Preparing for FAANG Interview vs Working There

Preparing for interview to FAANG / Working in FAANG Designing Data-Intensive Applications THE BIG IDEAS BEHIND RELIABLE, SCALABLE, AND MAINTAINABLE SYSTEMS Martin Kleppmann

A two-panel joke contrasts studying the serious technical book “Designing Data-Intensive Applications” to prepare for a FAANG interview with the reality of working at FAANG, represented by a wild boar lying in a pile of discarded items beside dumpsters. The punchline is that the intimidating engineering preparation does not match the chaotic, unglamorous reality of the job. EN: A two-panel joke contrasts studying the serious technical book “Designing Data-Intensive Applications” to prepare for a FAANG interview with the reality of working at FAANG, represented by a wild boar lying in a pile of discarded items beside dumpsters. The punchline is that the intimidating engineering preparation does not match the chaotic, unglamorous reality of the job.

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