I'm a new grad, and took a job at a big company as the safe choice out of college.
Now that I'm here, I'm worried it will prevent me from growing as an engineer.
Specifically, I am adding small stuff to a large existing codebase. And writing tests for every little thing (tests are good but this seems excessive). Most of what I learn will be about this big system, and I feel that it probably won't be useful once I leave. Don't get me wrong, this isn't above me, I find it to be challenging (maybe that's a reason to stay).
But sometimes I wonder if I'd be better off at a startup where I have a lot of responsibility, more than I deserve, and grow to fit the position.
Big companies certainly pay the most. But are they a good place to start your career? How can I maximize learning at a big company?
And by big company, I'm referring to FB, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.
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