In this episode, I walk through the context and goals of a systems design and architecture interview. If you're considering working for a tech company, you'll almost certainly be asked to tackle a high-scale systems design problem. This video explains why companies ask this of you, how to prepare for this interview mentally and emotionally, and what success or failure might look like.

A full write-up of this video is available here: http://jg.gg/architecture-and-systems...

If the background music bugs you, here's a version with no background music:    • Episode 06: (No background music) Int...  

Contents:

The part about money    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Different kinds of interviews    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Coding interviews vs. architecture interviews    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

The structure of an architecture interview    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

The actual architecture question    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

How much this question sucks    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Life isn't fair    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Breaking the problem down    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

All the stuff I didn't talk about    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

The goal of the interview    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

The most important point    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Failing this interview    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Why these skills might get you fired    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Reasons you can succeed    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Advantages you can leverage    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...  

Getting rejected    • Episode 06: Intro to Architecture and...