[MichaelZuo]

> It would be less impressive if Linus did the same at age 27 after a Master's at a top tier US school, but likely still enough to get a nice FAANG job with solid promotion prospects

I'm not sure how you missed 1/3 of my comment.

Clearly with such conditions it will not be an entry level job. Nor am I saying it's absolutely necessary. From what I understand a 99th percentile score on Leetcode will alone get you through the door.

Though a nice job (~40 hour weeks, good team, above average comp. package) with solid promotion prospects is about the maximum even a somewhat less impressive version of Linus could expect at 27-28.