Comment by stevepotter

I advise people to seek out small companies, ideally ones going through product/market fit. Like, they recently came up with something to sell and have begun selling it. Resource-constrained, good growth, not super explosive. You can find one (including mine!). In this environment you will quickly learn how to do more with less, identify the real problems, deliver quickly, work directly with customers, learn the domain (not just tech), and how to build good products. After this, go ahead and work for a big company if you want and you'll be amazed how well you do.