Moving from embedded dev to distributed systems at FANG

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jdkfovh.

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jdkfovh.
Oct 28, 2018 9 Comments

I have 4 yoe in 2 companies and worked mostly on low level embedded programming (DSP optimizations, kernel dev).

Will start new year at a FANG company and most of my new team's work will revolve around distributed systems and scalability problems and was wondering how easy it is to transition from embedded prog to distributed systems? Do you recommend and books/blogs meanwhile?

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  • New
    FAANG_

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    FAANG_
    How was the interview? How did u prepared? Iam on the same boat
    Oct 28, 2018 3
    • New
      FAANG_

      New

      FAANG_
      Did u used EPI Or CTCI beside Leetcode?
      Oct 28, 2018
    • Undisclosed
      jdkfovh.

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      jdkfovh.
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      None. Luckily I had a pretty strong DS and algos understanding from college, so all I needed was leetcode practice to be able to code solutions fast and accurate. If you don't know the fundamentals of DS and algos, then you should definitely learn them before starting to leetcode.
      Oct 28, 2018
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    techtrash

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    techtrash
    I had a similar post a while back. The guys there said the transition from kernel to distributed is actually pretty good, since it relies on a lot of OS fundamentals around concurrency, race conditions, deadlocks, etc.
    Oct 29, 2018 0
  • GumGum
    OIHX78

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    OIHX78
    Get the book “Designing Data intensive applications“
    Oct 28, 2018 0
  • Intel
    goforitt

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    goforitt
    Same here ... pls throw some tips man
    Oct 28, 2018 0
  • Intel
    goforitt

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    goforitt
    OP .. which company are you going to? And how many leetcode have you solved?
    Oct 29, 2018 1
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      jdkfovh.

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      jdkfovh.
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      Sorry can't say the company. About 250 LC mostly mediums.
      Oct 29, 2018