Shumbul Arifa

Learn 2 pointer technique in free live session tomorrow https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shumbul_interviews-tech-coding-activity-7340593781089386499-Jwfb Register now! 💻

Flipkart Grid 7.0 is announced today! https://mycareernet.in/mycareernet/contests/Flipkart-Flipkart-GRiD-7-0--234 More details - https://www.flipkartcareers.com/#!/grid Apply before 30th June. ATB 🔥

Adobe India Hackathon https://unstop.com/hackathons/adobe-india-hackathon-adobe-1483364 Don't miss this opportunity, apply fassst!

60,000 students have registered for the program! 🤩 Excited to be a part of it! I'll be in the panel today at 3PM. ⏳

60,000 students have registered for the program! 🤩 Excited to be a part of it! I'll be in the panel today at 3PM. ⏳

📌 If you’re a college student, apply for Microsoft Ace Hacker today: https://microsoft.acehacker.com/campusconnect2025/#about It’s a 2 day event tomorrow and day after for students all over India.

DSA 30 days self prep | Challenge DSA in 30 Days Doc If you're planning to solve these problems, comment #challengeaccepted 🔥

My interview experiences and tips: 🔸 Google → For roles up to L3 (SWE-II), Google focuses almost entirely on DSA → When I interviewed, I realized I needed stronger DSA skills 💡 𝐓𝐢𝐩: Master the fundamentals—arrays, strings, trees, graphs, and DP. 🔸 Amazon → Expect 1–2 DSA rounds, followed by questions like “Tell me about a time…” in almost every round → Personally, I needed more mock interviews and better communication 💡 𝐓𝐢𝐩: Be specific about your contributions. Leadership and ownership matter a LOT. 🔸 Microsoft → Interviewers asses you on how you approach open-ended problems and communicate tradeoffs → You might also get System Design questions even at mid-levels, so prepare accordingly 💡 𝐓𝐢𝐩: Focus on clarity, structure, and asking good questions to crack Microsoft. Check this for 1:1 guidance from SDEs Read here for more

These small changes had a drastic effect to help me crack interviews: 🔸 I started breaking down the problem before diving into code — explaining the problem back to the interviewer to ensure I understood it fully. 🔸 I focused on explaining trade-offs between approaches, not just the one I was going with. 🔸 I made my thinking visible by talking through the steps as I coded, so the interviewer could see my logic unfold. If you're preparing for interviews, you can join this free masterclass this Thursday. It'll surely be useful - link

"koshish karte hii baand kar deta hu" is not the solution, and there is no shortcut. You have to pick up challenges and go through complexities. But make sure to increase difficulty level 'gradually' - otherwise you may lose confidence and get demotivated.

Software engineering roadmap 2025 ► Step 1: DSA Foundations (Months 1–4) - Focus on core patterns: Arrays, Linked Lists, Trees, Graphs, DP - Use curated lists (200–250 questions across topics) - Learn Pattern-Based - Weekly contests on LeetCode - Build a revision sheet: your own distilled learnings, not just solutions - Target: 1.5-2 focused hrs daily with consistent tracking Also, if you need help getting prepared for all the above things, like DSA, Development,and System Design under one guide, check this link ► Step 2: Frontend Development (Months 5–6) Core Skills: — HTML + CSS (Responsive Layouts, Flex, Grid) — JavaScript (Closures, Async/Await, Event Loop) — Modern JS (ES6+, Promises, Fetch API, Modules) React (or Vue/Angular): — Hooks, Routing, Context API — Component structure & state management — Real-world project structure Advanced Layer: — Build tools (Vite/Webpack) — Unit testing (Jest/RTL) — Performance profiling + Lighthouse — Machine Coding Rounds (low-level DOM manipulation, sorting tables, building modals, etc.) ► Step 3: Backend Development in Java (Months 7–8) Don’t just learn Spring Boot. Understand how things work. Java Fundamentals: — Core Java, OOP, Collections, Exception Handling — Multithreading + JVM basics — Writing clean, testable code Spring Boot Ecosystem: — REST APIs, Controllers, Services, Repositories — Spring Security (JWT, OAuth2) — JPA + Hibernate for DB integration — Exception Handling, Validation, Pagination Dev Ready Add-ons: — Swagger docs — Docker basics — CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Jenkins) — JUnit & Integration Testing — Real-world machine coding: Authentication flows, file uploads, CRUD APIs ► Step 4: Combine & Build Full-Stack Projects (Month 8–9) - Pick 2–3 strong ideas (e.g. job board, project tracker, internal dashboard) - Frontend: React UI with routes, auth, dynamic states - Backend: Secure APIs, integrated with the frontend - Use PostgreSQL / MySQL, and deploy to Render / Vercel / Railway - Show off with a clean GitHub + README + LinkedIn post ► Step 5: LLD + System Design (parallel during Month 7–8) - Learn how to structure services, API contracts, DB schema - Start with Low-Level Design: Rate limiter, BookMyShow, Splitwise - HLD basics: Caching, Load Balancing, DB scaling (read-replicas) ► Step 6: Resume, Outreach & Interviews (Month 9 onwards) - Resume: Highlight projects + role-specific impact - Cold outreach: 40-50 targeted messages/week - Practice mock interviews weekly - Keep applying consistently, don’t rely on one channel React ❤️ if you found it helpful! Good luck

Attend masterclass on Sliding window tomorrow at 9PM MORE DETAILS Register here

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How I learned system design - sharing insights: Read it here

Lessons from the rejections I faced - Read here They may lead you to get demotivated, but don't worry - with consistent hardwork you'll land at the right place. Stay motivated for the eventual outcome! ❤️

As a beginner in project making or as a student - I highly encourage you all to participate in hackathons! To those of you not already doing it -- start exploring. I will be sharing more info about upcoming ones soon.

This is how you can start using it 😊 Try it here - https://lnkd.in/gSuZJyju

Launched the AI coder version of mine to help you with DSA 24x7 👩‍💻❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shumbul_dsa-leetcode-coding-activity-7315008622223077377-8rq9 Check the above link for how it works!!