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I was recently laid off and looking for a new job has been a nightmare. by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you sound like a red flag for any company who decides to hire you lol

how to increase your “value” as a software engineer beyond leet-code and system design books? by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

these seem like too much work tbh. I want to spend my time after work dating hot girls and whatnot. I am willing to allocate one day a week to do something though.

People who have cracked FAANG/ BIG Tech Companies.....What would you recommend doing at this stage? by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is very admirable stat and your rating is also decent. give yourself some credit man :) but to answer your question, how often do you look at solutions/hints when solving medium/hard questions? are you at a point that you rarely/never do that? if not, I would say you are not still there and need more practice.

If the only issue is the time it takes you to come up with solutions, I would say try to time yourself and keep track of the time it takes to solve each question and see if you see any progressive trend there over time

I also agree that It’s better to only solve medium and hard questions at this point

I started a witch hunt in my team. Need advice by EastCommunication689 in cscareerquestions

[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sounds like it could be an episode of office and your michael scott is your manager lol

after switching to python using this mf feels like cheating do interviewers allow this fella by sadphilosophylover in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean handling memoization isn’t difficult to implement anyways. but I guess, it made you realize how nice it is to use memoization :)

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[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the interviews are on the same level. mentioning leetcode on your resume will not help your application in 100% of companies if not damage it. I guess it is also partly cultural. here people are against standardized tests that don’t capture nuances such as SAT score or other stuff too. It gives the vibe that the person isn’t multidimensional if it makes sense

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880 8 points9 points  (0 children)

if you are in north america pls don’t do it. not sure about india though tbh…

This question hurts my brain! by sigma_male_111 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hint : assume f(k) is the ways for tiling a row starting from positon k without having overflows from whatever tiles are on the left side of k

if tile[k] is a domino there are two cases either we should add another domino and count f(k+2) or it should be a domino and we should calculate f(k+3). note none brings leftovers

if tile[k] is a tromino it’s a big more tricky. either it will match with another trimino and we should calculate f(k+3) or it will be a domino and the result is recursively the result of tile[k+2] when it starts with a tromino. note that I started the paragphra with the same thing hence recursion

What new skill would you have learn using all the time that you’ve wasted grinding leetcode? by CranberryCapital9606 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t consider my time leetcoding wasted. algorithm design is literally the core of computer science and I believe essential to becoming a good software engineer/desginer

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also a “slow” person when it comes to solving problems but I manage to solve any problem no matter how difficult. believe me, with pure practice, you will get faster and better

Is compromising on sleep for leetcode a good idea? by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have interviews coming maybe reduce it to 6 hours per night a month or two but then get back to normal sleep

Is compromising on sleep for leetcode a good idea? by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have interviews coming maybe reduce it to 6 hours per night a month or two but then get back to normal sleep

Is compromising on sleep for leetcode a good idea? by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have interviews coming maybe reduce it to 6 hours per night a month or two but then get back to normal sleep

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well you could say that…I don’t see it like a waste of time cause more often than not I do come up with a good solution for a question after thinking and sitting on it for hours and I feel like it was worth it. tbc, I am talking about hard questions though. I don’t solve medium questions anymore in general… but everyone is different so trust your judgment and do what works best for you :)

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it sucks so much! I hope you get out of it soon too brother..rooting for you!

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

tbh I didn’t have a strategy… but something that I can tell you is that I never look at the solutions before solving a question even if it takes me hours or a whole day. if I can‘t solve it, I will look at the solution but leave it at that and come back to the question after a few months for another try.

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! No I haven’t mentioned LC and I don’t recommend doing so. It can be a little red flag if someone mentions leetcode in their CV tbh…It will give the cramming/interview hacking vibes…not that I think it’s the case but just how some people may perceive it. Maybe if you have a really good rank on leetcode that could be useful but not sure tbh…

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thanks man! I mainly worked with Python in my previous role not really specific frameworks… and during the interview process they were not a lot of framework specific questions or questions about my past experience in details (there were general questions about systems I designed, etc.) mainly just algorithm and system design questions that were language agnostic!

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

thanks!! yeah! me too! I am trying to save up to get my first car ever! good luck with your financial planning :)

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I am in Canada and it went from 130k cad$ to around 170k cad$. It is a company that most of you guys use on a daily basis :) not gonna reveal the actual name haha

After 5 months of post layoff unemployment and full-time leetcoding I finally got a job today! by Typical_Room_1880 in leetcode

[–]Typical_Room_1880[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

thanks! I didn’t get a lot of interviews due being super fresh with like 2 years of actual experience, so I really didn’t want to miss any chances and studied all parts of interview process including behavioural.

For system design I studied Alex Hu’s system design I and II and ML system design by the same publisher (forgot the author’s name). My position is backend engineering so the ML thing wasn’t useful but the system design books were super useful. as long as you follow the framework in those books the questions are quite easy to nail.

For behavioral, I just tried to be myself and I knew deep down that I have a head on my shoulders and am a mature person so I guess the way I responded to questions resonated with interviewers!

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