Ask HN: 40 years old and Google, is it possible?

How much is it possible to get hired by Google or (other FANGs) in a decent position if you have:

+ 30 years experience in programming (my passion since childhood), managing teams and products but no CS degree (I have an economics degree)

+ Building and leading high-tech startups and their products

+ Experience with the latest programming trends

I didn't create any products for the last 5 years but I taught people programming and created tools and open-source projects for my own purposes (and for other people).

What do you say? Is it possible?

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tiredwired 6y ago ↗

I interviewed at Google once. They did not care about my resume or any of my experience. They only cared about how I performed on the bizarro whiteboard questions.

wingi 6y ago ↗

If you go through the normal, starter hiring process (1 mio request / year @ goog) with that experience you will get this starter questions ... you should get a request from google to join.

inancgumus 6y ago ↗

Another possibility is that you can be a consultant to FANG companies.

You better start networking with people already work in those companies.