Tag: interviews
- Dec 25, 2020
I spent 5 years of my life getting a PhD, but like many others who've gotten this degree,
I decided to leave academia after graduation. At the time, I explored several career choices
but ultimately decided to take a Product Manager job at Google. In this post, I want to discuss
why I think tech is a great destination for people with technical PhDs.
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- Dec 24, 2020
Many software engineering interview loops include an "architecture interview", where the
candidate is asked to develop a high-level design for a software system. Over the last few
years, I've given many, many of these interviews. Based on these experiences, I'd like to share
what it takes to succeed in them, and some common behaviors to avoid.
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- Aug 31, 2019
In my most recent job search, I used a service called
Triplebyte to connect with potential employers. I wanted to share my thoughts
in case others are considering using their services to find a job.
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- Jun 9, 2019
In a previous post, I discussed preparing for coding
interviews as a candidate. In this post, I want to flip to the other side of the table
and talk about conducting better interviews from the interviewer perspective.
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- May 27, 2019
Having switched jobs a few times over the last few years, I've done a a lot of software
engineering interviews. In my most recent job search, for instance, I did around eight phone
screens followed by six on-sites.
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