Senior Software Engineers and LeetCode | Ilya Pimenov | Beyond Coding Podcast #158

Connect with Ilya Pimenov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-pimenov OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:27 - Starting your career as full stack developer? 00:02:57 - Learning every day 00:04:45 - Product managers talk to A LOT of people 00:07:31 - Ilya's career path 00:11:31 - Staff engineer challenges 00:13:34 - Patrick's next career steps 00:15:45 - Entrepreneurship and individual contributor skills 00:19:24 - Listening to internet traffic 00:25:05 - Comfort with ambiguity 00:27:45 - Fully understanding LLMs 00:29:58 - The biggest impact is in backend development 00:31:33 - Great Frontend engineers 00:33:05 - Why people use LeetCode in interviews 00:38:21 - LeetCode exercises transfer to software development 00:39:23 - Hiring for potential 00:40:56 - Investing in LeetCode opens doors 00:42:33 - System design interview 00:44:26 - Getting better at LeetCode 00:47:39 - Why people hate LeetCode 00:48:27 - Legendary LeetCode solver couldn't deliver as engineer 00:50:02 - What makes a great senior engineer 00:54:00 - Dealing with ambiguity is a life skill 00:56:41 - Buying and renovating 00:59:55 - Modular home 01:03:20 - Startup failures and learnings 01:07:18 - Hustling and executing #Software #Technology #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with fireside chats on tech, entrepreneurship and career journeys. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/