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Technical Entrepreneur writing about high-performing teams, building healthy engineering culture, and scaling teams. @Meta / ex-HSBC || CareerHub - https://discord.gg/AjVbnWKYbJ

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Celebrating 10K Followers: Our Journey Together 🎉

Celebrating 10K Followers: Our Journey Together 🎉

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What Does It Take to Build High-Performing Teams?

What Does It Take to Build High-Performing Teams?

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14 Case Studies: Master System Design in a Month

14 Case Studies: Master System Design in a Month

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Microsoft Interview: Tips and Insights from Successful SDE-2 Application (Offer 2024)

Microsoft Interview: Tips and Insights from Successful SDE-2 Application (Offer 2024)

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Amazon Software Engineer Levels: Roles and Expectations [With Salary]

Amazon Software Engineer Levels: Roles and Expectations [With Salary]

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Master The Behavioral Interview: 5 Effective Storytelling Frameworks

Master The Behavioral Interview: 5 Effective Storytelling Frameworks

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Google Software Engineer Levels: Roles and Expectations [With Salary]

Google Software Engineer Levels: Roles and Expectations [With Salary]

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Interview Question: Tell me when you decided to make short-term sacrifices for long-term gains.

Interview Question: Tell me when you decided to make short-term sacrifices for long-term gains.

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Interview Question: Tell me about a product you launched successfully.

Interview Question: Tell me about a product you launched successfully.

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🚀 Roadmap: From Junior Software Engineer to CTO in 1 Year

🚀 Roadmap: From Junior Software Engineer to CTO in 1 Year

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7 Tech Articles on How to Grow as Engineer

7 Tech Articles on How to Grow as Engineer

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12 Tips for Acing MAANG Software Engineering Interviews

12 Tips for Acing MAANG Software Engineering Interviews

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Engineering Bolt ⚡: #5 Friday Developer Fun 😎

Engineering Bolt ⚡: #5 Friday Developer Fun 😎

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Discovering Your Why: Finding Your Way to Thrive Early in Your Career

Discovering Your Why: Finding Your Way to Thrive Early in Your Career

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Motivating Your Team: Be a Better Leader

Motivating Your Team: Be a Better Leader

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Engineering Bolt ⚡: #4 Friday Developer Fun 👻

Engineering Bolt ⚡: #4 Friday Developer Fun 👻

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Engineering Bolt ⚡: #3 Friday Developer Fun 🐞

Engineering Bolt ⚡: #3 Friday Developer Fun 🐞

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Why You Should Declare Email Bankruptcy

Why You Should Declare Email Bankruptcy

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Engineering Bolt ⚡: #2 Friday Developer Fun 😎

Engineering Bolt ⚡: #2 Friday Developer Fun 😎

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The Dawn of a New Era in Creativity: GenAI as the Great Equalizer

The Dawn of a New Era in Creativity: GenAI as the Great Equalizer

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Mastering API Design: 26 Resources for Software Engineers

Mastering API Design: 26 Resources for Software Engineers

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Engineering Bolt ⚡: #1 Friday Developer Fun 😎

Engineering Bolt ⚡: #1 Friday Developer Fun 😎

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Interview Tips: “Tell Me About a Time You Made a Mistake” in an Interview

Interview Tips: “Tell Me About a Time You Made a Mistake” in an Interview

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Learn Generative AI this December [For Free]

Learn Generative AI this December [For Free]

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Navigating Remote Opportunities for Engineers and Tech Leaders

Navigating Remote Opportunities for Engineers and Tech Leaders

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🗺️ Crack the System Design Interview @ FAANG (Template)

🗺️ Crack the System Design Interview @ FAANG (Template)

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The Power of Product Roadmaps: Aligning Teams for Success

The Power of Product Roadmaps: Aligning Teams for Success

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Microsoft Rebrands Bing Chat as "Copilot" in a Move to Unify AI Offerings

Microsoft Rebrands Bing Chat as "Copilot" in a Move to Unify AI Offerings

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🧠 4 Traits of Successful Engineers

🧠 4 Traits of Successful Engineers

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Level Up Your Coding Interview Skills: 5 Secret Weapons

Level Up Your Coding Interview Skills: 5 Secret Weapons

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Meta (Facebook): Managing experienced engineers as a new manager

Meta (Facebook): Managing experienced engineers as a new manager

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High-Performing Engineering Teams @ Meta/Facebook

High-Performing Engineering Teams @ Meta/Facebook

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Meta (Facebook): Ask Me Anything

Meta (Facebook): Ask Me Anything

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System Design Resources: The Complete Set ⚡📦

System Design Resources: The Complete Set ⚡📦

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🗒️ 6 Tips on How to Transform your Organization to be KPI Driven

🗒️ 6 Tips on How to Transform your Organization to be KPI Driven

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🚀 8 GitHub Repositories to Learn JavaScript

🚀 8 GitHub Repositories to Learn JavaScript

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🚀 20 Engineering Blogs from Product companies (Meta, Uber, Stripe)

🚀 20 Engineering Blogs from Product companies (Meta, Uber, Stripe)

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Meta (Facebook): Software Engineer Levels

Meta (Facebook): Software Engineer Levels

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Software Architecture Patterns: Space-based Architecture

Software Architecture Patterns: Space-based Architecture

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Software Architecture Patterns: Command Query Responsibility Segregation

Software Architecture Patterns: Command Query Responsibility Segregation

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Software Architecture Patterns: Microservices Architecture

Software Architecture Patterns: Microservices Architecture

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Software Architecture Patterns: Event-driven Architecture

Software Architecture Patterns: Event-driven Architecture

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Software Architecture Patterns: Layered Architecture

Software Architecture Patterns: Layered Architecture

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5 Common Software Architecture Patterns. When Should You Apply Them?

5 Common Software Architecture Patterns. When Should You Apply Them?

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9 Important hard skills for every DevOps engineer

9 Important hard skills for every DevOps engineer

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6 Mistakes to Avoid as a First-Time Manager

6 Mistakes to Avoid as a First-Time Manager

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META QUEST STARTER KIT: 3 VR GAMES TO INSTALL ON YOUR NEW QUEST 2 HEADSET

META QUEST STARTER KIT: 3 VR GAMES TO INSTALL ON YOUR NEW QUEST 2 HEADSET

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PRE-ORDER ‘GRID LEGENDS’ ON META QUEST 2 AND SAVE 10%

PRE-ORDER ‘GRID LEGENDS’ ON META QUEST 2 AND SAVE 10%

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The Manager Traits: The Good / Bad / Ugly

The Manager Traits: The Good / Bad / Ugly

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