[Answerawake]

So the strategy is basically to get into the FAANG club once and then you are golden as long as you keep up your grinding?

[pseudalopex]

GAFAM if it has to be an acronym. Other big software companies work too. Basically yes otherwise.

[peterangular]

Yep - 100% this. Once you get a household name on your resume you're golden if you can do a simple whiteboard interview.