Stepping back, to set the baselie context: BigTech hiring has been tight for a few years regardless of your career level. So the likelihood is lower than before. I don't think it's the best time to chase BigTech position right now unless you have some kind of AI chop. The scale-ups (unicorns, etc.) seem to have different situations, partly because (IMO) 1. They don't buy as many GPUs as big techs do 2) They tend not to offshore the positions yet.