Software Engineering: Coding interview + Daily Engineering

Preparation guildelines from a longer term upskilling perspective. Build expertise beyond system design interviews.

Language: english

Note: 4.5/5 (18 notes) 9,284 students

Instructor(s): RougeNeuron Academy

Last update: 2022-09-03

What you’ll learn

A knowledge oriented interview preparation framework that suits their goals
Planning the phases of interview process to avoid burnout
Become better at current job while preparing for a job change by systematic upskilling
Finer software engineering and technical details that help a candidate standout during interviews

Requirements

Working in or planning to work in software industry
Not looking for a job urgently

Description

Objective

The course is for people who want to uplevel their engineering skills and search for better opportunities without burning out.

Interviews are becoming more time-consuming as the software industry gathers pace. In addition, new trends keep getting introduced, leaving candidates exhausted to keep up.

The course recommends a more systematic knowledge-driven framework over a burst coding mode in browsers.

Course Structure

Section 1: Necessity for an alternative approach inclined towards career growth instead of instant gratification.
Section 2: Foundation Phase (12- 9 months)
- The gathering phase. Identify the possible sources for the relevant information.
Section 3: Reinforcement Phase (9 – 6 months)
- The sorting phase. Organize the resources based on the refined needs of the job search.
Section 4: Convergence Phase (6 -3 months)
- Drill down further to identify only the necessary information.
Section 5: End game (3-0 months)
- Execute with a clear plan built on all the gathered information.
Section 6: Conclusion

Key Takeaways:

The idea is simple, prepare at your pace throughout the year and apply only when ready to invest 8 weeks for the potential employers.
Maximize the learnings to capitalize on the current workplace or the new one!

What doesn’t the course offer?

The course does not talk about compensation and HR interview handling
The course does not talk about the behavioral interview and dress code etc.
The course does not explicitly target FAANG/MAANG.
The course does not deal with urgent career change situations like a layoff, reaction to a bad performance review, etc.

Who this course is for

Professionals planning to make a career transistion
Professionals in cooling off period of their desired comapnies
Software professionals from emerging countires try to crack interviews of MNCs like FAANG
Recent graduates trying to understand the interview process
People looking to rejoin the industry after a break

Course content

Purpose
- Variable Processes – 1 – Duration
- Variable Processes – 2 – Interview Location
- Variable Processes – 3 – Types of rounds
- Expertise Vulenrability – 1 – Domain
- Expertise Vulenrability – 2 – Frameworks
- Expertise Vulenrability – 3 – Programming Language
- Supply Demand – 1 – Skewed technology aging
- Supply Demand – 2 – Knowledge coverage
- GigEconomy and Interviews
- [IMPORTANT] Burnout
- Value proposition of interview process
Foundation [9 -12 months]
- Purpose – 1 – Immigration
- Purpose – 2 – Services to Product companies
- Purpose – 3 – Domain Switch
- Purpose – 4 – Stack Change
- Purpose – 5 – Remote Work
- Purpose – 6 – Define your goal
- Testing Waters – 1 – Dedicated Communication Channels
- Testing Waters – 2 – Practice Interview Portals
- Testing Waters – 3 – Target company preparation material
- System Design – 1 – Overview
- System Design – 2 – Design Document
- System Design – 3 – Validating Design
- System Design – 4 – Rejected Alternatives
- System Design – 5 – Security
- System Design – 6 – Testing Strategy
- System Design – 7 – Storage
- System Design – 8 – Certification Material
- Low Level Design – 1 – Overview
- Low Level Design – 2 – Testing
- Low Level Design – 3 – Performance & API Design
- Low Level Design – 4 – Caution
- Low Level Design – 5 – Use vs. Build vs. Maintain
- Documentation – 1 – Tool for discovery
- Documentation – 2 – Tool for communication
- Software As A Business – 1 – Overview
- Software As A Business – 2 – Customer
- Software As A Business – 3 – End User
- Software As A Business – 4 – Customer Feedback Integration
- Software As A Business – 5 – Market Position
- Software As A Business – 6 – Business Awareness
- Leadership principles: Build the draft
Reinforcement [6-9 Months]
- Tool Chains – 1 – Preparing a list
- Tool Chains – 2 – Upgrade toolchains
- Tool Chains – 3 – Certification possibility
- Design Patterns – 1 – Opinion
- Design Patterns – 2 – Concerns
- Design Patterns – 3 – Production Perspective
- Design Patterns – 4 – Interview Perspective
- Software Engineering around you – 1 – Overview
- Software Engineering around you – 2 – Release Actions
- Software Engineering around you – 3 – CI/CD
- Software Engineering around you – 4 – Estimation
- Software Engineering around you – 5 – OKR
- Target Companies – 1 – Domain
- Target Companies – 2 – Tech Stack
- Target Companies – 2 – Work Location
- Active Networking – 1 – Intent
- Active Networking – 2 – Content
- Active Networking – 3 – Brown bag sessions
- Active Networking – 4 – Please be sincere
- Pseudo Coding
- Online Design Tools
- Checkpoint 2
Convergence [ 3- 6 months]
- Design – 1 – Deep Dive
- Design – 2 – SOLID
- Resume Version 1 – Content
- Resume Version 1 – General Tips
- Checkpoint – 1 : Equipment and readiness
Endgame [0 – 3 months]
- Consolidate Feedback
- Design and Coding Interview – 1 – Subscriptions
- Design and Coding Interview – 2 – SQL and likes
- Design and Coding Interview – 3 – Handling Noise
- Final Interview Practice
- Applications – 1 – Strategy
- Applications – 2 – Responses
- Applications – 3 – Use tools to save time
- Scheduling tips
- Suggestions
Conclusion
- Interview aftermath
- Conclusion