Discord: https://discord.gg/s8JX2ARnSg
As promised, here is the Q&A that I ran on the discord channel. A very ramble-y, off the cuff video but there you go. Basically all one take.
00:00 Intro
00:20 Current level @ Meta?
00:27 Living/Working in London
00:43 Favorite programming language
00:47 How did you break into tech?
01:04 Career Goals as a SWE
01:26 Where would I want to work other than Meta?
02:05 How to get better at data structures & algorithms?
02:48 What do I do outside of my job?
03:10 Engineering horror stories and SEVs?
03:55 How to deal with layoff pressure?
04:30 How to best prepare for internship at Meta?
05:50 Single best piece of advice received?
06:40 Working in monetization org?
07:30 How beneficial are Leetcode skills in day to day work?
08:15 Generalizing vs specializing?
09:10 Qualities of a good/bad co-worker?
10:15 Getting good at systems design?
11:15 Getting ready for joining Meta
11:35 Virtual On-sites + follow up interviews
12:10 L4 at Google or L5 at Meta?
12:50 Standing out when applying for internships at FAANG?
14:00 Hardest LC concept to grasp?
15:05 Infra vs. product focus?
15:45 HFT vs. FAANG?
16:05 Product Architecture vs. Systems Design?
16:30 AI and its effects on tech?
18:20 OOP/SOLID at FAANG?
18:55 Brute force code in coding interviews?
19:15 Do I use Meta's internal LLM?
19:30 Pass/Fail rate of the interviews I conduct?
20:10 Ramping up quickly to a codebase?
21:00 Mobile engineer switching to backend?
22:00 Top topics for coding interviews?
22:30 How to thrive as a senior+ SWE?
23:25 Tips for introverts w.r.t. career progression?
25:07 Building good relationships
26:16 Surviving at FAANG companies with PIP culture?
26:50 Annoying habits of new grads/joiners?
28:00 Alternatives to Leetcode interviews