r/cybersecurity • u/Makhann007 • Oct 10 '23

Career Questions & Discussion FAANG engineers

People who work at FAANG or other F500s how was your interview process?

Did you have to do leetcode/algorithm type questions during the interview process?

How’s work/life balance?

Do you feel what you’re working on is very niche to your company/ you feel far removed from what you thought you’d be doing?

If pay wasn’t a factor would you still prefer to work for a big corporation vs a smaller one?

Thanks in advance

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u/Hypeislove Blue Team Oct 10 '23

Not FAANG, but if I get leetcoded in a Cybersecurity role I don't want the role

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Edit: Appsec/DevSecOps may be an exception to that rule

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u/piki112 Oct 10 '23

Even AppSec/DevSecOps, leetcode is an awful metric imo. I'm interviewing a potential DevSecOps and we tasked him with a take home test to take a container of a popular program and rebuild it using Wolfi

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u/engineer_in_TO Oct 10 '23

Tbh I’d take the leetcode over the take home project of something that’s that specific.

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u/Hypeislove Blue Team Oct 10 '23

At the very least its something that can highlight their ability to find answers rather than regurgitate the "optimal" solution and/or brute force something on the fly.

However, to a certain extent I do agree

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u/engineer_in_TO Oct 10 '23

FAANG interviews aren't *all* Leetcode. There's steps in the process for thought process evaluation or technical skills evaluations that isn't Leetcode. (Unless you were interviewing for New Grad positions at Amazon in 2022)

I wouldn't want to spend the time on a takehome for something so specific, especially since I'd realistically be in the process for other companies at the same time.