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🎁 FREE BOOK DRAW: Win 3 Python bestsellers (5 winners, PDF + ePub). Enter free before July 31: packt.link/draw System Design Guide for Software Professionals: Build scalable solutions – from fundamental concepts to cracking top tech company interviews
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Interview Timestamp:
00:44 - Why We Wrote “System Design Guide for Software Professionals”
04:56 - How AI is Changing System Design — But Can’t Replace It
09:20 - Netflix & Google on Real-World System Design Challenges
19:00 - System Design Interviews: What Big Tech Looks For (and Mistakes to Avoid)
31:44 - Why System Design Matters for Long-Term Career Growth
Dhirendra Sinha is a Software Engineering Manager at Google. He is an angel investor and has served as a Strategic and Technology advisor at a few startups. Dhirendra has around two decades of experience in the Software Engineering field building highly scalable complex distributed systems and managing multiple Engineering teams. While he has experience in working at large companies such as Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo, and Google, he has also been involved with early and late-stage startups in leadership positions. In addition to his strong Software Engineering experience, he has been teaching the Distributed System Design course for the last seven years. He has also been coaching and mentoring Software Engineers and Software Engineering Managers for over a decade. He completed his Bachelor of Technology degree from IIT Guwahati and Master of Science from Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas.
Tejas Chopra is a Senior Engineer at Netflix working on building the Machine Learning Platform powering Netflix recommendations and personalization. He is also a Co-founder at GoEB1, which is the world's first thought leadership platform for immigrants. Tejas is a recipient of the prestigious EB1A (Einstein) visa in the US. He is a Tech 40 under 40 Award winner, a 2xTEDx speaker, a British Computer Society (BCS) Fellow, and has spoken at conferences and panels on Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Software Development, and Engineering Leadership. Tejas has been awarded the “International Achievers Award, 2023” by the Indian Achievers' Forum. He is an Adjunct Professor of Software Development at the University of Advancing Technology, Arizona, an Angel Investor, and has previously been an Advisor to startups such as Nillion, Inc. He is also a member of the Advisory Board for Future of Memory and Storage Summit. Tejas' experience has been in companies such as Box, Apple, Samsung, Cadence, and Datrium. Tejas holds a Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
🎁 FREE BOOK DRAW: Win 3 Python bestsellers (5 winners, PDF + ePub). Enter free before July 31: packt.link/draw System Design Guide for Software Professionals: Build scalable solutions – from fundamental concepts to cracking top tech company interviews
Amazon link - amazon.com/System-Design-Guide-Software-Professionals-ebook/dp/B0CYPJ6M3S
Packt Website - packtpub.com/en-us/product/system-design-guide-for-software-professionals-9781805122319
Interview Timestamp:
00:44 - Why We Wrote “System Design Guide for Software Professionals”
04:56 - How AI is Changing System Design — But Can’t Replace It
09:20 - Netflix & Google on Real-World System Design Challenges
19:00 - System Design Interviews: What Big Tech Looks For (and Mistakes to Avoid)
31:44 - Why System Design Matters for Long-Term Career Growth
Dhirendra Sinha is a Software Engineering Manager at Google. He is an angel investor and has served as a Strategic and Technology advisor at a few startups. Dhirendra has around two decades of experience in the Software Engineering field building highly scalable complex distributed systems and managing multiple Engineering teams. While he has experience in working at large companies such as Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo, and Google, he has also been involved with early and late-stage startups in leadership positions. In addition to his strong Software Engineering experience, he has been teaching the Distributed System Design course for the last seven years. He has also been coaching and mentoring Software Engineers and Software Engineering Managers for over a decade. He completed his Bachelor of Technology degree from IIT Guwahati and Master of Science from Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas.
Tejas Chopra is a Senior Engineer at Netflix working on building the Machine Learning Platform powering Netflix recommendations and personalization. He is also a Co-founder at GoEB1, which is the world's first thought leadership platform for immigrants. Tejas is a recipient of the prestigious EB1A (Einstein) visa in the US. He is a Tech 40 under 40 Award winner, a 2xTEDx speaker, a British Computer Society (BCS) Fellow, and has spoken at conferences and panels on Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Software Development, and Engineering Leadership. Tejas has been awarded the “International Achievers Award, 2023” by the Indian Achievers' Forum. He is an Adjunct Professor of Software Development at the University of Advancing Technology, Arizona, an Angel Investor, and has previously been an Advisor to startups such as Nillion, Inc. He is also a member of the Advisory Board for Future of Memory and Storage Summit. Tejas' experience has been in companies such as Box, Apple, Samsung, Cadence, and Datrium. Tejas holds a Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
