My <i>resume</i> was recently rejected because I do not have experience building "large scale apps" that serve millions of users.<p>I have over two decades of experience, but mostly in startups/small-ish companies. Thus most of the times I got to work on "new" projects.<p>Startups always want MVP that can be shipped/released early, so the "growth" is always iterative.
Most of the times, the product was discontinued and/or startup closed shop.<p>While I (believe I) have "theoretical" knowledge about dos and don'ts of building large scale apps, it is not same as having "real" experience from the trenches.<p>They won't hire me because of lack of "relevant" experience, plus the fact that I am senior engineer. If I were junior experience I assume they would not have this "requirement". I did offer to accept "junior" position (I really liked the company I applied for and their product) but I was told they don't have time for "babysitting" and thus aren't hiring for junior positions at all.<p>So what do you guys suggest I do to gain "real" experience building scalable app ? (In my case, it is chicken and egg situation)<p>-----<p>P.S: I am NOT looking for links to posts like "How to build large scale apps using ...."