This is the full breakdown of what I did to land software engineering roles at Meta and Bloomberg as a master’s student in Switzerland.
It’s a long thread, but worth it if you’re trying to break into big tech, especially from a non-technical background.
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I volunteered at 17,
Became a paid intern at 18,
Retained at 19,
I'm now the Director of Socials at 20.
I've tried resigning thrice when I was convinced I'll break under pressure. I just learnt that the toughest clients could be your learning curve.
3M people | $700k earned.
Some of you are doing some of the right things but the reasons you're not successful is that you are not locked in enough.
And you're not locked in enough because you want to have your cake and eat it: you want to be able to hang with all your friends, eat anything you like, sleep as long as you want and also still win.
The problem is that it does not always work. When you lock in, your circle will narrow to only a few essential folks, you might change a lot about your habits; you might sleep less and a whole lot of other changes.
So you don't do it. You rather "manage". There is a time for everything. If you are in lock in season, please leave everything and lock in.
When you ease off, the things and people you missed will be there. At least the ones that matter.
@Thezinnekalu This is really nice, and your story resonates with me because I feel like I’m also stuck in the rabbit hole of just doing labs without really knowing what to do next. I’d really appreciate it if you could guide me, and I’d also love to know how I can join your community.
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