Welcome to Grokking the Tech Career!
This is Grokking the Tech Career, a free newsletter offering interview prep and career advice for devs. I will be sharing tips and takeaways from my 15+ years in tech as a developer, engineering leader, and co-founder & CEO.
In my previous life as a software engineer at Facebook and Microsoft, I sat on hundreds of candidate interview loops – and even failed a few interviews when I wasn’t prepared – so I understand just how challenging and confusing this process can feel. That pursuit led me to create Educative, which is now used by over 1.5M developers to learn in-demand skills, prepare for their interviews, and level up their careers.
Whether you are an experienced developer or looking to break into the industry, I hope you will find resources here that will help you on your journey.
What will I find on Grokking the Tech Career?
I will be sharing personal stories from my experience as engineer, tech leader, candidate, and interviewer, as well as insights from across the industry.
Topics include:
Interview tips and best practices
Recent tech industry news
New technologies to keep an eye on
Interview prep guides for every phase of the tech interview
Coding Interview
System Design Interview
Behavioral Interview
Tips on up-leveling as an engineer
Interview prep guides for other technical roles (EMs, TPMs, and more)
I also write a newsletter for Engineering Leaders
If you are interested in engineering leadership, I write another free newsletter here on Substack called the Engineering Enablement Newsletter.
This newsletter compiles key learnings and actionable tips for other engineering leaders facing the typical challenges of hiring, onboarding, managing, upskilling, and retaining engineers.
