[twic]

Harrowing stuff.

I note he interviewed to a wider range of companies than just FAANGs (Booking, Databricks, etc), but ended up getting offers only from Amazon, Facebook, and Google. With no disrespect to Andrey, does that suggest they're actually easier to get into than the rest of the pack?

[Tarsul]

He was better prepared for Facebook and Google because he explicitly did the LeetCode algo puzzles that are for their companies. Also, he interviewed these companies last because he used the other interviews as "training" steps. Also, he had multiple interviews at amazon (and failed his first one at Amazon Munich). So, to sum up: No, it's not easier to get into FAANG than elsewhere.