Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without working there?

Post by sshine » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 9:47 AM UTC

slekker wrote: post #31

jimt1234 wrote: post #28

Story time: About 6 years ago a close friend with years of software experience was bored with her job and decided to look for another. She received plenty of solid job offers, all with excellent pay, but one of them stood out. It was a company that made back-end software for credit unions. Not sexy work, but what stood out to my friend was the how genuine the people she talked to during the "interview" process seemed…

Great story. With most interviews nowadays happening on-line, how can you recognize companies such as your friend's?

  - Privately owned by the founders (engineers)
  - A sense of carefulness when hiring
  - Few employees quit the company at all
  - Either entirely engineer-run or a few soft-skilled workers with high EQ and social status

Post by bbkj » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 10:13 AM UTC

Post by karmakurtisaani » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 10:31 AM UTC

flawn wrote: post #36

ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #29

I made $4 million profit last financial year with my own software businesses.

What would be one piece of advice to keep in one's head for a young, aspiring entrepreneur/dev?

Post by flawn » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 11:03 AM UTC

karmakurtisaani wrote: post #55

flawn wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would be one piece of advice to keep in one's head for a young, aspiring entrepreneur/dev?

When someone online tells you they made millions, you have no obligation to believe them.

Post by b20000 » Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 11:16 AM UTC

henryteeare wrote: post #14

tetris11 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that the two accounts responding in this chain were made only a few days ago, and that this entire thread might be some kind of phishing/advert

It might be, though it also sounds like where I work, which is a company that has been mentioned a couple of times on HN (to a mixed reception).