Switching from DE in a startup to SDE in FAANG
Hey all, I recently started working in a small start up as a Data Engineer . The DE stack here uses cloud ETL tools , cloud warehouse and a bit of AWS thrown in (Lambda, GLUe, Athena, Spark on EMR). We use Jenkins and airflow and also CircleCI thrown into the mix. However I feel I have reached a point where f$#@* ** SQL/ETL isn't just cutting it anymore and I do want to switch to SDE roles. When you apply to FAANG, do you even get called for SDE interviews if your background is completely on DE (does the resume get automatically rejected!?) Post the initial screening how does the tech interview look if your background is not exactly an SDE. If any recruiters/hiring managers around, please chime in? Thanks, TC :$137,000
Move internally first. It'll be easier to jump elsewhere if you already have the title.
I’m curious to know this as well. Can’t see the DE role being very interesting or perhaps even still around within the next decade or so. (Currently a DE at Amazon.)
What do you do as a DE? Which role do you think will gain traction over the next few years?
@the devil You are already in Amazon. So it’s probably more like an internal switch for you. You probably still have to go through the tech interview again .