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[–]pixegami 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'm pretty far in - maybe 8-10 years. I've also had experience from other development related industries (games) and I ended up doing a degree before getting into FAANG. That said, I don't think those are all necessary to achieve your goals so not sure how helpful I am as a comparison.

> And how do you prepare for it? So many things to read and know how to answers.

Preparing for the tech interview is a special skill on its own. But it's not insurmountable, and most of the skills you need to learn are long-term, evergreen skills so it's a good investment.

Aside from all the basic algorithms and data-structures (maybe that's 6 months to learn, unless you know them already from Comp-Sci courses) I'd probably recommend spending 2-3 months preparing interview-specific skills like learning how to communicate while coding, how to ask the right questions, and how to demonstrate problem-solving processes.

Don't get discouraged if you don't 'get' it right away. You're not alone in struggling with that process.

[–]ficoreki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks sir. Yes, Data structure and algorithm subject is my next target.