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Vaampire Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Help_please said: i recently signed an offer with a FAANG company. Copy pasting info that I sent earlier to a DB member Step 0: Where you start your prep depends on where you are right now. Answer these questions honestly (don’t worry, I was terrible in the beginning too) and I’ll tell you where to start: Skip how comfortable are you with programming in general? Do you have a good understanding of common data structures like arrays, dictionaries, stacks, Queues, etc? Do you have a decent understanding of depth first search and breadth first search? how comfortable are you with trees and graphs? If you answer YES to above questions you are already in a good place to start...if you answered NO to above questions, you're still fine (I was in the same position last year) Step 1: pick a programming language that you’re comfortable with. I used python. You can use any common ones like python, C/C++, Java, etc Step 2: All you need is leetcode for DS and algo problems. But first, You can start with this book: https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/0984782850 If you want to brush up on any topic you can use this book: https://www.amazon.com/Algorithm-Design-Manual-Steven-Skiena-ebook/dp/B00B8139Z8/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=algorithm+design+manual&qid=1589754774&sprefix=algoithm+des&sr=8-3 Step 3: once you are good with solving simple problems from cracking the coding interview, you can jump to leetcode. Pick a set of problems that covers major topics. I used the following lists. 1. I started with the following list (75 problems) which covers major topics https://leetcode.com/list/xi4ci4ig/ (source: https://www.teamblind.com/post/New-Year-Gift---Curated-List-of-Top-75-LeetCode-Questions-to-Save-Your-Time-OaM1orEU) 2. this one covers broader ground https://leetcode.com/discuss/career/448285/List-of-questions-sorted-by-common-patterns. Step 4 (System Design, optional): You'll have System Design round(s) if you're aiming for E4 in FB/ L4 in Google or higher. This is a bit hard if you don't have much distributed systems experience. But here are some sources that are helpful you can check YouTube videos( Tushar roy, Gaurav sen) or read this book for system design concepts https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable-ebook/dp/B06XPJML5D/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=designing+data-intensive+applications&qid=1589776963&sprefix=designing+&sr=8-3 And practice these problems: https://www.educative.io/courses/grokking-the-system-design-interview Step 5: Final step is doing company tagged problems in leetcode (available with premium subscription) and free mock interviews (https://www.pramp.com/#/, https://interviewing.io/) Good post. Perfect strategy to crack the interviews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help_please Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 23 minutes ago, suraj said: Super info bro...thanks a lot yw bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help_please Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 31 minutes ago, Vaampire said: @Help_please any updates on background check? almost done bro @Vaampire...payroll start aindi, so BGC lo verified ani update aindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help_please Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 16 minutes ago, ShruteSastry said: Gp, one of the best in recent times. Appreciate your effort in putting down all these and Congratulations bruh. 10 minutes ago, Vaampire said: Good post. Perfect strategy to crack the interviews thanks guys...I'll keep updating with additional resources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libraguy86 Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Help_please said: i recently signed an offer with a FAANG company. Copy pasting info that I sent earlier to a DB member Step 0: Where you start your prep depends on where you are right now. Answer these questions honestly (don’t worry, I was terrible in the beginning too) and I’ll tell you where to start: how comfortable are you with programming in general? Do you have a good understanding of common data structures like arrays, dictionaries, stacks, Queues, etc? Do you have a decent understanding of depth first search and breadth first search? how comfortable are you with trees and graphs? If you answer YES to above questions you are already in a good place to start...if you answered NO to above questions, you're still fine (I was in the same position last year) Step 1: pick a programming language that you’re comfortable with. I used python. You can use any common ones like python, C/C++, Java, etc Step 2: All you need is leetcode for DS and algo problems. But first, You can start with this book: https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/0984782850 If you want to brush up on any topic you can use this book: https://www.amazon.com/Algorithm-Design-Manual-Steven-Skiena-ebook/dp/B00B8139Z8/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=algorithm+design+manual&qid=1589754774&sprefix=algoithm+des&sr=8-3 Step 3: once you are good with solving simple problems from cracking the coding interview, you can jump to leetcode(https://leetcode.com/). Leetcode is the most popular platform used by people interviewing for top tech companies. Pick a set of problems that covers major topics. I used the following lists. 1. I started with the following list (75 problems) which covers major topics https://leetcode.com/list/xi4ci4ig/ (source: https://www.teamblind.com/post/New-Year-Gift---Curated-List-of-Top-75-LeetCode-Questions-to-Save-Your-Time-OaM1orEU) 2. this one covers broader ground https://leetcode.com/discuss/career/448285/List-of-questions-sorted-by-common-patterns. Step 4 (System Design, optional): You'll have System Design round(s) if you're aiming for E4 in FB/ L4 in Google or higher. This is a bit hard if you don't have much distributed systems experience. But here are some sources that are helpful. You can start with system design primer: https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer you can check YouTube videos( Tushar roy, Gaurav sen) or read this book for system design concepts https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable-ebook/dp/B06XPJML5D/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=designing+data-intensive+applications&qid=1589776963&sprefix=designing+&sr=8-3 And practice these problems: https://www.educative.io/courses/grokking-the-system-design-interview Step 5: Final step is doing company tagged problems in leetcode (available with premium subscription) and free mock interviews (https://www.pramp.com/#/, https://interviewing.io/) Additional tips and resources: 1. for general questions & answers about tech interviews, referrals, tech life, etc from FAANG employees (https://www.rooftopslushie.com/, https://www.teamblind.com/) 2. You can pay for referrals or get your resume reviewed or ask questions (starting from $5, but $15-20 is a reasonable starting point) here: https://www.rooftopslushie.com/ 3. For long-term DS& algo prep (this book is available in three versions: C++, Java, Python) especially for Google: https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Programming-Interviews-Insiders-Guide/dp/1479274836 This book has preparation plans ranging from a weekend to 4 months. This is the best possible resource with great problems and explanations 4. Boot-camp style resources: https://interviewcamp.io/(cheap and effective), https://www.interviewcake.com/ (cheap and effective), https://www.interviewkickstart.com/(expensive), https://www.outco.io/ Bro excellent guidance and thanks for sharing info here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acuman Posted May 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 @Help_please good reply. Thanks brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaampire Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 57 minutes ago, Help_please said: almost done bro @Vaampire...payroll start aindi, so BGC lo verified ani update aindi Awesome. Welcome to the fast paced fun environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help_please Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 36 minutes ago, libraguy86 said: Bro excellent guidance and thanks for sharing info here 35 minutes ago, acuman said: @Help_please good reply. Thanks brother! you're welcome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Help_please Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, Vaampire said: Awesome. Welcome to the fast paced fun environment. thank you bro...aa immigration gola kuda set aipothe super fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaampire Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Help_please said: thank you bro...aa immigration gola kuda set aipothe super fun Given wfh, focus more for first 6 months. U will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Help_please Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, Vaampire said: Given wfh, focus more for first 6 months. U will be fine sure bro, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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quickgun_murugun Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Help_please said: i recently signed an offer with a FAANG company. Copy pasting info that I sent earlier to a DB member Step 0: Where you start your prep depends on where you are right now. Answer these questions honestly (don’t worry, I was terrible in the beginning too) and I’ll tell you where to start: Skip how comfortable are you with programming in general? Do you have a good understanding of common data structures like arrays, dictionaries, stacks, Queues, etc? Do you have a decent understanding of depth first search and breadth first search? how comfortable are you with trees and graphs? If you answer YES to above questions you are already in a good place to start...if you answered NO to above questions, you're still fine (I was in the same position last year) Step 1: pick a programming language that you’re comfortable with. I used python. You can use any common ones like python, C/C++, Java, etc Step 2: All you need is leetcode for DS and algo problems. But first, You can start with this book: https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/0984782850 If you want to brush up on any topic you can use this book: https://www.amazon.com/Algorithm-Design-Manual-Steven-Skiena-ebook/dp/B00B8139Z8/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=algorithm+design+manual&qid=1589754774&sprefix=algoithm+des&sr=8-3 Step 3: once you are good with solving simple problems from cracking the coding interview, you can jump to leetcode(https://leetcode.com/). Leetcode is the most popular platform used by people interviewing for top tech companies. Pick a set of problems that covers major topics. I used the following lists. 1. I started with the following list (75 problems) which covers major topics https://leetcode.com/list/xi4ci4ig/ (source: https://www.teamblind.com/post/New-Year-Gift---Curated-List-of-Top-75-LeetCode-Questions-to-Save-Your-Time-OaM1orEU) 2. this one covers broader ground https://leetcode.com/discuss/career/448285/List-of-questions-sorted-by-common-patterns. Step 4 (System Design, optional): You'll have System Design round(s) if you're aiming for E4 in FB/ L4 in Google or higher. This is a bit hard if you don't have much distributed systems experience. But here are some sources that are helpful. You can start with system design primer: https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer you can check YouTube videos( Tushar roy, Gaurav sen) or read this book for system design concepts https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable-ebook/dp/B06XPJML5D/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=designing+data-intensive+applications&qid=1589776963&sprefix=designing+&sr=8-3 And practice these problems: https://www.educative.io/courses/grokking-the-system-design-interview Step 5: Final step is doing company tagged problems in leetcode (available with premium subscription) and free mock interviews (https://www.pramp.com/#/, https://interviewing.io/) Additional tips and resources: 1. for general questions & answers about tech interviews, referrals, tech life, etc from FAANG employees (https://www.rooftopslushie.com/, https://www.teamblind.com/) 2. You can pay for referrals or get your resume reviewed or ask questions (starting from $5, but $15-20 is a reasonable starting point) here: https://www.rooftopslushie.com/ 3. For long-term DS& algo prep (this book is available in three versions: C++, Java, Python) especially for Google: https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Programming-Interviews-Insiders-Guide/dp/1479274836 This book has preparation plans ranging from a weekend to 4 months. This is the best possible resource with great problems and explanations 4. Boot-camp style resources: https://interviewcamp.io/(cheap and effective), https://www.interviewcake.com/ (cheap and effective), https://www.interviewkickstart.com/(expensive), https://www.outco.io/ 5. For referrals, Linkedin Premium is very useful. If you are trying for Google, you can search for 'google hiring', 'google recruiter',etc and then send messages to recruiters/hiring managers (whose linkedin intro mentions that they are hiring) in the search results. You can find a lot of resources online on what to send in the intro message. This approach is mostly a numbers game. So message as many people as you can. GP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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