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Most Tech Interview Prep is GARBAGE. (From a Principal Engineer at Amazon)

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  • Presented by Steve Huynh, Principal Engineer at Amazon
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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.

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Careers and interviewsSystem design interviewsCareer growthCoding interviews

An Amazon principal engineer shares a mental model for preparing for senior, staff, and principal software engineering interviews.

Most software engineering prep videos on YouTube are only good for entry-level jobs. You deserve more than that. Let me share my mental model for how to successfully prep for a senior, staff or principal role at a FAANG company. NEWSLETTER - Sign up to my free newsletter: alifeengineered.substack.com/ PATREON - patreon.com/ALifeEngineered My content will always be free of charge but if you'd like to support the channel, I'd be honored if you supported me on Patreon. BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE So Good They Can't Ignore You - geni.us/SoGood This book transformed m y life when I read it for the first time nearly 10 years ago. It's still guides the way I think about self-development today. Deep Work - geni.us/ALE-DeepWork The most important currency you have is your undivided attention. This book shows you exactly how to spend this currency in a manner that will lead to head-turning accomplishment. SYSTEM DESIGN Designing Data-Intensive Applications geni.us/DataIntensive Currently the best reference contemporary for system design. System Design Interview (Volume 2) geni.us/SystemDesignIntervie and geni.us/SystemDesignInterview - For interviews, the best references are System Design Interview and System Design Interview Volume 2 by Alex Xu. I get a kick-back for the affiliate links above. The opinions expressed in this video are my own. I do not speak for Amazon.

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u/the_pod_in r/Frontend • Recommends

On “What to answer to this typical interview question”

…the interviewer is good at interviewing, they'll likely be able to get a gauge of your skill level from this question. There's a video I recommend. It's talking about system design (and hiring at a senior+ level), but what he says is relevant here (that this is a veiled behavioral question). I recommending watching from 4:55 to 7:15 minute mark. [video In other words, to get better at answering this question, you have to get better at coding, and experience on more complicated projects. You can't get significantly better at answering this question by practicing how to answer this question itself.…
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u/ameddin73Senior Software Engineerin r/ExperiencedDevs • Recommends

On “Seeking advice: Starting to interview again, what skills or topics should I sharpen?”

Watch this video on what to prepare. It's especially helpful since he shares exact percentages you should focus on which elements. link to this video Tl;Dr: you have to pass the coding interview but that's only a prerequisite not the most important part.
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