[ctvo]

> If you are self-taught, lacking credentials, and don't live in a major market, it can be difficult to get in the door at a FAANG. Whereas start-ups can be much more likely to take a chance on someone with a non-conventional background.

Don't self select out of these jobs. I've been an interviewer at FAANGs. We take talent where we can and count ourselves lucky.

Our recruiters call everyone given enough time. Reach out to one directly on LinkedIn for an even better chance at an initial screening call. Ask for a referral from someone already working there in your wider network. Ask for a referral from Blind. Ask for a referral from HN.

From there it's your ability to pass the interview, not any set of credentials (different thread please on the interview process).