Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This was presented to a group of students at University of Washington to help them prepare for technical coding interviews and land an internship or full-time position at top-tier tech companies.
My background:
I currently work at Twitter as a software engineer on the ads measurement team. Prior to that, I worked at startup as a full-stack engineer. I interviewed and had offers from top-tier tech companies like Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Google before finally deciding to join Twitter.
Slides:
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1byT19WWOENLiA2neWdLy1ckheBrmrqi1uuKotH8OB2s/edit?usp=sharing
Further Reading:
How I landed offers from Microsoft, Google, Twitter, Facebook: medium.com/swlh/how-i-landed-offers-from-microsoft-amazon-and-twitter-without-an-ivy-league-degree-d62cfe286eb8
How to Write a Great Resume for Software Engineers: medium.com/swlh/how-to-write-a-great-resume-for-software-engineers-75d514dd8322
Follow me @Twitter: twitter.com/zhiachong
My best-selling coaching course where students learn about programming, resume, and how to be successful as a software engineer: docs.google.com/document/d/1PeK69h4H82rwKjhactiE_sAIorCcZgXgXTY7k-nXpnE/edit#heading=h.imoziu7bm0sb
DailyCodingProblem: A daily mailing list of coding problems sent to your mailbox. Started by a friend of mine, and very useful for jumpstarting your interview preparation.
dailycodingproblem.com/zhiachong
This was presented to a group of students at University of Washington to help them prepare for technical coding interviews and land an internship or full-time position at top-tier tech companies.
My background:
I currently work at Twitter as a software engineer on the ads measurement team. Prior to that, I worked at startup as a full-stack engineer. I interviewed and had offers from top-tier tech companies like Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Google before finally deciding to join Twitter.
Slides:
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1byT19WWOENLiA2neWdLy1ckheBrmrqi1uuKotH8OB2s/edit?usp=sharing
Further Reading:
How I landed offers from Microsoft, Google, Twitter, Facebook: medium.com/swlh/how-i-landed-offers-from-microsoft-amazon-and-twitter-without-an-ivy-league-degree-d62cfe286eb8
How to Write a Great Resume for Software Engineers: medium.com/swlh/how-to-write-a-great-resume-for-software-engineers-75d514dd8322
Follow me @Twitter: twitter.com/zhiachong
My best-selling coaching course where students learn about programming, resume, and how to be successful as a software engineer: docs.google.com/document/d/1PeK69h4H82rwKjhactiE_sAIorCcZgXgXTY7k-nXpnE/edit#heading=h.imoziu7bm0sb
DailyCodingProblem: A daily mailing list of coding problems sent to your mailbox. Started by a friend of mine, and very useful for jumpstarting your interview preparation.
dailycodingproblem.com/zhiachong
