Ask HN: Steps to becoming a software engineer at FAANG?

Re:Ask HN: Steps to becoming a software engineer at FAANG? by 999900000999 on Thursday January 30, 2025 @01:03PM (#42880328)

>Some background: Early 30s, no programming experience.

So instead of getting an education and finding an entry level job, you want to go straight to the top.

I'll put it this way, I have over a decade of experience and I've interviewed at 2 of the FAANGs. Never got hired though.

I've still made a ton of money . More money then I ever thought I would. You probably need to be more realistic. Even if you're only making 120 or 130k , That's still much more than most people ever will.

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Re:Ask HN: Steps to becoming a software engineer at FAANG? by roadtoswe on Thursday January 30, 2025 @01:12PM (#42880419)

I do have an education, just not in computer science/engineering. I understand, some people never get into FAANG. I know you can make good money without getting into FAANG. I just used FAANG (or insert other companies) as a hypothetical goal. Thanks for the input.

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