offers I've gotten were for such a level).
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Re:All my career rejections by sjg007 on Monday March 22, 2021 @04:33PM (#26546535)
The big companies just level you. So apply as a senior or junior and they level you. It's about alignment to the group more than anything.
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