Architecture presentation to interview panel

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Kemc27

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Kemc27
Mar 20, 2021 8 Comments

Experienced folks - can you please share your thoughts and suggestions? I need to give a presentation on complex architecture. I worked on - the interviewer, includes highly technical people, the hiring manager, and the VP of the Org. What should I consider when giving and preparing a presentation?

YOE - 15+
Company - Snowflake
Position - Engineering Manager
#faang #databricks #snowflake

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  • Google / Eng
    #r2i2021

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    #r2i2021
    Interesting, I've never done these myself but I'd probably structure it something like this -

    1. Sell the problem in as simple terms as possible. Why was it important ?
    2. What tradeoffs did you consider and make (and why?). Talk about SLOs.
    3. High level architecture.
    4. Data flow.
    5. Monitoring.
    6. Your experience - what did you find out after the fact and how did you account for it (In a large complex system, it's almost impossible to nail all the requirements before you start building at least in my experience).
    7. Your takeaways.
    8. What would you do differently next time.
    Mar 20, 2021 3
    • Google / Eng
      #r2i2021

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      Hmm, it's difficult to say without knowing your target audience but honestly that would feel a bit like 'trying too hard'. OTOH, I've never done these so what do I know.
      Mar 20, 2021
    • New / Project
      mapm82

      New Project

      mapm82
      OP - Could you share outcome of your presentation? How was it received? How would you do it differently if given another chance?
      Aug 6, 2021
  • Amazon
    Kemc27

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    Kemc27
    OP
    One hour
    Mar 20, 2021 1
  • GE
    babulal

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    babulal
    How was the presentation ? Also are there coding rounds for EM role ?
    Sep 30, 2021 0
  • Amazon
    R2D1000

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    R2D1000
    How long is your presentation?
    Mar 20, 2021 0