Blue NinjaHow to 100% Crack Remote Tech Interviews in 2023It’s 2023. People call it the era of AI. Remote tech interviews now become very crack-able/hack-able with AI technologies. Here’s how.Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
Blue NinjaA rookie but fatal mistake so many people make in tech job application/interviewThis story is to share an interview mistake that I’ve seen and heard so many people make, and that is so easy to avoid. Here’s some context…Aug 9, 20221Aug 9, 20221
Blue NinjaFinancially, waiting for promotion does not make any sense.A traditionally ideal career path is that you work hard, you get promoted, you keep working hard, and you get promoted again. Along the…Aug 4, 20222Aug 4, 20222
Blue NinjainCodeXI reneged a $700k offer, then they blacklisted me.A few months ago I interviewed with a company known as paying top dollar salary in the market. I did get the offer, and after some…Jul 2, 202227Jul 2, 202227
Blue NinjainCodeXHow to up-level yourself to Sr/Staff positions during interviews (Part 2 of 2)Now comes the more interesting bit: how to give up-level signals during behavior interviews. First of all, the assumption here is that…Jun 26, 20221Jun 26, 20221
Blue NinjainCodeXHow to up-level yourself to Sr/Staff positions during interviews (Part 1 of 2)During engineering interviews, no matter whether they are for engineers or engineering managers, you are normally offered or rejected for…Jun 12, 20221Jun 12, 20221
Blue NinjaI said no to a $786k offer. Here’s why.Last year I went through a few interviews for the engineering manager position, and was lucky enough to get a few great offers. When I was…Feb 18, 202219Feb 18, 202219
Blue NinjaSwitching your career from a software engineer to an engineering manager? Here’s how.Have you ever thought about switching from a software engineer (SWE) to an engineer manager (EM) but not sure how to get started? As…Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022