If you want to get top dollar at a FAANG you will need to go through these type of system design interviews. You could say you shouldn’t work for a FAANG which is fair, but FAANG pays top dollar.

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try_the_bass 5 days ago | parent [-]

So if you're after the FAANG money, you have to play the FAANG interview game. If you're unwilling to play the FAANG interview game, then maybe you shouldn't be pursuing FAANG money.

	▲	UK-AL 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's not just FAANG that do these interviews anymore. Tiny startups do them now as well.
	▲	__turbobrew__ 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Doing FAANG interviews is a necessary, but not sufficient condition to getting a FAANG salary. As others have said, non-FAANGs are trying to do FAANG interviews, and I would tell them to pound sand.