He cracked FAANG (MAANG) interviews in 10 companies including Amazon, Facebook, UBER, Microsoft

How to crack the FAANG (MAANG) interview: My good friend Prasad Wangikar recently cracked job interviews in the following 10 companies,
* Facebook
* Amazon
* Microsoft
* Uber
* Affirm
* Doordash
* Wayfair
* Datadog
* Squarespace
* MANTL
Cracking interviews in these 10 companies at the same time is a remarkable achievement. As per Prasad, FAANG interview preparation is not as hard as people think if you're disciplined and use right set of resources. In this interview, he will discuss,
1) How he managed to crack 10 job interviews
2) Resume tips, how you can network with a recruiter
3) Interview format in big tech. Tips on coding, system design and behavioural rounds.
4) Offer negotiation and making a right decision
5) Some useful resources that can help you crack big tech interviews
Prasad's linkedin: / prasad-wangikar-88440a13
Open positions in Prasad's company: www.affirm.com/careers#openings
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Useful resources
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Salary website: www.levels.fyi/
System design youtube channel (Gaurav Sen): / @gkcs
System design website: github.com/donnemartin/system...
Amazon leadership principles: www.amazon.jobs/en/principles
Competitive coding: leetcode.com, geeksforgeeks.org
Mock interviews, salary negotiation consulting: interviewing.io, interviewkickstart.com
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[@sumitverma3129]

Bro, the massive amount of books he displays in the background is probably the reason for getting those offer letters.

[@MrSankalpsawant]

Hhhaa he don't have other life.. Life should be balance

[@abhishekmaurya9503]

@@MrSankalpsawant ... Maybe that's all his life.

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That’s just a background you can select from app

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@@MrSankalpsawant what is another life.one should lead a life by doing what he enjoys.may be he love it

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[@bidishabagchi9959]

I’m Engineering project manager with Apple currently, was with facebook before. So, if you prepare for one of this company & can get offer, u will able to clear others too.. though there will be few variations here & there. Its not rocket science from my experience & its not even that only ivy college students get there. Its the confident with what you carry urself. There companies most of the time is looking for the approach to the solutions. And offcourse the HR do help you in all the way, tips & tricks, topics on which the question will be asked. Last year i went for google but later didnt proceed only bcoz it was more towards business & towards business technology sync. I still have touch with the HR. having good relation with HR do help along the way. BYW, my resume was written by me without any help from expert. So, its more portrait urself to ur best, keep it simple & small with all keywords. Best of luck for anyone trying. Let me iterate its not a rocket science to clear any of these interviews & its also not that u need to best of the best in the industry to get through there. Be confident, know ur craft & apply logic & the respective company values while answering. Ask question & clarification before you completely understand the question & then answer.

[@abhimanyutiwari100]

Thank you Bidisha.

[@rocksalt9420]

Thanks it was very helpful 🙂

[@mohammadahmedragab837]

thank you so much

[@zakaurrehmankhan7274]

Mam, you inspired me today. Thank you so much...😊

[@comeanddiscover3054]

Thank you Bidisha for inspiring. I have recently got rejected for a engineering program manager role at amazon I kinda disappointed and lost confidence on me . I want to know how did you able to crack that, it’s not a rocket science but what’s your schedule be like ??? . Have you learnt through joining any classes or is it just your own style of preparation I’m just curious. Thanks in advance

[@ranju184]

Tremendously helpful conversation.

[@catty2067]

I had my second round of interview today this video cleared so many things and i gotta know where i need to work more although m not selected but it was a good interview with friendly recruiters.

[@mithunk5473]

i think the library visual behind him helped at least 5% , for the interview :)

[@tusharg2751]

I think that's a good idea put up books and wear specks! Get selected

[@neelamchaurasia5202]

Have been looking at bunch of interviews but I must say, this one is commendable! Great job guys.

[@arunamalla1705]

Great! Truly inspiring 👍 worthy to share. Hope this helps my friends/colleagues with their job search. Last 2 months, I got just 2 full time jobs (with H1B transfer) in 2 USA core companies ( non-it). Keep up the good work.

[@deepakpandey9406]

How did you get it ?

[@nishanthmithran787]

Non IT? Show us the way bro

[@Kayotesden]

This was a wonderful interview. Prasad comes across as a real down to earth guy and your interview was excellently done. Thank you.

[@codebasics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wanderingkartik920]

Feels good to be a recruiter. Feels good to help these professionals to get the best possible project in US.

[@hruthikms9828]

If u don't mind can you briefly tell about getting into IT field for beginners

[@wanderingkartik920]

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[@hruthikms9828]

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[@wanderingkartik920]

@@hruthikms9828 brother its same as my KZbin name "wandering kartik" not "wondering karthik" 😊

[@hruthikms9828]

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[@harshgw23k]

Who else thinks, he speaks like Dhoni, also he must be cool as him in his head!!👍

[@bharanibhaskaran4460]

I felt the same...

[@scarletrocksrocks]

Very well illustrated. Kudos to you both. Especially Dhaval Patel, unlike other channel's host- You played a very key role in making this really presentable !!! Thanks!

[@evanboltsis]

Greetings from Greece! I completely agree with Prasad, his insight is greatly appreciated.

[@philmontewelde6823]

Great content, the interviewee mentioned amazing points. I have interviewed for Microsoft and Amazon both unsuccessfully. Congratulations on cracking 10!!!!

[@sherazdotnet]

Very nice video. Thx for putting this together. I have always been very critical of the interview process in general because it always felt like the interview process is to fail the interviewer. Now here we are with top level companies doing it right :-) So good to hear that the interviewer is there to help you get the correct answer. Very encouraging indeed.

[@rahulkapoor7305]

He is almost 40 years of age. Had experience at FIS, barclays, BOA, bloomberg. At that kind of experience you surely can crack these companies.

[@anshulanand02]

yeah, experience matters a lot, i mean a lot

[@greatwisdom2867]

Nope. Experience does not help in algorithms. May help in system design. Remember no on even in Amazon will be solving puzzles like binary search etc in everyday work. That is ridiculous and insulting experience.

[@Mr.Plutonium]

@@greatwisdom2867 True but the dev job market is specially designed for people with EXPERIENCE.

[@kingofyoutube9318]

@@greatwisdom2867 True. But most of the times the employer always thinks that experienced candidates are more worthy.

[@ape8404]

Eh, not entirely. Coding interviews have questions that you just need to grind and prepare for, not something you would really get good at through SWE experience. Tons of engineers already working in the industry fail these questions. But ya the experience of having interviewed before and being familiar with the process is definitely an advantage in helping you stay calm and composed.

[@robinshaw4641]

Great...hats off to both of you 1 for cracking those interview and for Davesh sir for presenting and educating us

[@codebasics]

glad you liked in Robin

[@yashwani612]

He has extensive experience in IT and distributed systems... Offcourse he will get hired

[@codebasics]

Yash, That's an excuse saying "oh yes he had so much experience and obviously he would get hired". There are people who have years of experience and they find it hard to crack even single interview. Prasad cracked 10 in two months time period. Dude, that is an achievement and he mentioned solid soft techniques during the interview that anyone will find useful. Please watch the video carefully and take action on some of the things he mentioned such as getting paid service for mock interviews, using interviewer at your advantage by being a careful listener etc. I am sure anyone who doesn't have extensive experience would be able to crack interviews after that.

[@yashwani612]

@@codebasics There's some misunderstanding, I am not giving any excuse. It's just that he has slight advantage because of US work experience and MBA. Offcourse he must have developed some skills over the years which would have fetched him the offer letters

[@codebasics]

@@yashwani612 Got it buddy. Work experience gives one the advantage in a way that one can build the skills but the whole point behind this interview is that there are some soft skills and preparation tactics that one can use in order to become successful :) Also trust me I know many people who have similar experience in USA (many years of experience) and yet they find it hard to crack interviews.

[@yashwani612]

@@codebasics understood, Cracking interview is an art and I respect him for his interview skills.

[@gman9090]

experienced hire interviews are totally different to entry level ones! There is also less competition at higher levels

[@prasannakumar3226]

Regardless of all the comments about Experience, there is some great information shared over here. Thanks a lot, both of you. I realized Prasad is my senior from University. Proud of him.

[@twilightcoder]

Awesome work Prasad! Congratulations and Good Luck!

[@nayidishaye5614]

Splendid session to help people. Thanks for the session ❤️

[@aireddy]

This session is really helpful even though I am not a developer. I am a Sr infrastructure Engineer. Great tips Prasad. Thank you Deval Patel!!

[@codebasics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SunilKumar-sl2bu]

this title of this video shows the character of the professional. ambition vs greed

[@AnshumanBiswas]

Great interview! To the folks saying he has a lot of experience, that counts for nothing in the interview. Sure, it may get you to the first interview, but after that, you are on your own. Hence, listen to his advice.

[@RyanKOnk]

And also to mention the level of interview questions that scale up with the candidate's experience.

[@saiharshithkr2227]

Awesome video 💯 Thank you so much for making it and thank you Prasad for your information 💯. Please make more videos like these.

[@codebasics]

I am happy this was helpful to you.

[@prathameshjunnarkar6266]

Prasad is my senior college mate. And I have seen him evolving over the period of time. He is super genius. Thanks for this conversation. Tremendously useful. Best luck buddy

[@karasalon3785]

If u have US visa u can be that genius

[@user-fl7sb5rt8y]

Let's all get a US visa I know it's not easy but we can dedicate one year even partly to prepare for this coding interview and learning trending web dev or mobile on the side then we can either go freelancing to save a little or directly start applying for remote job in order to get a work permit and then a Visa , we can do it

[@redrum4486]

Fantastic conversation. What Prasad describe is how I approached my interview which got me an offer.. be honest, the interviewer is there to work with you and have a conversation with them. They want to see how you fit in the team also

[@codebasics]

I am happy this was helpful to you.

[@BigO_Notation]

Learning a lot from you guys. Great work

[@pravinktodkar]

Very brilliant knowledge sharing. Prasad you are gem!

[@YasserSinjab]

Brother, you publish one of the best content on youtube about tech ! please keep going !

[@simranhuddedar544]

So proud of youu that u r one of our relative .would really like to take your advice 😊

[@its_raksh]

Thanks for bringing such kind of real world content... thankful to you

[@codebasics]

I am happy this was helpful to you.

[@freaklore]

The old ways of doing things are in the past. Beyond the pandemic, many companies will continue to hire remote workers. It saves them some expenses and gives them a larger pool of candidates to work with from all around the world. You have to constantly evolve and change in the industry. Great interview, it was insightful.

[@mekaladevi5811]

very much insightful and I'm really grateful for this video. Thank you!

[@rohitsunil5143]

The interview structure in India is different in terms of competition , so some tips here are relevant if your looking for a job in India , but most of it like recruiters giving ample amount of time is not true unless its a FANG due to the 60-90 days of notice period in Tech companies

[@siddharthvarmaj9152]

I see he build a high end pc just for coding , may god bless you.

[@lbvprasad5495]

Hi im also your namesake...prasad though im a financial management guy, i liked your interview a lot, in the sense, i can relate and substitute during my interviewing(instead of coding my link cud have financial management snippets etc) thank you so much sir.

[@ErichCervantez]

Excellent interview. Thanks for producing and sharing this.

[@mohitsaxens5077]

Very helpful...Congratulations @prasad for Stripe

[@sakthichannel6208]

Thank you so much both of you to share the Interview preparation and resources. I noted lot of points. This is really helpful. Thank you once again.

[@codebasics]

Wish you all the best sakthi. 👍

[@kumarsaroj18]

I went through his Linkedin profile, I was shocked to learn that he has 19 years of experience as a techie... He looks very young compared to his experience. I had been thinking till now, it's very difficult to get selected in MAANG kind of companies after certain years of experience, but I got a new ray of hope and belief that I too can attempt for these companies. Nothing is impossible, if you are honest with yourself and put genuine effort in the preparation.

[@davyroger3773]

Wouldn't more years of experience be an advantage?

[@kumarsaroj18]

@@davyroger3773 many times it turns out as a disadvantage, if you fail to align your skill and knowledge with your experience

[@roozbehjafari2293]

That was amazing, even though it was more around SWE, not DS :)

[@bhawin101283]

Super Useful content for almost everyone who is seeking having the right opportunity. Great work man.

[@codebasics]

I appreciate you leaving a comment of appreciation

[@TimothyKao]

Would love to see a mock coding interview with him!

[@Mr26pritam]

It was a very informative video to watch.I have a request if can do video on front-end system resources that should be good because there are still lack of resources on that topic

[@padam_discussion]

useful conversations .... learnt many things... thanks guys

[@ahmedoumar3741]

Thank you so much, great conversation!

[@ArifRahman-nb3ff]

this video clip was very very informative and helpful. Thank you both one more time for putting these together for the viewers.

[@codebasics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sameer.hameed]

Hi .. Thanks for having this session. I gave interview in one of the company that you discussed but rejected after coding round. Reason was - "interviewer didn't feel that the level of coding shown in your interview matched what we are looking for right now".. Now I'm not sure what does that means... If possible please assist. Thanks.

[@anikethpaul3657]

Thank you so much for this.❤️❤️

[@jackfrost8969]

saw his profile and this guy legit has 2 decades of experience in the industry which is almost my own age so it is not wise to compare with him.

[@balkrishnatalke7484]

i dnot think i have words to thanks you both of you but i want to say this will be a turning point in my career

[@codebasics]

👍😊

[@codebasics]

I am happy this was helpful to you.

[@asimnajam2964]

Amazing really amazing. Thank you for providing such great informations. And by the way I Love the way both of you guys are talking.

[@codebasics]

Glad you enjoyed it Asim!

[@varunrithvikgudluru4904]

very very helpful please continue like this...also it would be helpful if u make a video on "PROFILE BUILDING "

[@asp1201]

Very informative! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@ajitpravin007]

Good 👍. Very helpful. Virtual interviews don’t go well in Indian companies. Only few Interviewer r helpful & kind.

[@kathiravanmanimozhi8521]

Thanks for this session Codebasics!! :) very useful.. also a question - Prasad's LinkedIn Profile doesn't have much write-up or certifications.. still recruiters were able to find him in their search list? any insight on that please? also, is it because of the large number of endorsements and recommendations he has?

[@meetpande7268]

Prasad's way of speaking reminds me of MS Dhoni.. as cool and as in depth as MSD.. nice content btw..

[@guyswithhoodie3572]

Agree

[@AM-qv3qj]

Thank You guys for this interview.

[@honeysingh-my3ec]

that is an huge library behind you bro!

[@itsmeravikiran]

Now with all this info, the only thing remaining is to get an interview call. :)

[@manaswitadatta]

Clicked because the title looked like it's for freshers. Great content anyways!

[@codebasics]

I am happy this was helpful to you.

[@screenagers7553]

It's really very systematic and informative!

[@codebasics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@savvynayak3315]

Market is definitely hot right now. I have converted 8 / 8 in the past 2 months. But back to back interviews are grueling. I had 5-6 rounds on some days.

[@ameerm7894]

Great content... Thank you so much Sir.

[@codebasics]

Most welcome!

[@bik1984att]

This guys is all about showcase by putting all of those bookshelves

[@kjrkjr583]

Very useful information shared, thanks for that, he says resume should be one page but the question is what should it contain and what not, especially those who has many years of experience.Any pointers/tips about this would be really helpful Thanks

[@subbaramireddybadireddy1989]

It will be great if you can share the resume with us in the description so that we can get more insight from that .

[@mohammedjouhar6363]

Love this

[@netcat4unetcat4u51]

His voice is like Ms.Dhoni 🙂..

[@Viral_Kothari]

@4:42, pain area for thousands, and you both are other side of it. It's a privilege for a Desi Techie guy. I left US for being other side of it (on H-1B), but Good work both of you and keep sharing the wonders.

[@codebasics]

I agree with you Viral. By the way I am still on H1-B :) waiting for my GC even after 13 years in the country. It sucks!

[@Viral_Kothari]

@@codebasics I wish you get your EAD ASAP, otherwise getting even an Interview in FAANG being on H1, is a mission. I Spend my whole professional career in US and got to take interview only once at Amazon.

[@bkssmvenkat]

Thank you very much for the information

[@PankajGupta-jz2gb]

interestingly this madness of interview preparation would take the next level and soon you would be required to join a training institution (leaving your current employer nowhere) to get the next job. Would these hiring companies mind if their current employee does the same with them? It's madness!

[@asrsmunna]

both of you looking similar bhai!!

[@banhbaof]

The baseline is you need to set up a few bookshelves behind when having an interview, maybe can just rent some.

[@shis10]

Same thought i had 😂

[@thabanimabaso8319]

Learned a lot. Thank you so much.

[@codebasics]

Glad to hear it!

[@sandipansarkar9211]

great session. Enjoyed every bit of it

[@codebasics]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@prasadbhagwat1987]

Congrats PRASAD

[@saurabhsawant9182]

Hey! I have been watching your videos for many months now and it's very informative and realistic, I love it. Can you please tell me which one should we pursue ms in computer science with specialization or ms in data science? Pls help. Thanks in advance 🙏

[@codebasics]

On KZbin search for "coedbasics ms in data science", you will find my videos please watch it

[@trommelbiel]

This is Gold.

[@gunaranjansundararajan2103]

Can you please add Chapters so it helps the viewers jump on the topic they are interested !

[@achievers3775]

his books in the backgound tells us everything.....

[@Telangana_kurrodu]

thank you very much @codebasics and prasad sir's ..... this interview is very helped to me and others .... your shown a path where we have to go ... thank you

[@codebasics]

👍☺️

[@jaiveergupta9971]

very useful resources mention is this interview video 👍👍😍

[@codebasics]

Glad you liked it

[@np14832]

Great content! Thank you very much!!

[@codebasics]

Glad it helped!

[@qx5234]

Informative!

[@princeopftw2123]

Great Video thanks for this one.

[@codebasics]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sundeepkovuru3219]

Thanks for making this video. My question is, in these big companies interviews, are we allowed to use original IDE tools or just a notepad for coding interviews.

[@codebasics]

You are allowed to use original ide tools. Some companies will ask you to even compile and run the code so IDEs will be real

[@vjkumk]

mostly online compilers

[@SuperShri]

Awesome vdo. Very helpful 👍

[@ramaraju6308]

Very helpful video ..Thanks for doing this.

[@codebasics]

Glad it was helpful!

[@prionkor]

Most of the big tech company jobs isn't fully remote (even if its remote, you will need some sort of work permit). That is why most of us can only dream.

[@carrus6019]

Solid tips! Amazon's got 16 LPs now btw

[@Beastmode_you]

Awesome content, can I ask you how you recorded this video? can you tell me which tool or site you used for this?

[@ajaynagle9934]

Even I am a IT recruiter..I can help you out how the recruiter core process works.

[@Zaheer__zk]

Great Video

[@satyaramesh225]

Bro that's a great achievement and , in which courses he got trained ?

[@fujimount]

good info. thanks guys...