Chasing higher TC

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Jun 28, 2021 9 Comments

I’ve bounced around no name companies my entire career and feel like I’m just now at entry level FAANG wages. I would love to move to remote FAANG but my degree is non technical (Poli Sci lol), bad GPA and no open source but I know what I’m doing at work.

How do I do something that will get me noticed so I can start making real money? I’m getting older and worry about missing the boat.

YOE 12
TC 135 (all cash)
Chicago area

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  • Amazon
    a engineer

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    a engineer
    Leetcode and you should be able to easily land a mid-level SDE job at a Faang. Stay 2 years or so there and jump to a senior SDE job at a different Faang, or unicorn.
    Jun 28, 2021 3
    • Google
      wstrn

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      wstrn
      Once you can comfortably solve medium problems in time.
      Jun 28, 2021
    • Amazon
      a engineer

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      a engineer
      I only did about 50 mediums or so and was able to get through SDE2 loop at Amazon about 3 some years ago. Just passed Google L4 loop recently, with only about 2 weeks prep, although I think I got very lucky with questions. Would also recommend reading up on books/other online material people use to interview prep. To cover topics such as systems design, and what interviewers are looking for. Lastly, i found that it helps greatly to apply to jobs you don’t really want to go for purely for interview practice.
      Jun 28, 2021
  • Google
    d-ll-b

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    d-ll-b
    Moving to remote FAANG is a tall order as there are very few such openings, also they will all adjust the pay for your location. If you are really serious about TC you might have to move to the Bay Area
    Jun 28, 2021 2
  • Visa
    L8rr

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    L8rr
    If you want to stay in Chicago, go to Booth or Kellogg for an MBA and get into investment banking or trading
    Jun 30, 2021 0
  • Citadel
    BrutеForce

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    BrutеForce
    No one cares about the degree when you have experience. Just grind leet code.
    Jun 28, 2021 0