By 'pure' I meant the companies that build Network layer software (Fivetran, F5), Olly Tools (LightStep, HoneyComb, SumoLogic), Databases (mongodb, cockroachdb, databricks), streaming solutions(confluent) VS companies that build apps/features for users. How do I get a foot in at these companies? I don't have a Ph.D. I don't even have masters. But I really like reading about Databases and Distributed Systems. Now, that may be good enough for a random chat over coffee or commute but a job needs more than that. Anyone here shifted paths from a consumer app/feature company to a core tech company? If so, how did you do it? #tech #databases #DistributedSystems #jobs
That definitely helps. Not denying. But 60% of the teams hire to solve this problem => Breakdown a monolith to services.
Most of those companies will hire system generalists for middle and senior roles. That means nothing special is needed to start. You can also find a product they are building and see if you can contribute to the open source. To start - fix some small bugs or approach repo owners and ask how you can contribute. One more option is joining large corp like G or FB and work on e.g. data infra projects there. Get specialization there and join a smaller focused company if you want.
Yes. I am applying to platform and infra teams.
You dont need a master to work for these companies. Just get a referral or apply on their website
you mean b2b vs b2c?
you don't need graduate degrees to get into those places unrelated note, i think u have a very incorrect understanding of fivetran and databricks here
It doesn’t matter the industry. If what you’re doing in your current job at Macy’s is software engineering then that’s transferable to any tech company.
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