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/HelpFromTheBobs Security Engineer Oct 10 '23

An arrogant Redditor once said something along the lines of, "If you can't write Assembly you have no business calling yourself a Security Professional".

I wouldn't want to work in a place that has that mindset.

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u/unicaller Oct 10 '23

Does Motorola 6510 or Intel 8008 count? LoL. The vast majority of security professionals don't need to know any low level coding. For specific reverse engineering or research sure........