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Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast

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  • Mastering REST API Design & Best Practices

    October 10, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    "Design the backend for Twitter." Reciting HTTP verbs won't get you through that whiteboard session. In this deep dive we build a complete, staff-level blueprint for REST API design: the reasoning behind every rule, the trade-offs…

  • The Architecture of Professional REST APIs

    October 9, 2026 · 28 min

    Your connection drops mid-checkout on a $1,000 ticket. Do you hit refresh and risk paying twice? The answer lives in the invisible architecture of REST APIs. In this deep dive we go from the basic grammar of the web to the patterns that…

  • Kubernetes Deep Dive: Pod Startup and Failure Modes

    October 9, 2026 · 32 min

    "Walk me through what happens from kubectl apply to the first request hitting your container." It sounds like a warm-up question, but how you answer it can decide whether you land a senior or staff role. In this deep dive we trace a pod…

  • Cracking the Senior System Design Interview: RADIO, NFRs, Scale and CAP

    October 3, 2026 · 50 min

    Senior system design interviews don't test whether you know what a load balancer is. They test how you think under pressure: how you handle ambiguity, weigh brutal trade-offs and defend every box you draw. In this deep dive we unpack the…

  • Kafka in Production: Failure Scenarios for Staff-Level Interviews

    October 3, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    A single misconfigured setting in Kafka doesn't just slow a page down. It can silently vaporize financial transactions. In this deep dive we walk through real production failure scenarios and the exact reasoning interviewers look for in…

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  • How WebSockets Power the Real-Time Web

    October 3, 2026 · 28 min

    Why does a chat message arrive instantly, but the web was never built for it? In this deep dive we unpack WebSockets: how engineers turned a request/response web into an open, two-way line, and what that costs at scale. You'll learn…

  • Agentic coding Session 3 - Live Problem-Solving Under Pressure

    June 8, 2026 · 22 min

    The mental model and the toolkit come together here. We cover managing a session in real time — when to course-correct, when to clear and restart — the five failure patterns that quietly tank your work and how to fix each, and a complete…

  • Agentic coding Session 2 — Configuration & Extension Mastery

    June 8, 2026 · 20 min

    This is where the deep technical interview questions live. Claude Code has five extension points — CLAUDE.md, skills, hooks, subagents, and MCP — and knowing which to reach for is a core competency. We break down each one: why CLAUDE.md is…

  • Agentic coding Session 1 — The Agentic Mental Model

    June 8, 2026 · 24 min

    The Agentic Mental Model: what "agentic" means and the loop, the context window as the governing constraint, explore→plan→implement→commit, verification, and precise prompting. Most engineers meet AI coding tools as a smarter…

  • S1E1 [Preview] - The Job Changed While You Were Sleeping

    June 6, 2026 · 2 min

    SEASON 1 — "The Shift" Listen to - S1E1 Interview an engineer who transitioned from backend → AI engineer. Their story IS the season premise.

  • S1E1 - The Job Changed While You Were Sleeping

    June 6, 2026 · 50 min

    SEASON 1 — "The Shift" Interview an engineer who transitioned from backend → AI engineer. Their story IS the season premise.

  • The Behavioral Round - STAR/CARL

    May 22, 2026 · 46 min

    The behavioral round quietly decides more FAANG loops than coding or system design — and most engineers spend 300 hours on LeetCode and 45 minutes preparing for it. In this deep dive, we unpack: – Why FAANG weights behavioral signal so…

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About the show

Ace your Software Engineer interviews with confidence. This podcast helps you organize your thinking, strengthen problem-solving skills, and prepare effectively for real technical interviews. Topics covered include: Programming (Java & Python) Data Structures & Algorithms System Design AI for Software Engineers Interview strategies & mindset Whether you're targeting Big Tech, startups, or senior engineering roles, each episode helps you think clearly, solve better, and perform at your best.