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Software Interview (WiP), WORK IN PROGRESS - Coggle Diagram

- - - - What programming languages do you know? Which is your favorite?
        Prepare: Summary of skills related to Computer Science and Software Development. Focus on skills required by the job
      - How do you keep up to date with the industry changes?
        Prepare: Few newsletters/websites where to find tech news
      - Tell me an example of a complex technical challenge. How did you resolve it?
        Prepare: Few talking points about past difficult challenges. Focus on the ones with positive outcome
    - - What distinguishes a great software engineer from a good one?
        Balance pragmatism and perfectionism, Healthy skepticism, Never stop learning
      - What is the software development life cycle (SDLC)?
        Requirement Gathering, System Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing, Maintenance and Documentation
        See: SWE > Project Management
      - What would you say are the current trends in the industry?
        Prepare: Few talking points about the state of the industry and its future
  - - - Why should we hire you?
        Match your qualifications to the job offer & (re)mention your strengths
      - What are your salary expectation?
        Ask them to give you the range that they are working with for the role. Consider if the range is acceptable for the position based on expectations and role interest.
        Prepare: Range based on market value and personal expectations (+10/20%)
      - Why do you want this job?
        Make it clear how hiring you will benefit the company
      - What do you know about the job/company?
        Prepare: Summary of the job offer and the company before the interview
    - - What motivates you?
        Prepare: Motivation summary about the job and the field in general
      - What are your career plans?
        Prepare: Career plan summary
      - What are your strengths?
        Prepare: Strengths summary, narrow down to strengths related to job offer
      - What are your hobbies?
        Prepare: Hobbies summary (self improvement, travel, volunteering)
      - What are you weaknesses?
        Prepare: Few things that could be improved and mention the steps you are already taking to improve them
    - - Tell me an example of a difficult situation. How did you resolve it?
        Prepare: Few talking points about past difficult situations. Focus on the ones with positive outcome
      - What is your style of leadership?
        See: SWE > Leadership
      - Can you work under pressure?
        See: SWE > Project Management > Pressure
      - How do you resolve conflict in your team?
        See: SWE > Leadership > Conflict Resolution
      - Describe what you do in a typical day?
        See: SWE > Responsibilities
    - - Can you describe what were your responsibilities in X job?
        Prepare: Few talking points about each job experience
      - Why are you leaving / What won't you miss from your current job?
        Focus on the new job opportunities rather than former job defects
      - Can you give me a quick summary of your past experiences?
        Prepare: Self summary
  - - - Review common Algorithms & Data Structures
        See: Computer Science > Algorithms & Data Structure
      - Train to mock exercices
        See: Websites such as LeetCode & HackerRank (Interview training)
    - - How would design a scalable application?
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      - How do you test an application?
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      - How would you make a website faster?
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      - How would you refactor a legacy project? When would you decide to rewrite from scratch?
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      - How do you make sure that your code can handle different kinds of error situations?
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  - - - How do performance reviews work for this role/company?
      - What is the single most important indicator of success in this role?
      - What are the day-to-day responsibilities of the role?
      - If I'm hired what are my expectations for the first 3 months?
    - - How would you describe the company culture?
      - How is the management style of the company?
      - What are the greatest challenges the company is facing?
      - What are the main technologies/processes (SDLC) used in the company?
    - - What motivates you about your role in the company?
      - How long have you been in the company?
      - What would you change about your role/company?
      - What would you say is the biggest advantage of working for this company?
    - - What are your concerns about my candidacy?
      - Are there any skills that you think I'm missing?
      - Would you mind sharing a feedback for me for the interview process?
    - - What are the biggest challenges facing the team right now?
      - Can you tell me more about the project/team that I'll be joining?
      - What are the technologies/processes used by this team specifically?