Entering the FAANG Arena: Trials and Tribulations

Facebook Onsite: The Final Hurdle

Just got an offer from Facebook in mid-July; however, the journey was not an easy one. Before getting the offer from Facebook, I got painful rejections from tons of other companies including Amazon, and Google. I thought sharing my story might be helpful to someone who is also struggling like I did....

From Telecom Engineer to Facebook: A Journey of Resilience and Persistence

My journey is a little different than others. I started my career as a telecom engineer with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. I did not have much interest in coding at that time....

Educational Pursuits: Master’s in Computer Engineering

I came to the USA and completed my master’s in Computer Engineering. My first job as a software developer was in the University of Texas at Austin in their technology resources department and later I switched to a similar position at Texas A&M University. Then in 2018, something happened that changed the course of my life. My wife completed her PhD and got her first job in Oregon. My son and my wife went to Oregon and I was badly missing them from Texas....

Entrepreneurial Leap and Setbacks

Deep in my heart I always wanted to be an entrepreneur and had a semi startup at that time. I decided to leave the job, go live with my family and use this opportunity to go after my passion i.e. try full-time for my startup....

Navigating Career Challenges: The Impact of COVID-19 and a Startup Background

I started slowly in Geeks For Geeks and started giving my full effort in January 2020. The long, gloomy winter of Oregon started with covid 19, I and my wife were having sleepless nights with our newborn....

Entering the FAANG Arena: Trials and Tribulations

However, I got contacted by an Amazon recruiter and got an invitation for an online assessment in March 2020. At that time I was pretty sure small companies would not hire me and realized big companies are better choices and hopefully, they would not mind my career gap. But getting into a FAANG company is easier said than done. I spent a lot of time on the business side of my startup and now suddenly can I compete with all those brightest minds in the coding world?...

Turning the Tide: Success with Facebook and Google Interviews

In June I cleared the phone interview on Facebook and scheduled the onsite interview for the first week of July. I was trying to do one mock interview every day and that helped me to gain confidence and improve my communication skills....