Published inThe Startup·PinnedMember-onlyHow I landed offers from Microsoft, Amazon, and Twitter without an Ivy League degreeThis is for those of you out there who are about to start your job search and who may be worried that you can’t land a top-tier tech job without a Stanford CS degree. Someone told you that you’re not good enough to get a job at Microsoft or Facebook…Tech18 min readTech18 min read
Jan 26, 2021Member-onlyIf you were to learn computer science from scratch today in 2021, how should you do it?This same article is available in video form. 1. pick a language. Pick one that is commonly used and battle-tested. Great options: Java C/C++ Javascript Python I personally recommend Python as it is easy to understand, reads like English with low barrier to entry for beginners. 2. get a book. An analogy I like to use is you’re…Programming2 min readProgramming2 min read
Oct 19, 2020Member-onlyHow I landed a job at Twitter as a software engineerThis is the story of how I landed a job at Twitter as a full-time software engineer, what I went through, how I prepared and why I finally decided to join the team. …Interview7 min readInterview7 min read
Mar 14, 2020Member-onlyIs This The Best Book for Coding Interview Preparation?Technical coding interviews are notoriously difficult — almost borderline quiz-like for those unprepared. It can sometimes be a daunting task to navigate all the technical coding preparation resources available online, and one might ask: is there a single book/resource that best prepares for technical coding interviews? Best, is relative of…Coding Interview6 min readCoding Interview6 min read
Feb 23, 2020Member-onlyWhy Your Resume Is Being RejectedIf you are a new grad looking for an internship or full-time position at a top-tier tech company, or you know someone who’s currently in the process of looking for a new job, then this article is for you. …Resume6 min readResume6 min read
Published inThe Startup·Sep 13, 2019Member-onlyShould You Go to College or Coding Bootcamp to Be a Software Engineer?I graduated with a major in Computer Science from a small private university (Go Zags!), but I felt I was ill-prepared for a software engineering job when I graduated. I thought of joining a coding bootcamp after graduation to better prepare myself. …Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Aug 21, 2019Member-onlyVideo Coding Tutorial: How to find the number of islands in a…When I graduated from college, I interviewed at Google. And failed horribly 😔Entrepreneurship1 min readEntrepreneurship1 min read
May 7, 2019Member-onlyHow to become a rockstar engineerBeing a software engineer is no walk in the park, but being a rockstar software engineer, or the elusive “10x engineer”, is even harder. In my experience, the best engineers I’ve worked with share some common traits that I’ll put forth in this article. If you’d like to learn more…Software Development5 min readSoftware Development5 min read
Published inThe Startup·Apr 18, 2019Member-onlyA Dummy’s Guide to Distributed QueuesIf you’ve ever wondered what Kafka, Heron, real-time streaming, SQS or RabbitMQ are all about, then this article is for you. I’ll discuss in detail why we need a queue for today’s modern software architecture, what are some common technologies used, and how queues are commonly used in the industry…Microservices8 min readMicroservices8 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jan 28, 2019Member-onlyA simple guide to building an amazing technical résuméWhether you’re an aspiring software engineer or a seasoned developer, there are times when you need to give your résumé a boost to make it much more appealing. I’ve written extensively about how to write an amazing technical résumé, but today’s article is different. I want to share my insights…Programming7 min readProgramming7 min read
