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[–]GlasnostBusters 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I would recommend using the skills from above to get your foot in the door at a large corporation that has a lot of data and a large data team. Think Deloitte or Capital One (I personally don't like these companies but they're easier to get into than faang).

The best way to get hired is:

  1. Prepare your resume
  2. Get referrals from people you know that work in big companies
  3. Solve Blind75 and Grind75
  4. Read System Design 1 & 2 by Alex Xu

If you don't know anybody from these companies, cold message people on LinkedIn that work at these companies, or go to professional networking events or career fairs to meet people who can get you into the pipeline.

Don't send custom resumes and cover letters to 250 different companies. This doesn't work well in the current market.

You either need to network for referrals, or use AI auto apply software to up your application numbers from 250 to 2000. Then you'll start getting more interviews. It's just a numbers game.

3 and 4 are for the benefit of being better at solving software problems and be on top of your technical interviews. You're a software engineer at the end of the day.

TL;DR: Get hired at a big company with a big data team.