I am trying to curate a list of companies that have good infra/distributed systems SWE roles (not to be confused with DevOps/SREs). I am going to list some I know, please list more in the comments: AWS/Azure/GCP Databricks Confluent Cohesity Nutanix Facebook infra (?) #engineering #software #swe #...Read more
I have thoroughly researched a position at Cisco Systems. After interviewing, I gathered that the team seems extremely small and new. How do I provide a target salary if there is little to no salary data or history publicly available? I feel I may have shot too high when asked salary during final r...Read more
Hi, I'm a new grad with two offers at the moment. Which one do you think is better? Epic: $110K base, $10K relocation Target: $85K base, $5K bonus I have to move for Epic but not for Target. #target #epic EDIT: Target is at least temporarily WFH. My main concern is career growth, learning, and ...Read more
I’m mainly targeting startups and some well known companies like Walmart, Cisco, Qualcomm etc for SDE 2 roles. TC : 15L Yoe : 2.4 #tech
I'm planning to give my next round of interviews from Mid 2022. About a year from now. I'm decent at LC, with about 350 questions done and can easily achieve 500+ by next summer. However, my system design isn't much that good. It's been my Archie's heel forever. Given I've a year to do so, I'd li...Read more
I have meta interview with 3 system design, 2 coding and, 1 behavioral. 3 system designs seems extra. - Does it have API/class design kind of a round in one of the system design ? - What possibly can be in 3 separate system design rounds. Any targeted tip for prep apart from regular books/practi...Read more
Targeting E5 at Meta. For system design interviews, is there different tips to keep in mind for Product focused roles vs infra focused roles? Are the questions different?
Base / RSUs / Target Bonus + Signing Bonus + Target Refreshers FB: E5, NYC - 205 / 150 / ~30 + 100 + ~150 - Year 1: 485 - Year 2: 422 Snap: L4, NYC - 190 / 187 / ??? + 50 + ~187 - Year 1: 427 - Year 2: 428 Notes: Bonus / refreshers not guaranteed, heard they have been unstable in the past. Signing...Read more
passed phone screen and am expecting to hear from the recruiter this week. what questions should i be asking at this point in order to better prepare for the next steps? level? target comp? all coding questions or system design? or too early for things like that? applying for SWE
I want to target staff level roles in FAANG and I dont have a checklist of system design things that I should go through. I started with DDIA and find it dense/boring and too bookish. Can someone suggest a possible road map which is slightly more interesting.
I recently got an offer from nVidia as system software engineer. The recruiter says there is a target bonus of 20%. Seems higher than other offers. Is it common to get full bonus?
Howdy! Has anyone tried SystemExpert from Clement? They have a couple of products targeting Algorithms and Systems Design, I was wondering if the videos he offers on System Design mimic the real interviews? Thank you! #algoexpert #systemdesign #systemexpert #interview #facebook #google #interview...Read more
I was told 12% target bonus would be given based on the company and personal performance. How does bonus usually work in Cisco. Out of this what percentage contributes company and personal performance. I heard Cisco doesn’t have year end appraisal system, curious to know how they evaluate one’s perf...Read more
I’ve about 7 YOE as a SWE in security software and distributed systems. What should my prep be like and what kind of timeline should I target? TC: ~280k
Most of my interview is failed due to gap on system design round. Which website provides best service for mocking system design? Thanks! YOE: 7 years at FAANG Target level: Senior or staff
After waiting few weeks after the onsite(2 coding+1 system design + 1 behavior), told by the recruiter that needs more one more follow up interviews for both coding and system design. Feel exhausted about the endless interview process. How do people prepare for system design interviews? Any good r...Read more
For coding: Neetcode 150 + Amazon tag questions on leetcode sorted by frequency (maybe top 10-20) For System Design: Alex Xu’s System Design Interview volume 1 only + educative’s Grokking Modern System Design Interview I’m not quite sure what’s the best way to do targeted prep for LLD (low level d...Read more
Never interviewed with them. Coding is purely from the Leetcode list but not sure what to focus on for System Design. 1 round of SD. Any advice? Target level E5 #meta #engineering TC: 350k
Hi folks! I have my LinkedIn system design interview scheduled for tomorrow for the systems infrastructure team. Any pointers on what kind of questions I might expect as part of this round? Does this team specifically target some system design concepts?
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