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J. HarperA Software Engineer’s Guide to Seniorityhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8783-5_4

4. Interview Insight: How to Get the Job

Jocelyn Harper1  
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Wilmington, NC, USA
 

The Hard Truth

If you were hoping that I would walk you through algorithms, system design, and API design questions, this is not the chapter for you. There are plenty of resources that exist already that can walk you through the technical portion of the interview process (e.g., Emma Bostian’s De-Coding the Technical Interview Process and Gayle Laakmann McDowell’s Cracking the Coding Interview). This chapter is to focus on the processes for solving complex problems such as system design, ...

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