I have 3 years experience working at MNC should I try for faang companies now or later?

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I have 3 years experience working at MNC should I try for faang companies now or later?- Grapevine

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I have received an offer from B2B startup, fairly early stage bootstrapped and going for series A this year.
Base 45
JB 2
Variable 12%
And esops worth 30L over four years
Role SDE 2

YOE 3.5

should i still try for faang or go with this for a year, i really liked the people and team here and they are fully commited to making this startup a success and even their last company got accquired.

Should I choose 45L or wait for FAANG?

Software Developer

I have close to 14 years of experience mostly in development and solution architecture. Right now I am working in a top FMCG company for 3 years now and now I want to switch to technical product based company such as FAANG , Salesforce and so. I need some help/suggestions on how should I move forward for the preparation.rrwuest you guys to share your experiences as well

Need help to prepare for FAANG

Solution Architect

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Hi all , I'm a CS graduate of 2023 in a t3 college.
I have done my internship in a startup company which closed in just 2 months . I had worked really hard and had completed multiple courses in MERN stack for a year in 2022 . Now there are virtually no companies hiring a MERN stack engineer. All the in campus placement of my college are mass hirers and non core CS companies. I was always intrested in theatre which I did effortlessly. I could do two things now . 
1. Choose to find a job in some 3-5 lpa job and have wet dreams about joing maang one day 
2. Choose to patiently grow in film industry. 
Which of them would be worth it. I appreciate the rudest words.be blunt .

I'm lost , I need advice please!

Yoe: 2.5
Tech stack: React Native, React JS
Current: 25 base 

Will Indian startups be willing to hire for this much base in current market? If yes, will the work life balance be absolute shit?

I’m currently working at a startup, want to switch
Please help a fellow SWE. Thanks 🙏

How realistic is it to get 36 LPA base

Frontend Engineer

Here is how my career has gone so far

2018 -> Graduated from tier 1 college. 
2018 -> first job -> scale up -> 0 Esops
2019 -> switched to an early-stage startup -> worked my ass off -> Had Esops. 
2021 -> Wanted to ride the high salary wave during COVID -> Joined another startup -> Had Esops
2022 -> 5 months after the previous company, got 2 offers - 1 from Germany and 1 from WFH in India -> chose the India offer because of money. Had Esops.
2023 -> got laid off. Did not buy Esops since the company is sinking.
2023 -> got into freelancing for an AI startup, working my ass off without Esops due to job fear. 
2024 -> Here I am regretting my career choices

The only reason I joined startups was to get rich. Meanwhile, I got amazing hikes whenever I switched companies. In the end, I am now left with nothing but a bloated salary and a bloated lifestyle that I am used to.

The reason behind my rant: During this whole period, had I made efforts and joined FAANG companies, which are publicly trading, and got stocks, they would have amounted to much much higher net worth than any of the bets that I took. Do not make this mistake, folks!

Joining startups was a bad decision

Senior Engineer

Hi all,

As the title suggests, I want to break into FAANG and companies like Uber, Walmart, MSFT and the likes but unable to do so. 

A bit about me:

BITS Pilani 2021 grad. I have ~3 YOE as a PM, 2 years at a major ecommerce unicorn and now, I'm at a relatively mid series C startup. I had to quit that unicorn because of toxicity and health issues, I still kind of regret it.

For my next move, which I'm planning in the next 2 years, I want to get into FAANG+ companies, but I'm afraid that since I'm not working at a company like Swiggy/Flipkart or a company of equivalent brand value, I won't be able to make it even past the resume screening. 

What should I do from here? Is it impossible for me to get into the companies I have mentioned?

What should be my path to becoming a FAANG PM?

Product Manager

I have offer from FAANG via 3rd party payroll company.
The offer is a good increase & the contract is of one year.
I already have experience of 2yr and FAANG might help me in the resume. 
I am from analytics field.

Is it worth it?

Third party payroll at FAANG?

Analyst

Hey everyone,

I'm currently working as a SDE at a startup with about three years of experience. I'm considering making a move, and I've received an offer from an early-stage startup where I'd be joining as a founding engineer.
My main motivation for wanting to switch to some startup is the potential for high learning and growth opportunities, especially since I'm still relatively early in my career. However, I'm a bit torn between targeting multinational corporations (MNCs) like FAANG and sticking with startups.On one hand, MNCs offer more stability and potentially valuable stock options, which can be more than just paper money. 
So, my question is, should I prioritize learning and growth by staying with startups, or should I also consider the FAANG tag and potential stock benefits? Also Would there be any added advantage when I later interview at some FAANG , after working as a founding engineer for 3-4 years in some startup (given I’ll have to build multiple things from scratch and owning multiple modules). The base package for the offer I hold is roughly 
equivalent to what FAANGs pay at my level.

Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Seeking genuine advice FAANG or Startups ?

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Mention your reasons what and why as per your experience and future prediction

Best Place to Work Currently? MNCs or Start-ups?

I am a BCA graduate with 2 years of experience as an Automation tester in one of the MNC. I am trying to get into FAANG but I am not getting any response. Can someone provide some ideas to get into it??

How to get into FAANG

Test Engineer

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I am associated with Software MNC for 13 years should I leave and try to apply for another organisation or should I continue in current 

Other organisation will bring different and new context along with new working environment

Joining other organisation also increase salary high in comparison to stay in current

Working in same Software MNC for 13 years. Should I leave to join other Software MNC

Principal Software Engineer

Anybody preparing for switch to Faang companies, having around 3 yoe?

Your opinion matters, I want you(Yes, You!) to tell us about your view.

Would you choose to work at the top companies for the rest of your life in the same domain and continue to climb up the ranks? Maybe, you switch every 3-4 years to other top companies and have the perfect resume.

It looks something like: 
Google ➡️ Meta ➡️ Amazon ➡️ Microsoft ➡️ Uber ➡️ Netflix etc.

Or,

Do you go for the unconventional path which shows a life well lived and an interesting story?

Maybe, you worked for a few years as an SDE and then  joined a smaller company as an MLE. 

Then, maybe a few years down the line you decided to start your own company in the AI/ML space. You fail but it’s okay.

You decide to use this experience to become a consultant at a BigCo. to gather capital. Then, you exit and go run an entire vertical at a Series B+ Tech Company.

It may look something like this, but can have any variation: 
Niche#1(big co.) ➡️ Niche#1(small co.) ➡️ Experimental Bet(running a co.) ➡️ Leverage Experimental bet(if fails) ➡️ Senior Leadership

Here’s my question to you, the reader:
What do you think? 
Which approach would you prefer?
Do you think it sounds good here but real life is different?

What would you choose for your career: The Perfect Resume👩🏻‍💻 or An Amazing Story🚀?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently working as a SDE at a startup with about three years of experience. I'm considering making a move, and I've received an offer from an early-stage startup where I'd be joining as a founding engineer.
My main motivation for wanting to switch to some startup is the potential for high learning and growth opportunities, especially since I'm still relatively early in my career. However, I'm a bit torn between targeting multinational corporations (MNCs) like FAANG and sticking with startups.On one hand, MNCs offer more stability and potentially valuable stock options, which can be more than just paper money. 
So, my question is, should I prioritize learning and growth by staying with startups, or should I also consider the FAANG tag and potential stock benefits? Also Would there be any added advantage when I later interview at some FAANG , after working as a founding engineer for 3-4 years in some startup (given I’ll have to build multiple things from scratch and owning multiple modules). The base package for the offer I hold is roughly equivalent to what FAANGs pay at my level.

Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Seeking advice - FAANG or startup?

Why do you want to work at FAANG? or Why do you not want to work at FAANG?

Why do you (not) want to work at FAANG?

Product Marketing Manager

I'm a final year Interaction Design student. With 2-3 years of experience and currently freelancing. I aspire to enter Fang companies with less than a year left for me to grab a decent 6 month internship for the final semester and work there, I currently am freelancing as a UI and Graphic Designer at a startup and I honestly hate it, since I see no growth in terms of work there, and I really want to get into a larger company to get the exposure for growing in my field since it's been stagnant I feel. I would love any kind of advice on the situation and how to go about it to have a better shot at it

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