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Are you gearing up for technical interviews? Here’s your streamlined roadmap across Coding, System Design, Behavioral, and Mock Interviews to help you succeed—along with essential resources to master each area.
1. Coding Interview Prep
Get solid at algorithms and data structures with a mix of curated problem lists and real-company questions:
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LeetCode — is the best platform to help you enhance your skills, expand your knowledge and prepare for technical interviews
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Blind 75 — a focused set of 75 core algorithm and pattern questions widely used in interviews.
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NeetCode 150 — a natural extension of Blind 75 with 75 additional problems, ideal for those ready to level up
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Previous company-specific problems — leverage what prior candidates have encountered to tailor your prep.
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LeetCode Discuss for companies — dive into company-specific discussions to strengthen your familiarity with question styles and patterns.
2. System Design Mastery
Sharpen your understanding of large-scale systems and architecture with top-tier content:
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Hello Interview — a structured online system design course covering most common systems like tinyurl, youtube, etc. Great for “System Design in a Hurry” prep
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Alex Xu’s System Design Volume 1 & Volume 2 — widely recommended by interviewers for its structured frameworks, architecture patterns, and real-world case studies.
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications — the “holy bible” for understanding distributed systems, scalability, and fault tolerance—ideal for deepening expertise when you’ve more time Reddit.
ProTip: Hello Interview is where you should start. If you have slightly more time, read Alex Xu’s books. If you have much more time, Designing Data-Intensive Applications is the holy bible.”
3. Behavioral Interview Prep
Show up ready to narrate your experiences confidently:
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Explore the curated Awesome Behavioral Interviews GitHub repository for frameworks and sample questions.
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Refer to the shared Google Docs behavioral prep document with templates and reflective prompts to structure your STAR stories.
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Focus on clarity, honesty, structure, and impact in your responses—behavioral questions hinge on communication as much as content.
4. Mock Interview Practice
Refine your technique with realistic practice:
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Exponent offers 4 free mock interview sessions per month, covering coding and behavioral rounds. Great for building confidence and receiving feedback.
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HackerRank: A leading coding and technical skills assessment platform—trusted by thousands of companies to deliver live coding interviews, timed challenges, and real-world question experiences through an in-browser IDE complete with AI-assisted tools and over 58 language supports.
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CoderPad: A real-time, collaborative technical interview platform that replicates an IDE, enabling live coding sessions, multi-file environments, built-in video/audio, code playback, and nuanced interviewer tools
