Hi op 

It’s really tough to pull that off, best case, your startup gives you an opportunity on L1 to work for their outpost in USA. You somehow get converted to h1b and then try for Faang

Other hack could be you join them in india, and eventually shift to states

Product Marketing Manager

Or I guess just build a startup and buy a green card.

Product Manager

Is it possible to move to usa working in startups, without working in FAANGMULA. Neither interested in further studies.

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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!

Hi folks,

I'm a full stack developer who is working in a product based company with 6 years of experience. I feel I'm in a mid life crisis now and I'm confused about what to do next. My priorities are to make shit ton of Money and retire early. 

I'm open to doing MS but feel too old. What are the best ways to get a job in the US?

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Thinking of moving my startup to the US to make it more attractive to US investors. Was wondering if anyone has direct experience or even knowledge of other startups that did this before.

Any founders with experience setting up in the US?

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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?

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I am looking to switch and Indian startups are not making sense at this time. The ones that I want to go are not hiring. Help me with nice US companies that hire remotely in India?

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Software Developer

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?

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!

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I am a 6.5 year of experience backend engineer currently employed with a US based company that doesn't send people to usa on L1 as far as I know. But I have to go to USA because my fiancee is moving abroad for her studies. I have a decent salary here. Hence, I don't see the need for further studies for myself for career growth. Nevertheless, I have applied to a few colleges there. But I also want to know if there is any way to move to USA through my job as I would really not want to break up due to long distance. Please guide me if you can

How can I move to USA with my job?

Software Engineer

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 ?

Is it a good time for early in career(1.5 YoE) to join Google India. I am curious about their current culture like WFH policies, management outlook, direction of company, growth opportunity etc in Bangalore offices only.

What can you tell as an insider to someone on the outside looking at Google for possible next switch.

Also, are there opportunities to shift from Bangalore to other location outside India?

Folks at GoogleIndia, what can you share?

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I have awork ex of 5 years and work with one of the best consumer tech startups in India making 32LPA and stocks. Lately, I feel that no matter how much you make here, the quality of life isn't all that great in Bangalore with the roads, pollution and what not.

At this stage, I can't lose 2 years of my time to a masters degree and start afresh in the USA.   At the same time, I'm not sure how to find  job opportunities in US, EU or even SE Asia.

Can anyone guide me on this?

ML opportunities abroad?

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Hi,

I want to work in either US or European countries. Is it possible to land there without doing masters? I am a software engineer and financially it’s hard for me to go for masters. Is it possible that I can apply from here and land a job in any of the companies in other countries?

I have 3.5 years of experience and I am confused whether I should do masters or keep working in tech?

I recently worked at a startup and it was terrible. 

To be honest, I still worked at one of the better ones but it just sucked. 

Some of the clear downsides I see 

- Survival mode leads to chaos. You can be treated anyway and asked to leave whenever  even though you left big opportunities to be here 
- Brand loss to find next job (Big problem)
- Trying to make you feel unworthy(Doesn't bother me but I have seen people lose self confidence)
- Loss of opportunity to build real skills like building sustainable teams for the long run

I think over all working at a startup especially early teams is a losing proposition. Do it only if -
 - you know the founders/team well 
- you know the industry and market well and it is a bet you personally believe in
- you are secure enough in life that if you go back to your job, you will easily get employed 


For middle class kids, startups are the worst bets one can take.

Working at startups is terrible

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Hi , I'm coming across various posts that people landed wfh job in us based companies. Has anyone any idea how to approach them ?

Currently looking on LinkedIn for jobs , haven't got any luck
I look for job posting on platforms and then trying to dm the company person for the refferal. Ppl seldom ghost me .

Any tips how to find and approach opening in us based startup?
I'm looking for product/ delivery/ project roles . Currently have ~2 YOE as TPM

How to get job in WFH US based startup companies?

I have 8 years of experience working as a software Engineer, i worked for 3 startups in these 8 years, Now I am planning to switch and I have 2 offers one from a seed stage start-up and one from Faang like company. What should I choose. I am more into front end development, pay in startup is 10% less which is not a concern for me. I like working in startups, my only concern is how it will affect me in the long term maybe after 5-10 years.

Help me decide Startup vs Faang like company.

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

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How to get a job in startup? Pay/ wlb/ benefits nothing matters. The only thing to consider is the learning curve. Yoe around 2.

Startup jobs

Hi,

I'm a PM and I've recently left my job at a unicorn to take up a higher position at an early stage venture. I'm only the second PM hire of the company which means a LOT of 0 to 1 building.

The work is pretty solid and my level of learning is far, far beyond what I was doing at my unicorn stint. I have a lot more autonomy here and my manager is great.

But lately, I've been feeling that this move would probably close my doors for FAANG or even companies like Flipkart and Zomato - because they'd probably pick someone from a unicorn company over me. 

Is my apprehension correct? I'm only 3 years into my career if that helps.

Thanks

Is it possible to move from a early stage startup to FAANG companies?

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!

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