Neetcode: Google vs Amazon, Programming Interviews, Quitting Big Tech

Neetcode is the most well-known coding interview prep creator with over 1M+ subs on YouTube. I interviewed him about the latest on coding interviews, his career at Amazon vs Google, and what it was like quitting big tech to do his own thing.

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Podcast links:

• YouTube: youtu.be/K15dND_Kfvg
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• Transcript: developing.dev/p/neetcode-google-vs-amazon-pro…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro
(00:33) Quitting Amazon after 2 months
(06:00) Testing Neetcode on Leetcode
(12:57) Memorizing vs deriving solutions and intelligence
(16:13) The story behind Neetcode
(22:24) Getting a job at Google
(27:47) How it was quitting big tech
(29:38) What he hated most about Google
(30:52) Top technical book recommendation
(32:34) Advice for his younger self
(33:46) Outro

Where to find Neetcode:

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/navdeep-singh-3aaa14161
• Twitter/X: x.com/neetcode1
• His website: neetcode.io
• YouTube: youtube.com/@NeetCodeIO
• GitHub: github.com/neetcode-gh
• Instagram: instagram.com/neetcodeio
• TikTok: tiktok.com/@neetcode.io
• Discord: discord.gg/ddjKRXPqtk

Where to find Ryan:

• Newsletter: developing.dev
• X/Twitter: x.com/ryanlpeterman
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman
• Threads: threads.com/@ryanlpeterman
• Instagram: instagram.com/ryanlpeterman
• TikTok: tiktok.com/@ryanlpeterman

Referenced in this episode:

• Neetcode's "Maybe Some People Should Just Give Up" video: youtube.com/watch?v=rsoEipuwXiI
• Designing Data-Intensive Applications: amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applicatio…