In the Bay Area I see only a few full time positions. They average literally 500-700 applicants each (1.5K for a Databricks-level company). Accepting a W2 remote contract (sometimes from a CA-headquartered corporation) seems to be the only alternative. They say it's a "contract-to-hire" but I'm rather skeptical. It feels completely unlike the fleeting setback of '08-'09.