Re:A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview
by ikiris on Thursday March 02, 2023 @08:05PM
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I literally can't diagram 90% of the stacks I've worked on in the last 8 years because they're highly NDA.
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Re:A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview
by CamperBob2 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @08:39PM
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So draw the block diagram of something you worked on in school. Or, I don't know, a radio or something, if you're a hardware person.
Someone who answers, "I can't draw anything for you because everything I know about is somebody's private IP," isn't going to get the job. At least, not if I'm doing the interviewing.
You must know something about something else. Right?
Re:A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview
by Hermitian909 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @09:05PM
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Or just interview some place that doesn't give this kind of interview, like most companies. It's pretty trivial to get hired even if you can't talk about technical specifics along the lines of an architecture diagram.
Re:A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview
by ikiris on Thursday March 02, 2023 @09:05PM
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Sure, I'd like to draw a vaccum cleaner, because this interview seems to suck and be unrelated to my job role. :)
Re:A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview
by CamperBob2 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @10:39PM
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"Great, that'll do nicely. What can you tell me about how a vacuum cleaner is built and/or how it works? Also, vacuum cleaners are pretty old tech. Is there room for further innovation in that area? If so, what angles would you explore if you worked at a vacuum cleaner company?"
Re:A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview
by Jach on Thursday March 02, 2023 @11:26PM
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This is a great way to get BS'd into thinking someone is qualified when they're not. Work sample tests are all you need.
Re:A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview
by CamperBob2 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @11:39PM
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"Awesome, then you've got nothing to worry about!"
Re:A Senior Engineer's Guide to the System Design Interview
by Jach on Thursday March 02, 2023 @11:52PM
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Thanks, I can start on Monday