Recruiter at FAANG asked if I wanted to pursue SWE or PM interview route. Unsure of which to pursue. I have enough CS background to pass a SWE interview, and ultimately want to get into entrepreneurship. Currently a consultant in Strategy & Analytics. Thoughts?

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SWE. SWE to PM is very doable later if you change your mind but PM to SWE is not.

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PM if you want to be on the business side.

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Thanks all. I was thinking along Deloitte 2’s logic. I think PM is ultimately the better fit but I definitely want to get that tech exp to be a better PM later

How much do you like the work SWEs do? If you’re anything less than very enthusiastic about it, PM is better

It’s hard to say—I’ve never been a SWE before. I’m mostly just enthusiastic to learn

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