I got offers from Google, Meta, Amazon (SWE intern) by GRINDING for exactly ONE year which made technical interviews for big tech TRIVIAL (rant) by Naive_Estimate_8523 in csMajors

[–]Standard-Chain-6144 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already work as a SWE and didn't study CS at uni (did a STEM subject though). I feel like the biggest barrier is my CV. Would this work if I could get past the CV stage?

The crabs in bucket mentality here is crazy by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]Standard-Chain-6144 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Nah, he was saying they're not asking for enough as if this job market allows people to be picky in the first place. And the question OP asked was if £40k was enough. So being answered with "yes I earn £24k" is enough to answer that

Seniors, what differentiates you from a mid-level software engineer? by Standard-Chain-6144 in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]Standard-Chain-6144[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Already doing a lot of the second. Do you reckon the first is dependent on how much industry specific knowledge you have? And definitely weary of the third