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.• My ergonomic keyboard project I mentioned, you can follow along here: https://read.compose.llc/• The Kickstarter page for it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanlpeterman/compose-simple-ergonomics-beautifully-donePodcast links:• YouTube: https://youtu.be/K15dND_Kfvg• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835• Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/neetcode-google-vs-amazon-programmingThank you to this episode's sponsor for supporting my work:• WorkOS: makes your app Enterprise Ready with easy to use APIs to add SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and more in just a few lines of code, check them out at https://workos.com/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) OutroWhere to find Neetcode:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navdeep-singh-3aaa14161/• Twitter/X: https://x.com/neetcode1• His website: https://neetcode.io/• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeetCodeIO• GitHub: https://github.com/neetcode-gh• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neetcodeio/• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@neetcode.io• Discord: https://discord.gg/ddjKRXPqtkWhere to find Ryan:• Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/• X/Twitter: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/• Threads: https://www.threads.com/@ryanlpeterman• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanlpeterman• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanlpetermanReferenced in this episode:• Neetcode's "Maybe Some People Should Just Give Up" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsoEipuwXiI• Designing Data-Intensive Applications: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Data-Intensive-Applications-Reliable-Maintainable/dp/B08VL1BLHB