This short post is written for recent graduates and current students who aim to find a job as a Software Engineer in the Tech industry and contains a list of resources to help them. This list is by no means comprehensive and is only supposed to provide a starting point to freshers who are beginning their job search and preparation. : I will keep adding resources to the list. Please contact me, if you have some. Note Competitive Coding Every major tech company these days, judges their candidate’s problem solving skills through competitive coding based assessments and interviews. All the websites mentioned below are popular among coders and you can find almost all the coding questions asked by major tech companies here: Online Judges : This website covers all the aspects of tech job preparation. It’s famous for its vast pile of questions but also has separate sections for discussing design questions, offer details etc. LeetCode : Good for beginners, this portal has a clean interface and is not very daunting for freshers. Hackerrank : This is the most popular online judge for competitive coding and regularly holds contests. TopCoder CodeSignal Books : Cracking the Coding Interviews provides a very good base for freshers. This books contains questions from all the Top tech companies and is a must have. CTCI : Elements of Programming Interviews is a good book for coders experienced with competitive coding. I’ll recommend using this after completing CTCI. EPI Some of the best online MOOCs available on Data Structures and Algorithms: edX MIT Stanford Educative System Design Though this topic is more expected to come up during experienced developer interviews, a basic knowledge of System Design not only helps in tech interviews but is a requirement for becoming a good Software Developer. These resources are some of the best available in the market as of now. These are helpful to beginners and experienced alike: : A comprehensive post focussing on all areas of System Design. System Design Primer : Different system design questions and posts with answers and explanations. Educative Grokking System Design : System Architectures of large companies. High Scalability : A place to discuss different System Design Interview questions. LeetCode System Design Object Oriented Design OOP concepts are asked from both freshers and experienced developers. Good knowledge of OOP helps in designing large systems and hence most of the Top tech companies include one round of interviews focussing on OOP. Below mentioned resources are tried by me and proved to be very helpful. : Different types of OOP questions and answers with complete architecture explained. Educative Grokking OOP Concepts (Book) OOP Object Oriented Design Job Search There are tons of websites online for finding jobs in Tech, so there’s no point in repeating them. Instead, I’m going to list the platforms which are a bit different but helps tremendously in landing you your dream job. : Tech-Twitter is the best Twitter. Engineers, Designers, Entrepreneurs share knowledge as well as have meaningful conversations about tech, startups, frameworks etc. But it is also great for job search! Check out and example of someone asking for a job and being helped by the Twitter community. Tech Twitter this this 3rd party sources: There has been a surge of startups who are helping Engineers to get hired at the Top tech firms. I’m not talking consultancies but companies which are known to do this job well. Most famous are and . Triplebyte Pathrise SDE Openings: This and this are some good resources to find tech jobs in 2020. Also Y Combinator’s own . Github list website job portal Women in Tech: Numerous platforms are helping women in technology to get great offers. Not only are there specific communities on Twitter, Reddit etc there are some amazing platforms out there too. Most notable are by and Hire Tech Ladies Allison Esposito Medina Women In Technology Communities Job Search can become very stressful especially in Tech where you face a lot of competition. These communities are meant to support each other in job search and preparation. These are discord groups where you can find sub-groups focussed on different aspects of job search such as coding, interview preparation, resume review, ML focussed jobs etc. : Focussed only on 2020 New grads. Taleo : For both freshers and experienced devs. CS Career Hackers : Another great community of developers helping each other out and sharing knowledge. DEV and : An anonymous network of professionals that helps in getting referrals, information of teams, career advice etc. Though the anonymity makes it a little bit toxic sometimes, overall it’s a great help for finding and preparing for jobs. Blind Rooftop Slushie There are tons of resources available online for the fields mentioned below. The resources added below are focussed towards a fresher entering any of these fields: Android Application Development : Google’s original documentation is by far the best way to learn about Android application development. Google Android Developers : Android publication containing tutorials and blogs. Mindorks Android Weekly : This tutorial website is very popular for it’s Android and IOS tutorials. They are very well explained but are paid. Highly recommend! Ray WenderLich Android Full Stack Web Development : Many MOOCS available for learning web development. Coursera : A free online library providing certificates on completion of courses. Very famous and very useful for people who want to start a career in Software Development. FreeCodeCamp Data Science / Machine Learning : One of the best free resources available to learn about Deep Learning. Fast AI : Platform for showing your DS and ML skills a.k.a LeetCode for Machine Learning. Kaggle Berkeley AI Course : Another great (and free!) resource for learning about AI and ML. NPTL AI Course Hope these resources help you in landing your dream job. All the very best! Previously published at https://adityarohilla.com/2020/01/08/top-resources-for-software-engineer-new-grad-job-search/
