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by mettamage 1965 days ago
I'm sorry to ask, but I'm out of work and I've never had an interview at a FAANG company:

I have 2 years of work experience as a software engineer and a bachelor (B-/7.2) + master in computer science (A-/8.1). I've applied for years to FAANG companies through their website. Could we have a chat and see if I'm fit for being referred to the FAANG company you worked at? My email is in my profile.

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I applied through all the websites, but have always been rejected at the resume stage. I feel it's insane since I:

* Can build web applications in React/NodeJS

* Know a thing or two about web exploitation

* Know a thing or two about binary exploitation (mostly IDA), I once reversed 90% of a whole binary and ported it in C. That 90% compiled to exactly the same x86-64 assembly.

* Have built iOS applications in the past

* Have done hobby projects in: C++ (doing that now, see my Ask HN [1], I'm building something that requires speed), C, C#/Unity3D, PHP, Bash, R, JS, Python, Objective-C and Java (one with OpenGL).

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26046054

1 comments

If I were in your position I wouldn't be targeting a FAANG job in the circumstances. Those are very sought after, highly competitive, the whole interview process takes months etc. Plus you won't be in a strong negotiating position, being out of work and all. I would just apply to many soft. eng positions that are around you and of interest to you.