Big Tech Hiring Approaches
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Purpose of recruitment and approach to searching for candidates in different companies
Original ContenteasyFrom hiring “for a team” to hiring “for a company”. Multi-stage selection and quality control.
Open chapterStep-by-step recruitment process for a candidate (bigtech)
Original ContenteasyRecruitment screening, algorithmic interview, system design and behavioral interview.
Open chapterWhy is a system design interview needed in this process?
Original ContenteasyWhat the company evaluates and why the system design interview has become so important.
Open chapterDiscussion of frameworks for conducting/passing system design interviews
Original ContenteasyAlex Xu's framework: four steps to a structured System Design Interview.
Open chapterApproaches to conducting design interviews
Original Contenteasy7-Step System Design Interview Framework and In-Depth Book List.
Open chapterSpecifics of designing different systems (backend, frontend, mobile, data, ml/ai)
Original ContenteasyRADIO for frontend, offline-first for mobile, Medallion for data, Feature Store for ML.
Open chapterInterview assessment and difficulty variation
Original ContenteasyEvaluation criteria for interview stages, grade levels and difficulty adaptation mechanism.
Open chapterRecommendations for preparing for an interview (long term)
Original ContenteasyAn in-depth analysis of preparation for each stage of the interview with recommendations of books and resources.
Open chapterRecommendations for preparing for an interview (short term)
Original Contenteasy7-day plan, express framework, mock interview platforms and checklist for the day before the interview.
Open chapterTroubleshooting Interview
Original ContentmediumSRE interview format: incident diagnosis, RED Method, workaround vs root cause, evaluation criteria and comparison with System Design.
Open chapterExample Troubleshooting Interview
Original ContentmediumPublic interview at DevOops 2023: analysis of the architecture of a fintech application, an incident with a reduction in payments, diagnostics in the Lead + Junior pair.
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