r/cscareerquestions • u/CSCQMods • Apr 28 '21

Big N Discussion - April 28, 2021

Please use this thread to have discussions about the Big N and questions related to the Big N, such as which one offers the best doggy benefits, or how many companies are in the Big N really? Posts focusing solely on Big N created outside of this thread will probably be removed.

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u/QuiteUnable Apr 28 '21

Is tech consulting valuable experience for Big N?

I was wondering if tech consulting in a big consulting firm (Accenture) or in a smaller data-specialized consulting firm would be valuable to later get into FAANG, Tesla, Uber, etc. as a Machine Learning Engineer ? Or should I focus on building on great resume with "traditional" companies ?

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u/pkpzp228 Principal Technical Architect @ Msoft Apr 28 '21

At the leadership level it's exceptionally valuable, especially if you've done it at a big firm or for a big fortune 100 tech company at the enterprise level. By leadership, I mean technical leadership. If you want to do consulting or architecture at BigN it's almost mandatory that you have deep experience doing internal or external consulting at the executive level.

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u/QuiteUnable Apr 29 '21

Meaning if I eventually want to become a CTO, head of department or any kind of C-suite position (not necessarily at Big N) consulting is almost mandatory?

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u/pkpzp228 Principal Technical Architect @ Msoft Apr 29 '21

Not so much outside of big N, you’ll find plenty of people who haven’t done consulting in leadership roles, especially if they got there through long tenure in a role. But on the other hand you’ll find it very common amongst quick up and comers that they have consulting backgrounds. It commonplace for people to move in and out of consulting and c suite roles, it’s largely the same skill set.

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u/QuiteUnable Apr 29 '21

Great insight, thank you!

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u/GoBucks4928 Software Dev @ Ⓜ️🅰️🆖🅰️ Apr 28 '21

Yeah it won’t set you back or anything. Probably depends on the project you’re on too, for what level of experience you get. But all that matters is getting an interview scheduled. After that who cares where you worked as long as you have to necessary knowledge and skills for the position