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Most Tech Interview Prep is GARBAGE. (From a Principal Engineer at Amazon)

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Thanks, man! brFirst time on your channelbrVery concise and clear! Comment from : Maksim Vanahel

This man likes his scotch I see several SMWS bottles and a Lagavulin Comment from : Pirsanth Kumar

I believe some day (not far) that ChatGPT can do better than human in Coding Challenges Because it's a boring work However, I don't believe ChatGPT have the real talent and innovation capabilities than human in near future So the choice is on you Comment from : Neonoply

"Don't spend all your time on coding problems" Proceeds to give the candidate an OA + 3 rounds of coding problems Comment from : Jae En

Thank you, well needed advice Comment from : Nawaf B

9:00 - 10:00 on loop Comment from : peter souza

In the beginning you talk about bad hires, what can you do if you're that bad hire? Assume that techinal ability is not the problem Comment from : Anon Ymous

So get system experience by doing system design which requires system design to get a job Comment from : no

Thanks for all video,brI am wondering if an Amazon developer work in on project at the time or more? Comment from : malouke mallouke

The wigs section was hilarious Comment from : JG

Very informative video, but am I the only one who try to identify the brand of alcohol bottles behind him 😀 Comment from : Sahil Kundan

cảm ơn a vì bài chia sẻ rất hữu ích Comment from : Do Pham

In my experience at a large tech company that hires interns every year, the internships always lead to job offers, but they lowball trying to capitalize on their naeivity Comment from : Bad Consumer

I disagree with 30 code The coding portion should be 60 atleast Comment from : Asif Saif Uddin

Thanks for sharing your experience with us Comment from : csandreas1

This is probably the best description of the recruiting and interview process AND the expectations of the staff+ engineering roles Or at least what they should be Bravo Comment from : ICrashALot

Sorry but this advice is absolute trash Tech companies focus 90 of their time on stupid leetcode questions which forces candidates to invest their time in that area Candidates are just adapting to the interview formats that they are most likely to encounter Maybe you worked at just 1 company for too long and only on the interviewer side and you're not in touch with the interviewee's side Comment from : pudgee012

Chino ver ruido alarma Comment from : fernando vergara

faang interviews feel indeed strange to me brbri do get a perspective of cant code - no hire But leetcode is not adjusted for staff+ lvl engbrbri was interviewing to google a year or some ago and leetcode tasks were on the level of post grad Whilst system design and behavioral were medium complexitybrbrI m speaking from perspective of acting software solution architect And it feels strange that faang does not treat engineers of particular seniority appropriately Ofc i would not remember some specific dynamic programming cases Because the view on system is drastically different brbrIt is unfeasible to be deep in context of particular service when you are handling enterprise level system(s)brbrSys design interviewers did not even knew how requirements (func non func)are broken down and how concerns and constraints are managedbrbrWe ask about pure algo questions yet never bother to verify if person gets how multi paradigm programming works brbrEfficient algo does not mean efficient system We may have perfect algo yet not care about application of GoF patterns, mixing fp and oop styles, understanding how gc works, thread starvation, memory saturation, async and concurrent mechanisms, crdt, obj relational mapping impedance’s mismatch, loseless joins, networking (osi model at least)brbrThats like 99 of work Comment from : Dmytro

I am a senior level software engineer but I gotta admit I really struggle with leetcode type problems I will still study more system design and behavioral questions but I feel like I need to up my game on those coding problems Comment from : Prince David

“Hard no Vi or GTFO” 😂 Comment from : SkarTisu

i agree with all the points in this video except leetcode part, the bar for leetcoding is actually ridiculous these days Comment from : Khoi Tran

You are a maestrobrThis is not only applicable to software engineering Comment from : Gorka

DislikebrThis message is sponsored by the Emacs gang Comment from : Andrey Babushkin

the fact you invested in multiple wigs Comment from : Buji Magnai

My interview went really well I almost cleared all the loops behavioral, technical round, bar raiser, etc but they failed me in coding round because I didn't remember maph in STL (iterator), even though position was for non software, it was for systems engineer mostly hardware and systems Comment from : Theme Park & Tesla Camping 360

I love your channel thank you!! Comment from : jhors

I would argue that a senior person would not necessarily need to prepare for system design nor leadership as they could answer questions and draw from their experience at will However, the senior person may need to spend more time on the leetcode style questions because those type of interviews didn’t exist when they got their first couple jobs Comment from : Robert Corbin

Now that the labor market has shifted, would you change the percentages? Comment from : Learning X

8:49 really loud and scary jump scare prompt - junior level youtuber Comment from : Buddha Burrito

i got a extremely difficult questions on OA, which is the hard questions in leetcode, even i copy the question to my frd who is doing senior engineer from META, he also cant figure out how to solve it in 50mins i got luck to solve the question at last 3 mins the question is hard because it cover with a long story, and it is quite difficult to extract what is core problem of the questionbrbrbut i agree system design and behavior question is another import factors Comment from : Yiu Pang Yuen

In your scenario reenactment, you went from a Sharon to Khabib to Brittany the Feminist real quickbrMuch love ! Comment from : Hassan Syed

Im confused It says in the description that he has 17 years of experience yet he looks like he is in his late twenties Lets add to the list immortal software engineer Comment from : Casual Gamer

Good stuff, thanks for the content But I can't help imagining you taking small shots of expensive whiskey while wearing your wigs and getting into "character", lol Comment from : Calm Hive

Basically, use the STAR method, same as every other Amazon interview Comment from : Blood Bath and Beyond - Pop Goes Metal Covers

Most of us aren't going for senior positions For us new people looking for our first Software job, we're doing it just fine Experienced engineers can rely on experience and portfolio Comment from : Blood Bath and Beyond - Pop Goes Metal Covers

this dude posing like he is the ceo of the tech giant🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Comment from : Sumit Kumar

8:43 LOL Comment from : Benjamin B

this guys is absolutely wrong I'm a PE at Amazon and all we do are leetcode problems Please actually do tech interviews in the industry At least all senior interviews I've conducted at Amazon are almost entirely leetcode based This is why Amazon code is terrible and the system is completely antiquated and bloated Amazon and all other FAANG are hiring the wrong way in that they hire entirely based on leetcode Comment from : Chih Chang

You have a weird amount of wigs Comment from : Max Mustermann

Hey 👋brCan someone elaborate more on what is meant by "StackOverflow isn't just a website"? 4:28 Comment from : Rudraksh Nanavaty

Leetcode till your soul leaves your body Comment from : Rene Osorio

Dang I really like this statement:br“You can disagree with me but you can’t say I don’t know what I’m talking about” Comment from : Carl Altrogge

Plss replybrCan we give coding round and interviewbrIn python for data structures and algorithms Comment from : ask to stranger 🤝

People who have been in the industry for a while know that the companies applying these recruitment processes are just not worth itbrbrThey are like the pizzeria that deliver flyers across the entire city One day you decide to go there and pizza is terrible But they don't need to have good pizza Because enough people go there to trybrbrBest case scenario You pass an interview like this and you are gonna find a toxic work culture where people constantly try to virtue signal and over expose their achievements while trying to screw anyone they may perceive as a threatbrbrMost likely case scenario In less that 1 year they replace you by someone who can do the same for 5 less money Because these kind of company is ALWAYS looking for marginal benefits That's why "it is impossible to inverview everyone properly"brbrMy advice is: Run away Comment from : Adrian Lopez

Some of the worst teammates I have ever had; unhelpful assholes who write sloppy code and have zero regard for the bigger picture are now working at AmazonbrbrWhatever Amazon is doing is not really working Comment from : Jojay

Excellent video! Comment from : Ganesh Kameswaran

Cool story brbrAmazon produces the shittiest products out of all the FAANG companies not to mention the quality of code there They are also, the first to layoff these amazing set of perfect people it hires Some of the shittiest engineers I knew, assholes who produce shit code were hired there Comment from : Ray

What is with all that BOOZE behind dude ! Comment from : Costinha da Costa

I passed my tech interview today because fo this advice!!! big thanks mate - you are a hero Comment from : Mo Fields

This is super solid advice! Loved the wigs LOL Comment from : Nunchuck daddy

Would love system design approaches A lot of content out there doesn’t show much an approach other than rote memorization You end up having to intake that information and manage how you apply it to your interviewer and risk losing engagement with your interviewer Comment from : Maroof Haque

8:49 was annoying :Cbrthe bell was too loud Comment from : Bruno Gehlen

Ah So I should give up on being a senior dev Got it Comment from : Vworks

SDE2 also interviews with DS/algo There is a small system design and the leadership Comment from : Bálint Válóczy

Why does this guy have so many wigs Comment from : Luka

I mean, vi, sure, but as long as anyone who uses vim is shown the door Comment from : Bruce Murphy

news: "A lot of engineers are needed in IT industry, we just can't find enough" brreality: One badly formed sentence in the theatre of interview and you are not needed :D I think we are one of the many reasons of the hypersensitive generation Comment from : dawheeler

Hi! Could you recommend what to read/do to people, who has not a lot of free time and didn't have an opportunity to participate in system design/leadership in their jobs? How to learn something about it and get some experience? Comment from : Shadow

All in all, you still need to be good at leetcode Leetcode is not sufficient but it's necessary Comment from : Happy Hacker

Hi Steve (@ALifeEngineered), great video Thanks Please could you make a video on how to respond to Amazon's 16 leadership questions for Sr/Principal SDE roles? It might require video series Or writing a book series, which complements the SD books Comment from : Song

Meta -- just want to say your advice is invaluable regardless of you're in engineering or design Thanks for what you do! Comment from : Wayne S

Can you share good system design resource for senior/staff SDE interview preparation? Comment from : Hrishikesh Kulkarni

Nice whiskey collection Comment from : Dr Champ

Looking for more content to grow into a staff or senior position, thanks bro 😊 Comment from : _baSs 3xE

Good effort 👍😊 but i can see You are reading scripts Comment from : BugSpy

Damn, You're the cousin I always needed Just found you, and ♥ Really appreciate your precision, and thoughtfulness Yes, I would love more system design content But honestly, not the ones we can google It would be nice if hard constraints were presented Day in the life of a real solution How would you think about it at a start-up -> FAANG Those sort of exercises Comment from : Gamal Ali

I'm an L5 at Google and all I did was grind Leetcode Comment from : Ryan

my opninion: I like the whisky collection behind Comment from : Aline Sinclaire

Better do this much hard work for your own startup instead shitting about faang faang all the time 😅 Comment from : NatureAndMe🍀

Hi Stevebrbrgreat content as usual brquestion: what can be better: mix studying for coding & system design interviews (1 day/1 hr for coding and next 1 day/1 hr for system design) or focus on one part, finish it and switch to the other one?brthanks! Comment from : Aya

"Let's get meta" is that what philosophy is called nowadays ? 🙂 an alcoholic, vinyl-lover !? Comment from : Mandibil

The only way to get through all that tests is to become a machine Thats why FAANG employ only asians Comment from : Jeycode

Amazon has the worst interview process among big tech where the interviewers waste 30 minutes asking behavioral questions and you are supposed to master the art of lying and the rest of the time goes to technical questions No wonder Amazon is the least favorite place to work for most talented engineers Comment from : ashok845

This information is pure gold Comment from : hsoloman

so no one is going to ask why this man has so many wigs? lmao Anyways good content cheers Comment from : Froggy

Cool stuff, thanks for the video :) Comment from : Nataniel Ruiz

I have to point out that the sound effects in this video including intro are way too loud Comment from : Dispatchedx

The wigs🤣🤣🤣 Comment from : Idtelos

Agree 100 Comment from : software engineering

7:32 you say "the reason is because" You probably meant "the reason is that" Comment from : Sami Wilf

Definitely would appreciate some pointers on learning system design as efficiently as possible Comment from : Michael Marino

Hey Steve, I really like your videos thanks a lot for the good work!brbrI am not an Engineer that has a dream company to work at, so I find myself in a situation where I need to find which is the right company for me, and during the interview process I am switching roles between being the interviewee and being the interviewer Therefore, it would be really nice to see a video with tips on how to find a good company, and how asset if the engineering environment is suitable for me, if the code-base is healthy, if the coding mentality and practices overlaps with my preferences, etc Obviously, everyone has different goals and ambitions when it comes to picking a work place, but I believe that there is a common layer that covers most Engineers (at least for Staff/Principal level) Just an idea! Comment from : Spyros Papaioannou

I appreciate your opinion but I don't think it's the same for everyone, for me it's really easy to bullshit my way through any kind of non tech interview, I know what they want to hear, I am good at improvising stories and know how to sound convincing, I never failed a hiring process because of the non technical partsbrbrBut the technical interview? My smoke selling skills are useless there, either you know it or you don't That's why I only study for the technical part Comment from : J C

The question here is, why do you have so many wigs? :P Comment from : Mauricio Vargas

Great insights ! Comment from : GAURAV JOSHI

Need this geared for Bioinformatics tbf but guess the advice is transferable Comment from : TZVI

please take my mock interview please record upload Comment from : sumant2000

The problem with your advice is the phone screening at Amazon (even for senior+ roles) includes leetcode questions Comment from : Dan

The story telling recommendation is gold I’ll remember that Thanks for the content! Comment from : Perry Hertler

and they can't fix useless china-copy fake product and fake review😂 Comment from : Goose Clues

Clement Mihailescu: bsweats profusely/b Comment from : Sebastian Anderson

amazon cut me off even before the phone screen because I am still attending a georgia tech online masters program brwhich I told them nothing to worry about since full time work is much more important to mebrthe recruiter told me the best i can get would be an intern or part timebrI have been in the industry for 3 years and for the past year and now I am working for the home depotbrfrom that experience what I got is that Amazon tech interviews are garbage Comment from : W Jong

Seriously, is Emacs really that awful or irrelevant these days compared to vi? Comment from : Collector

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