u/specracer97 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Fun fact, FAANG heavily recruits devs with defense industry experience. Your first job does not have to be big tech.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
I totally agree and I think my argument wasn't clear. You can go to Northrop for 3 years and then transition to Pathways program at Meta and then E4, or you can get a job as a CS grad as an E3 at Meta and be promoted in a year to E4.
My argument was that going straight to top tech generally accelerates your career, not that all other options are hopeless.