$500k/Year SWE Without a CS Degree
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$500k/Year SWE Without a CS Degree
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#2I’ve found there are two major mindset shifts that helped me start passing tech interviews consistently:
1. Study the algorithms and patterns, not the questions 2. Treat it like a serious investment, 2–3 months of focused prep minimum
Most people skip the fundamentals. But these core patterns and data structures come up over and over. If you really understand them, you can solve almost anything.
I used this exact approach to land offers from Google, Amazon, Uber, Airbnb and more, without a CS degree.
That experience led me to write this full breakdown of how to study for tech interviews the right way.
Re: $500k/Year SWE Without a CS Degree
#3I’ve found there are two major mindset shifts that helped me start passing tech interviews consistently: 1. Study the algorithms and patterns, not the questions 2. Treat it like a serious investment, 2–3 months of focused prep minimum Most people skip the fundamentals. But these core patterns and data structures come up over and over. If you really understand them, you can solve almost anything. I used this exact app…
Where do you work now?
Re: $500k/Year SWE Without a CS Degree
#4I’ve found there are two major mindset shifts that helped me start passing tech interviews consistently: 1. Study the algorithms and patterns, not the questions 2. Treat it like a serious investment, 2–3 months of focused prep minimum Most people skip the fundamentals. But these core patterns and data structures come up over and over. If you really understand them, you can solve almost anything. I used this exact app…
Where do you work now?
I'm at Airbnb now working primarily with LLMs