Ask HN: I'm a SWE without a CS degree. Will online certs help me get into FAANG?

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  • mcdowell-cv

    A Nice-looking CV template made into LaTeX

  • This is the resume template I've used over the last 8ish years: https://www.careercup.com/resume

    It doesn't hurt to get someone to review your resume if you're not getting bites.

    If you can find a friend's cousin's sister who works at a FAANG company who's willing to refer you, that'd be ideal. All the FAANG companies I've interviewed have an internal referral system.

    I only got into a FAANG company once as an intern. It was pure luck that I didn't have any leetcode rounds. Every other time I tried interviewing for SWE my fall was leetcode. The good news is there isn't much luck required, its 90% just a grind. You can be the unluckiest person on the planet and still get in. That being said, good luck :-)

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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