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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Graduates of other Universities can still apply and yes, UMD Computer Science graduates make it to the FAANG companies. The key is to be so skilled they have to hire you when  you interview. Keep up with the technologies and think/work like a software architect even as a new graduate.[/quote]

Most people reading and replying to this thread really have no idea what getting hired as a dev for top tier software companies is like.  In my limited experience, it’s  not at all a matter of “keep up with new technologies” but rather “have a brain that enables you to solve LeetCode ‘hard’ problems in 30 minutes rather than the several hours that very, very smart and skilled devs take. “

I’ve been a developer/development manager for a long time, and I recently went through the interview process for one of companies on this list on a lark.  I was shocked at how difficult the technical interview was, and equally shocked to be offered a fairly low level IC developer job paying just under what my current senior architect role pays.  Also, the job I was offered was coding in a language I don’t know, but the company said “we know smart people can learn new technologies, we’re not worried about that.”[/quote]

How about 6 interviews, each one testing and probing you.  Factual problems, technical gotchas...

I agree, most here don't understand how difficult the hiring process is in SV.  [/quote]
I thought Google stopped doing the brain teaser questions.

When I interviewed there eons ago, those were the only types of questions they asked - yes, 6 people all asking brain teaser questions.[/quote]

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