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How FAANG Engineers Use Side Projects to Stand Out
Lucas and Luna explore how side projects actually tip the scales in FAANG engineering interviews — and not just the 'build an app' kind. They break down a real case: a developer who built a simple open-source tool that grew to 2,000 stars on GitHub and used it to pivot from a non-target school into a senior-level interview loop at Amazon. The hosts discuss what hiring managers look for beyond the resume bullet: maintainability, documentation, and evidence of systems thinking. They walk through the difference between a project that signals curiosity versus one that signals depth, and why a…
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