Majority of Work

Ever felt like you're hitting a wall in your career or drowning in imposter syndrome? In this episode, Eric Mariasis shares his journey from feeling overwhelmed to becoming confident in his skills. We dive into the real talk about pushing through tough moments, learning to work better with others, and turning fear into fuel for growth. What We Cover: The reality of struggling through tough pr...

Imposter syndrome has followed me through every step of my career: from “What is a loop?” to Senior Software Engineer. “Everybody has imposter syndrome!” feels hollow.  Even when meant well. Instead, today's episode dives into the 3 things that have helped even when imposter syndrome feels crippling.  Send me a message! Thanks for listening! And for checking out these show notes 👀 💡 Share y...

Vince Pierri, a Public Speaking Coach by night and Lead Pastor by day, breaks down how to be a captivating speaker — during a demo, a project pitch, and on stage.    In our fun, rambly episode, we cover: - how to make people remember (and even do!) what you say - how to come up with analogies if you're not good at it - how to grab people's attention from the beginning - how to be persuas...

Leetcode isn't enough to pass live coding interviews, And it’s definitely not gonna get you promoted. Because it's just a tool. What you need is a mindset. This week's episode includes: - My favorite framework & mindset for live coding interviews (that helped me pass the interview, even when I didn't solve the problems!) - 3 habits that are harming your performance in tech...

Writing great code is not enough to be a great SWE. Your work must solve the right problems. At the right time. Alex Lau, a Senior Software Engineer @ Brilliant.org breaks down how to find and focus on this work — and how it's related to...a bike?  Through his own experience, Alex shares how we can both learn from our own mistakes and his . He equips listeners to recognize the right products...

You need more than the STAR method to pass the behavioral interview. Behaviorals aren't just the break between live coding and system design. (though I do appreciate them for that) How you do in this interview either builds on the company's positive view of you, Or wipes out all the progress you've made. But not for you! Because you listen to today's podcast & then PRACTICE...

Relationships with stakeholders can make or break your job. Not to mention your promotion. Nick Cosentino, a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft breaks down how to do it well — whether the stakeholder is a Staff Software Engineer or they don't know the difference between Java and JavaScript. (the names are confusing, I hear ya) Additionally, we talk about how to debug well (an...

Leetcode doesn't matter if you can't pass the tech screen. Yeah, that 15-20 min HR call at the beginning of the whole interview process. All your leetcode stats, OOP experience, and system design excellence don't matter if you can't convince HR you're worth the company's time.  When you tune in, I'll give you a much higher chance of making that interviewer your a...

"Do impactful work" "Act like a senior" "Prove you're ready for a promotion" Cool. Yeah. How? Uplevelling as an engineer — getting better, getting the promotion — doesn't have to be as mysterious as management makes it. There are clear frameworks, paradigms, steps, and focuses  to making it happen. We share everything from Junior to Staff Level Engineering....

Receiving feedback well is more important than giving feedback well. Why? Because receiving it is something you'll probably do more and you have much more control over how well it goes.   We know we shouldn't be "defensive". And we want to receive things "well". But how? Do we just turn off our feelings? Do we act like we're happy they told us? What do we do if t...

Most of us have heard that giving critical feedback is important. But how the heck do we do that? What do we say? How do we adapt it to people? What if they get really defensive as soon as I say something?? Giving tough feedback is a skill that can be learned. Tune in as we dive into how we can give critical feedback, especially as software engineers.  Send me a message! Thanks for listening! And...

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