Really? I wouldn't have thunk that this place would have contract roles. Were they w2 or c2c or 1099? The last 2 are super hard to come by. Got any tips to share on where to find such roles?
The problem is that for senior+ interviews, you need to know things like cold starts, consistent hashing, dealing with different invalidations techniques for the cache, etc - the combinations seem infinite
Tough question to answer but if your network is solid - you can do stuff.
I was in a similar boat, and still am, frankly, but at this point I have decided that dealing with people is a big No-No for me, so I will stick to the IC track.
This way I will have to get good at coding and my skills but my head will also be free of bullshit. Ideally, I would have my own LLC and get work that way, but that also seems very difficult to do.
It seems that asking the questions that you're asking involves some kind of "spark" and brings to mind the saying "anything worth doing is hard" or something like that.
So I would say if you are confident that you want to do Engineering Management is just apply to jobs and tweak your resume in the best way possible, and explain how your previous roles aligned with engineering management.
And I mean really become a beast about this. Make your resume slide through to the Recruiters table with zero friction.
I am considering it because I'm not noticing a lot of benefit. Wellbutrin helped me with quitting weed and the withdrawals, and also my depression a bit, in allowing me to do things more.
Lexapro ... I'm not seeing any benefit at all.
ADHD meds just seem to make me super anxious.
I also struggle with irritability / short-fuse type problems which manifests itself in a lot of different ways.
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I'm seriously considering quitting all of them but also super afraid cause I don't know what I will experience.
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On the other hand the ADHD fucking destroys me because if I have some kind of task that I am uncomfortable doing or that gives me anxiety, it's the only thing I could focus on.
It was only when I started working out that I realized what it means to do something well. I became super fit and could do some ridiculous shit. But I never had that drive for Technology or Programming.
I would really like to Write but who the hell can maintain a family with a salary like that.
That's you and me both buddy. The paranoia is always there. Which makes me really reconsider my life choices?
Like, why am I in this? Thinking in long term, considering the ageism factor, maybe it's about time I take some other approach to this whole career thing?
I usually surf the internet right before going to sleep. Reading random things. This happens because I give up the monotonous task of doing this types of problems on behalf of enjoying something. :) So, I might be ok?
I'm already a software engineer. Ideally, I would like to remain in the "TECH" field. But I would like to be involved maybe in technical sales or consulting or something like this. Maybe management or product/techproduct management.
I'm looking for something like this, not necessarily getting completely out of tech.
You do only phone ones or you take time to go do the interviews? Also, if you just interview and then don't keep practicing, aren't you gonna get rusty?
I've had quite a few so far...definitely more than 10. From my experience, coding problems can range from anything to anything. Wall street was more puzzly, but even the big4 sometimes ask very convoluted questions.
Not sure how to generalize everything but to solve random problems on Leetcode.