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S. G.

+1 with comments

At one of the big tech companies I worked at, we had comprehensive documentation around code review best practices & coding style guides…

5 min readJul 16, 2022

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+1 with comments

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Netflix is square

I was pretty baffled when I first learnt about Netflix’s philosophy of hiring exclusively senior software engineers. What? No room for my…

6 min readJul 12, 2022

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Netflix is square

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System design for dummies — part 3 (Design a donation app)

This is the final part of a 4 part series on cracking the system design interview. Part 0 provided an overview of this article series, Part…

4 min readFeb 7, 2022

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System design for dummies — part 3 (Design a donation app)

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System design for dummies — part 2

Please read part 0 to get an overview of what to expect in this article series. Part 1 lists out the study material required to nail the…

8 min readJan 2, 2022

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System design for dummies — part 1

Please read part 0 to get an overview of what to expect in this article series.

5 min readDec 26, 2021

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System design for dummies — Part 0

If the system design interview has always been your achilles heel, this article is for you. It definitely used to be mine. Unlike coding…

3 min readDec 24, 2021

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Why Microsoft didn’t love me back

What are some of the biggest lessons you’ve learnt as a professional Software Engineer?” Marcus asked shyly.

6 min readMay 3, 2021

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Why Microsoft didn’t love me back

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Stop Adding Comments to Your Code

I was teaching an introductory course in computer programming and got into a disagreement with my fellow teacher on how to grade a class…

5 min readJan 1, 2021

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Stop Adding Comments to Your Code

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Be Agile, not Prolific

Agile interviewing structures preparation in sprints, with reflection at the core.

8 min readDec 25, 2020

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Be Agile, not Prolific

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The LeetCode Phenomena

In the winter of 2015, I was working as a Software Engineer at Microsoft and looking for my next Software Engineering job, albeit with…

6 min readNov 9, 2020

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The LeetCode Phenomena

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S. G.

I write about programming, people management, interviews or anything else that I’m obsessing about. 12+ yes of experience across big tech and some in academia.

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