Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast

Prabuddha Ganegoda
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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.

  1. 2日前

    Mastering Heaps & Priority Queues

    Episode Description: Mastering Heaps & Priority Queues Are you struggling to recognize exactly when to use a Priority Queue in your coding interviews? In this deep dive, we break down the Heap data structure from the ground up to help you stop memorizing solutions and start recognizing the core algorithmic patterns. What We Cover in This Episode: The "Flat Tree" Secret: Discover how heaps cleverly flatten complete binary trees into simple arrays using basic math ((i - 1) / 2) to avoid using pointers.The O(n) Heapify Magic: We explain the math behind why building a heap from an existing array runs in lightning-fast O(n) time, rather than the expected O(n log n).Dangerous Java API Gotchas: We expose the most common traps candidates fall into, such as the deadly integer overflow bug when using (a - b) in custom comparators, and why using a for-each loop on a PriorityQueue will not give you sorted output.The 5 Golden Interview Patterns: We decode the 5 recognizable patterns that make up 80% of heap interview questions:Tune in to master the mental models behind 15 classic algorithm questions and learn to write flawless, bug-free Priority Queue code!

    54分

  2. 3月13日

    [DSA] Sliding Window Algorithm

    The Sliding Window Algorithm is a powerful technique used to reduce the time complexity of problems involving arrays or strings—specifically those that require finding a sub-segment that meets certain criteria.Instead of using nested loops O(n^2), the sliding window maintains a dynamic range that "slides" across the data, usually bringing the complexity down to O(n). Problem:Find the maximum sum of a contiguous subarray of size `k`. public class SlidingWindow { public static int findMaxSum(int[] arr, int k) { int n = arr.length; if (n k) return -1; int windowSum = 0; // 1. Compute sum of the first window for (int i = 0; i k; i++) { windowSum += arr[i]; }int maxSum = windowSum; // 2. Slide the window from index k to n-1 for (int i = k; i n; i++) { // Add the next element, remove the first element of the previous window windowSum += arr[i] - arr[i - k]; maxSum = Math.max(maxSum, windowSum); } return maxSum; } }

    6分

  3. 3月13日

    [System Design] Database Connection Pooling

    Video Summary of our audio podcast of [JAVA] Under the hood: Database Connection Pooling in Spring Boot

    8分

  4. 3月7日

    [System Design] ⁠ The Rate Limiter Playbook

    Video overview of Distributed Rate Limiter

    10分

  5. 3月7日

    [JAVA] Circuit Breaker Interview

    Summary video of [JAVA] Circuit Breaker Deep Dive with Resilience4j

    7分

  6. 3月7日

    [DSA] Pattern Recognition

    Video Summary of - [DSA] Data Structure and Algorithm (DSA) problem-solving strategies and patterns

    6分

  7. 3月1日

    [System Design] Real-World Execution & Estimations EP03

    1. The Back-of-Envelope Estimation Toolkit 2. Designing a Fintech Payment Processing System 3. The 45-Minute Interview Playbook

    24分

  8. 3月1日

    [System Design] Storage, Messaging & Architecture Patterns EP02

    1. Storage Strategy & Database Selection 2. Caching Patterns & Disasters 3. Communication & Messaging 4. Apache Kafka Deep Dive

    23分
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番組について

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.

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  • クリエイター
    Prabuddha Ganegoda
  • 配信期間
    26年
  • エピソード
    20
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    © Prabuddha Ganegoda
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