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by fourmyle 2270 days ago
You are a fine engineer and there are many people that are working at FANG that are worse than you. Just keep grinding and don't give up. You have built a solid foundation the past few months. All of these companies let you interview again. Just keep practicing, albeit at a slower pace, and try again next year. You will eventually break through. I succumbed to depression after getting rejected after a lot of work my last cycle. I wish I wouldn't have and just kept grinding. There is a lot of luck involved in this game between getting questions you know or are good at or getting a good interviewer.
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Definitely hang in there and keep practicing. I've worked at two FAANG companies, and for both of them I was rejected many times before finally passing. There seems to be quite a bit of random chance at play. They all allow re-applying, and some recruiters will tell you the minimum interval between applications, so just set your calendar and re-apply again and again.