API keys are a mechanism that allows API servers to identify client applications. This unlocks some unexpected security features… — As a computer science student or software engineer, you probably have probably already come across API keys a couple of time while developing some application. It’s this massively long encrypted string you need to send with you API request if you want to hit some APIs.

Message Brokers are powerful in decoupling distributed systems. Learn the core concepts to use them in your next system design interview! — In my experience, nailing the system design interview is not about knowing the real-world architecture of youtube, google search, dropbox, Netflix, Twitter, Facebook, etc. by heart. No, it’s all about knowing the concepts and technologies to draft those systems on the spot. …

An introduction to key components to draft powerful system design solution Let’s face it — getting into big tech is hard. Especially, system design interview questions are known to be notorious. Designing a distributed system under time pressure isn’t easy, especially because this isn’t something we can practice in our…

Understand the reasons and leverage this knowledge to better prepare for your big tech interviews. — https://bigtech.coach/blog/why-is-faang-so-obsessed-with-whiteboard-coding-interviews/ Whiteboard interviews are not exactly popular within the dev community. Many feel intimidated by them and there is legitimate doubt if whiteboard interviews provide any value in assessing the candidate’s programming capability.

Learn what’s expected of you and ace your FAANG interviews with ease — FAANG companies are massive organizations. And the more people are supposed to work together the more complex it gets. That’s why FAANG companies are looking for engineers they can move around projects and it good results can be expected, no matter what problem they are assigned too. Here, I am…

3 simple strategies to recover from mistakes and blackouts — Whiteboard coding interviews are an essential part of every FAANG interview for software engineering roles. And it’s also the most terrifying part of the whole interviewing process for many engineers no matter their level of experience! One thing most interviewees don’t know, since they only do a couple interviews every…

Learn 4 Classic Methods promising Candidates use to Screw-up their Coding Interviews — It’s a common misconception that knowing efficient algorithms is enough to get through the whiteboard interview at FAANG companies. The truth is, you also need to adopt a systematic process to avoid and correct mistakes if needed. …

Learn the routines that set apart great engineers — Once you have received your big tech offer and you see the actually salary, many software engineers start to worry. Will I be able to life-up to their expectations, deliver results and be successful? Am I even smart enough to achieve any of this? Don’t worry — you are not…

Most people who are interested in smart home automation start very enthusiastically into their new hobby, automating as much as they can within their home. Many are completely unaware of the cybersecurity risk they introduce to their homes, allowing cybercriminals to access their private space just by some clicks. In…