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Im gonna be honest I kinda suck ass at being a software engineer. I don't have any specialization, and pick any area of CS and ask me some more in depth conceptual questions, whether it be compilers, databases, networking, concurrency, ml, or web development and I won't know jack and simply embarass myself. The only thing I have in my arsenal is Apple, Amazon, and a top tier CS undergrad on my resume (interned at one of the big old saas companies and skated by college with barely a 3.0 doing the bare minimum), but no real skills other than leetcode. Is this enough to land L4/L5 at Google or FB? My ultimate goal is to rest and vest at Google because from what I understand, they offer decent amount of team and geographic flexability and I see myself yeeting out of the US in 5-10 years cus the country feels like its going to shit. If not, does anyone have any specific recommendations on how to "get good" in my spare time? I've definitely been learning more just due to work but it feels like I'm picking up things on a need to know basis for whatever I'm working on. I'm willing to put in the work once I fix my mental and physical health a bit. YOE: 1.5 TC: 180
It's unfortunate that- All the cool things we want to learn to progress and enjoy in this field are useless for interviews. To actually move to a different company and work on things we love we have to go through Leetcode. Leetcode actually has nothing to do with our current and future job. Most wrong things are being fixed in 2020. Why not this too?
Because no one proposed a good solution that will weed out most candidates but good enough to hire ones that show determination, persistence, time management shown by grinding leetcode.
Everything mentioned in this thread is absolutely right. There isn't a better solution. Any company that can offer a better way, and convince the the industry that it's better, will earn big money.
For L5/E5 and above, behavioral is equally important, but with 1.5 YoE, I doubt they'll interview you for L5.
Can you elaborate? I'm relatively well socially adjusted but I'm also self aware that my vibe is immature, but I think I'm generally given a pass for that since I'm still relatively young. Is it more about how I communicate situational behavior such as with Amazon LP or is there more to it?
It's more about situational behavior, yes. They ask LP-style question and you need to respond with concrete examples from your past experience in a coherent manner. You also need to show growth over your career. If you have led a team or mentored / trained others in your team that goes a long way too. In short, they need to see that your already an E5-equivalent in your current role. My experience is primarily with FB, but I heard OCI and amazon is the same. Google until recently was all technical but I hear they have since introduced a "google-yness" round.