Learning path
Companies
Amazon, Google, Meta, OpenAI
- Amazon SWE interview guide Staff-focused Amazon guide: L5 vs L6 loop deltas, OA skip, phone-screen gate, OOD/project deep-dive, dedicated Bar Raiser, LPs in every round, and design as the make-or-break signal.
- Google SWE interview guide Staff-focused Google guide: L5 vs L6 loops, coding assumed at L6, two system designs, RRK, Googliness, GHA, hiring committee, and downlevel risk when design stays L5-scope.
- Meta SWE interview guide Staff-focused Meta guide: E5 vs E6 loops, early phone-screen level signal, two design rounds, project retrospective, org impact in design, and AI-enabled coding rounds.
- OpenAI SWE interview guide OpenAI senior (L5) loop with staff context: L6 equals staff, mission and safety weight, when project presentations appear, and deepened Microsoft / Airbnb senior comparisons.
- Intuit SWE interview guide Intuit A4A loop: recruiter, screen, Craft Demonstration, HLD, AI/GenAI, HM — with Lattice study path and round scripts.
- LinkedIn SWE interview guide LinkedIn SWE/SSE loop: recruiter, tech screen, coding ×2, HLD, behavioral (and often concurrency) — habits, reported questions, Lattice study path.
- Microsoft SWE interview guide Microsoft L63 Senior loop: recruiter, OA/phone, coding + design onsite, As-Appropriate round, Growth Mindset woven in — with Lattice study path and align-before-code habits.