32 interviews and 18 months of self-doubt: the unglamorous path into applied AI
brandon_galang · x · 2026-10-18
A developer shares the unglamorous side of breaking into applied AI: 18 months of grinding side projects until 1-2 AM, interviewing with 32 companies while battling imposter syndrome — the part of the journey nobody posts, which he credits for everything that came after.
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