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Alexander

2 years

Here's the problem with FAANG Culture: The smartest engineers in the world are at companies like Google and Facebook coding ads. Let that sink in.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Here's the Meta on my LI post: Inspo: There's a post where your first everything is bad so just try. If it does well: - Can see my failures - Humanizes FAANG/SWE - Lists are good If it fails: - Niche on SWE - list isn't readable - Not a good time to be optimistic about career

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

You're likely smarter than you think. Take on the world and let no one stop you.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

No dual monitor. No ergonomic chair. No mechanical keyboard. No noise canceling headphones. I'm violating like 30 software engineering laws. How tf am I still a SWE.

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@alexcancode

2 years

I work at Google... But here's a list of things I don't know: * SQL * Microservices * System Design * Caching * 23 Design Patterns * SSL/TLS, UDP vs TCP * Cybersecurity * AI/ML * Vue vs. Angular vs. React * REST vs RPC * Deployment management * Alarming/Monitoring It's a lot.

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@alexcancode

2 years

I've worked at Amazon, Microsoft, and Google But I've been rejected from - Bloomberg - TikTok - Palantir - Affirm - Goldman Sachs - Meta - Netflix - Stripe - GoPuff - Cardless - Yext - J.P Morgan Chase - Veeva - IBM No one is ever happy to announce where they've been rejected.

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@alexcancode

2 years

This gave me so much anxiety. Couldn't even hold the camera vertically.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

When I was a junior engineer I felt like I knew nothing. Got promoted and feel like I know even less...

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

My senior engineer broke his hand but didn't want to cancel our standup. Senior Engineer: "Can someone else run the meeting?" Sarcastic Engineer: "Why? Is there something wrong with your mouth?" Shots were fired.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

I have an API joke but you won't GET it.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Reasons why I'm posting so much on LI 1. Im scared of layoffs 2. I started making money on LinkedIn 3. I'm going through a rent increase arc

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@alexcancode

2 years

Reasons I won't be a senior engineer - I'm a quiet quitter - I spend too much time on LinkedIn - I don't study enough system design - I don't have the skills to lead a team - My dad doesn't own a large tech company I can inherit

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@alexcancode

2 years

Here's the latest from Google's internal layoff email. 60 days notice period 15 weeks severance 6 months healthcare Continued stock vest Paid PTO and "bonuses" #Google #layoffs

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@alexcancode

2 years

Software Engineer: Yo, come over to my crib. His Crib:

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

I'm ready to file a bug that YouTube has too many ads.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Today's the day for larger layoffs at Amazon. 60 days severance No stock vest If they're trying to be the "Earth's best employer" this isn't the way to do it.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Am I testing my code? Or is my code testing my patience? #coding #programming #alexcancode

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@alexcancode

2 years

Finally got the G to notice me

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@alexcancode

2 years

Little things you can do to improve as an engineer. - More 1:1 conversations with senior engineers - Read about software engineer after/before work - Read articles on engineering - Attend conferences Don't limit yourself.

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@alexcancode

2 years

A master has failed 1000 times. A novice has never tried.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Here's the Meta on my LI post If it does well: - Water bottle analogy is good - People like seeing comp numbers - Content is easily readable If it fails: - Comes off as arrogant - Compensation connection wasn't really good - Water bottle analogy isn't well known

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

I've onboarding at 3 tech companies. But here's why onboarding at Google is different (as an engineer) 🧵

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Alexander

@alexcancode

7 months

One of the most important things I learned working at Amazon is to think about the process and not the intention. Good intention: Trusting no one will drop the database. Good process: Setting up permissions to prevent people will drop the database. People have good intentions

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@alexcancode

2 years

There's 24 hours in a day. You sleep for 8. With 16 hours you have 960 minutes. Meaning every 10 minutes is 1% of your day. Don't waste it.

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@alexcancode

2 years

I was walking around Mountain View when someone asked "How do you get to Google?" By inverting a binary tree.

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@alexcancode

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@alexcancode

2 years

Me when I see a bug: Who the hell wrote this code? Oh, I'm the problem it's me.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

I've been writing on medium since last May. Here's the year end results.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

8 months

The resume that got me interviews at Amazon, Microsoft and Google. It worked back in 2019. Maybe not so much nowadays.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Am I the only one who codes without dual monitors?

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@alexcancode

2 years

The easiest thing a senior engineer can do to help a junior engineer? Tell them they're doing a good job.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Got offered to write a LinkedIn post for $400. Worth it?

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Alexander

@alexcancode

9 months

4 ways to get better at system design: 1. Lookup Github repos on system design 2. Read engineering blogs by big tech companies. 3. Study technical books like designing data intensive applications. 4. Be a backend developer.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Mindset changes for work * You don't need to work hard to be successful * Your life doesn't enable work. Work enables your life * You don't need to do more. You need to do enough

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Gotta make sure I keep this hat on. Need to let the whole world know I have no idea what I'm doing.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

"So what do you do at google?" I'm a full-snacc developer

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Just got my new 36 in. curved screen monitor. Now I can see my bugs in 4K

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@alexcancode

2 years

Day in the life of a software engineer. 10:00am: Wake up 10:05am: Join stand up 5 minutes late 10:30am: Get ready for the day 11:00am: Look at bugs/emails 11:30am: Cafeteria lunch 12:30pm: Review code 2:00pm: Write Code 4:30pm: Sign off

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@alexcancode

2 years

I never want to be the smartest engineer in the room. It doesn't give me the chance to learn from someone else

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

What's the hardest thing about coding?

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@alexcancode

2 years

Recruiter: How much of your day do you spend coding? Engineer: It's more like debugging but yes.

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@alexcancode

2 years

My first product is bad My first twitter post is bad My first youtube video is bad My first podcast is bad My first newsletter is bad My first anything is bad But you take that first step to make your next one better.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Sometimes I ask a question and get a reply with a link to a ReadMe, a wiki, Google Doc, or other documentation. But I just had a senior engineer respond: "Just wrote this doc for you 10 min ago. Ask clarifying questions on the doc." That's an extreme way to protect your time.

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@alexcancode

2 years

We always ask about how they cracked FAANG. But never how FAANG cracked me: - Tough Oncall - Stressful deadlines - High expectations - Long hours

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@alexcancode

2 years

I don't know it all But sometimes You don't need to know it all

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@alexcancode

2 years

Are you today's date? Because you're a 10/10

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@alexcancode

2 years

Here's the Meta on my LI Post: It's considered a flop Maybe because: - LI audience doesn't react well to my Twitter content - Content doesn't make a very interesting connection - I'm not very funny Won't copy and paste again unless Twitter content goes viral.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

You either feel behind or imposter syndrome. There is no in-between.

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@alexcancode

2 years

KevinNaughtonJr also went to NYU. NeetCode also works at Google Seattle. No I haven't met either of them. Wondering if LinkedIn as my social media platform was a mistake :(

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@alexcancode

2 years

On a 3hr train ride to Portland. Glad I brought some reading material

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@alexcancode

2 years

I'm starting a LinkedIn learning course on Angular!

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@alexcancode

2 years

If I could learn coding again: I would learn git and revert all my life decisions

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@alexcancode

2 years

Will I break the YouTube algorithm if I keep posting day in the life videos?

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@alexcancode

2 years

Am I testing my code? Or is my code testing my patience? #hackerthoughts

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@alexcancode

2 years

If you have imposter syndrome It doesn't mean you don't belong here It means you're being challenged

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

In 2022 I started selling products on Gumroad. It was scary to put myself out there but here's the results

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@alexcancode

2 years

There's never going to be a good time to reboot your device for system updates.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Junior engineer: what did I just write Senior engineer: what did I just read #codereviews

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@alexcancode

2 years

Are there other ways to hang out with friends besides spending $60 on brunch/dinner? Suggestions would be nice

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@alexcancode

2 years

When you misspell JavaScript and get a challenge from Google instead wtf.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

But will it get approved?

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Alexander

@alexcancode

1 year

I haven't touched leetcode since I started working. Software engineering != Leetcode

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@alexcancode

2 years

Senior Engineers be looking at their juniors like

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@alexcancode

2 years

I love the work life balance of being a software engineer. 5 days work from office 2 days work from home 🏠 🖥️

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Bard makes a mistake: - Lose $100 million ChatGPT makes a mistake: - Have a nice day.

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@alexcancode

2 years

I'm awake for 16 hrs a day. Breakdown: • 1 in the bathroom • 3 for eating • 1 for waking up in the morning • 1 for exercise • 1 for roundtrip commutes • 6 for working That's 3 hours or less leftover for anything else. Know where your time is going.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Officially became a homeowner.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

There's an infinite number of experiences in the world. There's a finite amount of time you have in the world. You have to be wise to choose which ones you choose to have.

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@alexcancode

2 years

All you need is a "hello world" to get started. Let's get working on that project.

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@alexcancode

1 year

Ready to leave Google to become a full-time Vtuber. Hope it goes well

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@alexcancode

2 years

I'm sharing the resume that landed me my roles at Amazon, Microsoft and Google! Just follow and message me for a link! #alexcancode #coding #resume

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@alexcancode

2 years

The only constant in dynamic programming is change.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Drop toxic work cultures harder than you drop database tables

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

First day of Google they gave everyone a link to Software Engineering at Google. Then I realized it was available to everyone. Link in the 🧵

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@alexcancode

2 years

Design Patterns: Singleton If you need to only have 1 instance created, like a database connection, use the singleton pattern. It seems like a global variable except global variables still allow multiple instances to be created. Create one, share with many.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Just wrote a bug that costed Google 1+ million. Awesome.

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@alexcancode

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@alexcancode

8 months

Restarting this medium blog with even more resources

Resources that got me into Amazon, Microsoft, and Google

Quick Context

medium.com

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@alexcancode

2 years

First they ignore your resume. Then they laugh at your interview answers. Then they fight your comp expectations. Then you win the job offer.

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@alexcancode

2 years

I won't always remember • How much you make • What company you worked for • How big your house is I will remember • How you made me feel • If you were on time • If you made our relationship feel important We're humans first.

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@alexcancode

2 years

- I can invert Binary Trees - I can reverse linkedlists Not sure which to put on my resume

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@alexcancode

2 years

I'm going to be crazy enough to spend 24 hours at the Google office. There's a bed, shower, and food. I'm ready for the night 😴

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@alexcancode

2 years

1.01^365 ≈ 38 Improve 1 percent everyday. Be 38 times better than you were a year ago.

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@alexcancode

2 years

A question someone asked at Google: "Will there be layoffs?" Senior Exec: "We're doing our best to have a net 0 headcount" Damn.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Here's who I am: 1 in 170,000 Google Employees 1 in 740,000 Seattle Residents 1 in 330,000,000 U.S Residents 1 in 7.7 Billion Global Citizens How important am I? Just as important as anyone else.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Why is it impossible to get a pull request accepted on any open source project? They're taking being open to extension and closed to modification too literally.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Build something average and people might try it. Build something great and people tell others about it.

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@alexcancode

2 years

If I could go back in time to learn coding again... I'd spend less time coding and more time trying to figure out how I time traveled.

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@alexcancode

2 years

I went fast and broke prod. I went slow and my project got canceled.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Messages like these make my day. #career #swe #coding

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@alexcancode

2 years

I'm debating whether I should do a Day In My Life. Oh god.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Some things I learned during my side hustles 1. Build something people will talk about. 2. Talk to customers. Good, Bad, Ugly. 3. Product > Marketing 4. Get in an exponentially growing market 5. "I would buy this" vs actually buying it are 2 different things Anything else?

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@alexcancode

2 years

Your Coding Tips Code to an interface, not an implementation Write code that uses the superclass, not the subclass. public boolean getFood(Dog dog, Cat cat) {...} public boolean getFood(Animal animal) {...} Implementations will change. Interfaces will mostly remain the same.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

There isn't too much to learn about tech. I just have memory limit exceeded.

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@alexcancode

2 years

You sleep 1/3 of your life. You go to school for 20 years of your life. You go to work for 30 years of your life . Then you have what's leftover to live your life.

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Alexander

@alexcancode

8 months

Cloud just means it's running on a computer somewhere else. Doesn't need to be overcomplicated

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@alexcancode

2 years

Your Coding Tips: Make your classes and your functions do one thing. 1) There's less to change when you update your code 2) It's easier to understand a class or function that only does one thing 3) It's easier to debug if it doesn't do that one thing well #coding #engineer

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@alexcancode

2 years

Remember, it's customer obsession not engineering obsession

$150,000 Amazon Engineer vs. $300,000 Google Engineer

The difference is in the company culture.

levelup.gitconnected.com

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Alexander

@alexcancode

2 years

Started at Google • Submitted a code review and showed I don't know the design • Accepted all my onboarding tasks. Late on all my onboarding tasks • Marked feature complete. Kept getting p1 bugs from senior eng. It's ok I still struggle as an engineer.

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@alexcancode

2 years

Sure you could learn how to resolve merge conflicts... Or you can just push your code faster than anyone else. Modern problems require modern solutions.

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