System Design Interview Guide for Senior Engineers
A complete guide for senior engineers on how to prepare for a system design interview.
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How to Rock the Coding Interview – Tips That Helped Me Land Job Offers from Google, Airbnb, and Dropbox
By Yangshun Tay Back in 2017, I went through some coding interviews and got offers from several large tech companies. So at that point, I decided to share what I'd learned in this article. And I've just updated it for 2022 so it'll be super useful an...
Junior to senior: An action plan for engineering career success
A guide providing actionable tips on how to transition from a junior to senior software engineer. Learn the essential technical competencies and communication skills needed to succeed, including th...
Shopee vs ByteDance vs DBS Bank - Compare career levels across companies with Levels.fyi
Shopee: Software Engineer. Senior Software Engineer. Expert Software Engineer. Senior Expert Software Engineer. Principal Software Engineer. Senior Principal Software Engineer. ByteDance: 1-2. 2-1. 2-2. 3-1. 3-2. 4-1. 4-2. DBS Bank: Analyst. Associate. Senior Associate. AVP. VP. SVP. Executive Director. Managing Director.
My approach to coding interviews: Optimize for iteration — surma.dev
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Promoted from Dev to Team Lead: 8 Things They Didn’t Tell Me
When I was promoted to Dev Team Lead, I was in over my head. Read the 8 things that I wish someone had told me when I was promoted.
Technical Interview Guide for Busy Engineers | Tech Interview Handbook
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Ten Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer
When the story of how I landed a job at Airbnb went viral, I was surprised at how infatuated people were with my negotiations. Media stories portrayed me as some kind of master negotiator—a wily ex...
The Ultimate Guide to Onboarding Software Engineers (2023) - Leadership Garden
Learn how to onboard engineers with an empathetic and structured approach. Includes a 30-60-90-day check-in template. Onboarding software engineers is not trivial.
What I Wish I Knew About Onboarding Effectively
Mindset, 100-day plan, and balancing learning and taking action to earn trust.
10 hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software engineer job
Last weekend I had a chance to talk with some students who just got their degree. They are pursuing their first software engineer job. In conversation with them, I learned that they have a pretty wrong perception of this job. This is because the reality for these new kids is so skewed.
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