Tech IndustryJun 15, 2022
Metabiotechrea

Fastest way to become a SWE

I current do a contract QA work at a FAANG company and I am 25, but I don’t see any growth in my current position. I make $70k and don’t having much savings and essentially live paycheck to paycheck, my contracting company has said that there’s pretty much no job growth potential here. What are some ways that I can become an SWE fast? Any boot camps or courses? If so which ones? #swe #google #meta #facebook #bootcamps #coding

Google borgmaster Jun 15, 2022

I don’t know about “fast” but usually people work on their LC chops for a while and in parallel work on getting an interview. I think it shouldn’t be too hard for you to get an interview at Meta for full time SWE so it’s just a matter of doing well in it

Meta biotechrea OP Jun 15, 2022

What are LC chops? 😅

Google borgmaster Jun 15, 2022

LC is leetcode, if you haven’t used that before then you might wanna start there and in the process you might realize you need to learn data structures and algorithms. It’s gonna be a loong journey don’t worry

Amazon gawr Jun 15, 2022

I applied to amazon 💀💀

Meta biotechrea OP Jun 15, 2022

Haha well I have nothing SWE related that would help me become an SWE even at Amazon 😂

Amazon gawr Jun 15, 2022

I only had qae/sdet experience before 🤷‍♀️ I just applied to a new grad role when I was around your age (23).

Microsoft pnd89 Jun 15, 2022

Google and Amazon have been hiring a lot of people who did boot camp. I know two people who got really competitive offers at Google and Amazon. Look for one with good reviews that you can afford. You don’t have to disclose that you did a boot camp. As yes as a former QA engineer, there is not a lot of growth in QA.

Meta biotechrea OP Jun 15, 2022

Do you know the names of any boot camps that they had used? I have been debating on a few and it would really help me to know if any are particularly good at getting candidates placed.

Microsoft pnd89 Jun 15, 2022

DM’d

Microsoft NooglerIN Jun 15, 2022

DM me. There's a good course that's proven. I can refer and get you a decent discount.

Anker Innovations lkijhuyt Jun 15, 2022

Just wondering how bad is a QAE?

Meta biotechrea OP Jun 15, 2022

I heard that it’s just as limited

American Express loolooloo Jun 15, 2022

the swe market is already saturated. hard to get a high paying job

Microsoft pnd89 Jun 15, 2022

Not true.

Meta biotechrea OP Jun 15, 2022

So what do you suggest?

C&S Wholesale Grocers Newcsss Jun 15, 2022

truck driver you welcome