For those with tailbone issues like me this is indispensable <https://www.amazon.com/Seat-Cushion-Office-Chair-Desk/dp/B01EBDV9BU>

Comments state it might help with back issues as well. YMMV

Senior Software Engineer

Jaideep Singh

Join us for a system design mock interview session, where we will be using excalidraw virtual collaborative whiteboard tool. It has voice hangout & screensharing features, so no Zoom / Meet link needed.

Directly join excalidraw link in the calendar event and click on call icon on top right at the time of the event.

Format:

2 people are going to interview each other (\~30 mins each round), rest will be watchers.

At the end of each round, all viewers will give feedback and score the performance (\~10 mins each round)

Scoring will based on Design Scorecard. It is recommended to go through this video if viewers want to participate in the scoring: <https://www.jointaro.com/course/how-to-crack-system-design-interviews-as-a-software-developer/system-design-scorecard/> (The whole course is great actually!)

At the end of this session, we will randomly pick the next two candidates for interviewing.

FYI This is purely a mock session, not study series. We may have system design study sessions in the future, if there is demand.

Lastly, if you don't have a Taro Premium membership, you can use Jaideep's special link to receive 20% off: <https://www.jointaro.com/r/jaideev530/>

System Design Mock Interview Session

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