Interview Prep

For starters, check Confessions from a Big Tech Hiring Manager: Tips for Software Engineering Interviews - which will set you up for interviews, in terms of expectations, process and some gotchas.

Reference for DS wise Algorithm list

1. Algorithm Prep Material

• Big-O Cheatsheet
• C++
  • HackingCPP Cheatsheet (PDF Version) [RECOMMENDED]
  • C++ STL YouTube playlist
  • C++ Tutorials - STL/Advanced STL/Concurrent Programming by Bo Qian
• Java
  • Java Concurrency and Multithreading - Jakob Jenkov
• AlgorithmIst
• VisualAlgo
• CP-Algorithms - E-Maxx Algorithms in English
• The Algorithms - Repository of Algorithm implementations in all major languages.
• Algorithm Visualizer - University of San Francisco
• Scaler Topics - Tutorials on DSA - with examples.

2. Books

• CLRS
• Grokking Algorithms: An illustrated guide for programmers and other curious people [Good Introductory Material]

3. Websites

• HackerRank
• InterviewBit [RECOMMENDED]
• CodeChef
• TopCoder
• HackerEarth
• Project Euler
• SPOJ
• LeetCode [RECOMMENDED]
  • Leetcode Patterns
  • Leetcode Lists
  • Leetcode Interview Questions and Answers in CPP
• BinarySearch - Free leetcode alternative.

Top Programming Questions To Focus On

1. A List by NeetCode
2. Final 450
3. Leetcode 75

4. Courses

• Algorithms I
• Algorithms II
• Data Structures and Algorithms - Coursera
• DS and Algorithms - Dr. Naveen Garg [RECOMMENDED]
  • Slides

5. YouTube Channels

The channels listed here offer content which is mixed between - Algo/DS questions, Tips for Preparations/Interviews etc.

• Tushar Roy
• MyCodeSchool
• Pepcoding [Available in Hindi. But really good content.]
• Aditya Verma [Available in Hindi. But really good content.]
  • Check the DP Programming Playlist from Aditya Verma
• Back to Back SWE
• Algorithm World [Available in Hindi. But really good content.]
• Rachit Jain
• Clément Mihailescu
• Errichto
• WilliamFiset

References

1. YouTube Channels for Competitive Programmers
2. Script to Download Entire YouTube Channel
3. An awesome list for competitve programming - Codeforces Blog Entry

6. Coding Contests

• Google Code Jam CodeJam has shutdown as of 2023. :(
• Facebook Hacker Cup
• Code Forces

7. Coding Interview Preparation

• InterviewCake
• CareerCup - Coding Interview Questions
• Some links from GeeksForGeeks : 1, 2, 3

8. Some guides from organizations

• Interviewing at Palantir - Prep Guide
• The Asana Interviewing Guide
• Passing a Programming Interview
• List of Interview Experiences from GeeksForGeeks

9. System Design

Have not explored/reviewed any of the following myself, as yet. Feel free to explore. For detailed references on topic-wise distributed systems, refer to dtsdwarak@/distributed-systems-readings

• System Design Manual Renamed to Understanding Distributed Systems
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
• System Design Interview – An Insider’s Guide
• Grokking the OO and System Design Interviews [Complete Material]
  • Actual Course Page @ Educative
• High Scalability Blog
• @donnemartin/system-design-primer
• @binhnguyennus/awesome-scalability
• System Design Cheatsheet
• MS Azure - Cloud Design Patterns
• The Amazon Builders’ Library - How Amazon builds and operates software
• System Design Weekly - Newsletter [RECOMMENDED]
• Learn System Design - Blog
• System Design Cheatsheet by Denny Zhang
• Architecture Notes

Machine Coding

1. Spring Boot Quick Start - YouTube Tutorial
2. Machine Coding Round Practice Questions for Interviews

YouTube Channels

• System Design Interview - By Mikhail Smarshchok
  • Check the blog posts for the videos above - By Serhat Giydiren
• System Design Daily
• Tech Dummies Narendra L
• System Design - Gaurav Sen
• sudoCODE
• codeKarle
• Jordan has no life [Recommended]
  • Slides [BackupCopy]
  • System Design Study Guide - Google Docs

Also check the list of YouTube Channels for building knowledge listed in the home page.

Distributed Systems Courses

• MIT 6.824 Distributed Systems (Spring 2020)
  • Notes from the couse YT course, DDIA and much more - Timi Learning
• Distributed Systems lecture series - University of Cambridge
  • Associated Reading Material

Papers

A Distributed Systems Reading List - Papers

10. Behavioral Interviews

• Preparation Guide for Tech Interviews - Ace Your Google & Facebook (Meta) Interviews (Also has behavioral interview content)
• Jeff H Sipe
• Shadé Zahrai
• Common Interview Questions and Answers by Jeff Su [Recommended]

11. Mock Interviews

1. Pramp.com
2. Gainlo

12. Salary Negotiation

Also consider reverse interviewing your team and manager before taking a call on the team to join. Some tips here -

1. Reverse Interviewing Your Future Manager and Team
2. 12 Questions on Engineering Culture

1. I Am Getting an Offer From Big Tech: What Happens Now and How To Negotiate this Offer?
2. How to Negotiate a Big Tech Offer as a Software Engineer
3. Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued
4. Equity 101 for Software Engineers at Big Tech and Startups
5. Google Recruiter Secrets to Negotiate Your Tech Compensation
6. How to Negotiate Your Tech Salary Simulation ft. Levels.fyi
7. Tips for negotiating your salary (from an ex-FAANG recruiter)