Senior SWE Interview Roadmap 2024
A structured 8-week study plan for landing a senior software engineering role at FAANG and top-tier tech companies. Covers DSA, system design, and behavioral prep.
Guides, roadmaps, and cheatsheets I've built from real experience. All free — no email wall.
A structured 8-week study plan for landing a senior software engineering role at FAANG and top-tier tech companies. Covers DSA, system design, and behavioral prep.
A complete, phase-by-phase job hunt roadmap for software engineers targeting the US and Canadian tech markets — covering resume, LinkedIn, cold outreach, referrals, interview prep, visa, and offer negotiation.
Month-by-month breakdown of hiring cycles, application deadlines, and strategic timing for new grad, intern, and experienced engineer roles in North America.
A concise reference card for writing high-quality prompts for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Includes chain-of-thought, few-shot, and system prompt patterns.
A week-by-week action checklist for software engineers starting a job search — covering profile setup, cold outreach, interview prep, and weekly tracking habits to land interviews faster.
Master behavioral interviews with the STAR method, 50+ practice questions, company-specific frameworks, and AI-powered mock interview tools.
Master cold outreach with proven email templates, LinkedIn DM strategies, contact finding tools, and a systematic approach to generate 5-10% response rates.
Use AI tools to prepare for coding, system design, behavioral, and SQL interviews — with prompts, mock interview strategies, and company-specific prep plans.
Master career fairs and on-campus recruiting with booth strategy, elevator pitch templates, follow-up tactics, and how to convert fair interactions into interviews.
Master in-person and virtual networking events with pre-event research, conversation frameworks, follow-up strategies, and event calendars for USA, Canada, and global tech hubs.
Master LinkedIn for job hunting with profile optimization, connection strategies, DM templates, referral tactics, and posting strategies that attract recruiters.
Transform weak resume bullets into elite ones with the XYZ framework, ATS optimization, GitHub portfolio setup, and action verb templates that pass recruiter screens.