Table of Contents

My favorite resources for developers who want to crush the technical interview 3
Best places to find practice problems for engineering interview 5
Hacking Together Your Own CS Degree Online for Free 6
Five Most Common Mistakes Made in Resumes 10
Six Ways to Improve Your Resume 11
How to Improve your Resume Quickly in Any Amount of Time 12
Need to Prepare for a Frontend interview? 13
60+ Places to Job Hunt for Developers 14
My favorite resources for developers who want to crush the
technical interview
Teach Yourself CS
A very affordable alternative to a CS degree. This list includes incredible book suggestions
for learning everything you need to know about CS. I have a ton of the books from the list.
https://teachyourselfcs.com

Coding Interview University

A multi-month study plan for winning at an interview with Google or Facebook even if you
don't have a CS degree. Definitely the most thorough guide I've ever seen.
https://github.com/jwasham/coding-interview-university#coding-question-practice.

LeetCode
My personal favorite site to find practice questions for interviews. https://leetcode.com/
problemset/all/.

Pramp
Get some experience interviewing with mock interviews online and free!
https://www.pramp.com/#/

Cracking the Coding Interview

Purchase a copy of Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle McDowell. The quintessential
book on technical interviews. I have yet to find a more thorough and comprehensive book.
https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Coding-Interview-Programming-Questions/dp/
0984782850

Harvard’s CS50
Harvard's (free!) Introduction to Computer Science course is a classic.
https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/cs50-introduction-computer-science?delta=0

Data Structures and Algorithms in JavaScript

Feeling overwhelmed and need somewhere to start? Want a great JavaScript resource? Try
this awesome course by @kyleshevlin.
https://egghead.io/courses/data-structures-and-algorithms-in-javascript

Stephen Grider’s Courses

Stephen Grider has the most powerful courses. I have 7.
https://www.udemy.com/course/coding-interview-bootcamp-algorithms-and-data-
structure/

The Reverse Interview

How to answer the ‘What questions do you have for us? question
https://github.com/viraptor/reverse-interview
Best places to find practice problems for engineering interview
Interview Cake
Interview Cake is a cool resource that walks you through how to solve questions step by
step and the thought process behind the solution
https://www.interviewcake.com/

Codewars
A practice problem website where you can prep for the interview but with a competitive
edge
https://www.codewars.com/

Project Euler
Project Euler is a classic. I used this site really early on in my career and loved how easy
some of the questions are because it made me feel better about myself. 
https://projecteuler.net

HackerRank
Hackerrank is always a great place to find coding challenges
https://www.hackerrank.com/

LeetCode
Even more questions you can use to practice/learn.
https://leetcode.com
Hacking Together Your Own CS Degree Online for Free
I don’t have a Computer Science degree so I had to create my own.

When I graduated from a coding bootcamp five years ago, I was completely unprepared
for technical interviews. My coding bootcamp not only spent a brief (less than a few days!)
time on algorithms and the coding interview, but I was out sick during that time.

Other candidates applying for the same jobs as I was had four years in school working on
their computer science degree. I had three months at a bootcamp where I learned some
basic concepts, Rails, and taught myself Angular.js.

Over the past few years, I’ve had to fill the gaps in my knowledge with resources that I
could find online and for free. I’ve worked as a Senior Engineer for companies such as
Eventbrite and I’ve even written an O’Reilly book. I’m proof that you don’t need a CS
degree to succeed as an engineer.
Here’s how I did it.

Introduction To Computer Science

Before you try to dive in with complicated CS classes, I recommend that you start with a
course on the basics. This will help give you a solid overview and will also help you to feel
a little less intimidated. If you spend some time getting a solid overview, the rest of your
free CS degree classes will be so much easier.

My favorite course was CS50: Introduction to Computer Science by Harvard.

This is probably one of my favorite classes of all time. I’ve always loved the idea of Harvard
so it was sort of a no brainer for me to take a free computer science class there. I even
briefly considered completing one of the Harvard certifications for programming but it was
pricey so I stuck with the free CS50 course.

I didn’t end up getting the certificate with Harvard CS50. I thought it would be just as
powerful to list the course on my resume. My general rule when it comes to paying for an
online certificate is that unless it’s an AWS certificate from Amazon, it’s probably not worth
it.
If you feel intimidated starting with a Harvard course (which I did as well!), you can find an
easier course online to make you feel more comfortable before you jump into complicated
topics.

Computer Science 101 is an introduction to computer science from the very beginning.
You’ll learn how the internet works, a little about computer security, what a gigabyte is,
some coding knowledge and more.

Algorithms

Get started with Algorithms next. The University of San Diego offers a free course, Data
Structures and Algorithms Specialization, that has a tremendous amount of content
available.

It’s overwhelming if you look at this entire course and think you need to finish it right away
and understand everything. Try focusing on one section at a time and reviewing the
concepts regularly.

And if taking a university course on data structures and algorithms makes you a little
queasy, you can start small.

Udacity has a free course, Intro to Data Structures and Algorithms. I love taking free
courses on Udacity and this one has a ton of great information. 

You’ll cover arrays, linked lists, stacks, binary search, maps, heaps, and more. This course
can give you a great overview which will help you succeed in the more complicated course
from the University of San Diego.

If you’re feeling brave after you finish an introductory course, MIT offers a course on
Advanced Data Structures.

Operating Systems

Udacity has some pretty cool free content. They offer a class called Introduction to
Operating Systems that is from Georgia Tech. This course will walk you through threads,
concurrency, distributed systems and more.
I also found out that the book, Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces, is available online
and free. Books like this really helped me feel more confident in talking about concurrency
and persistence.

Databases
Databases completely baffled me when I first started out. I tried to avoid working with
them as much as possible early on. I asked a senior engineer for help all the time and
thought because I didn’t have a CS degree, I shouldn’t be working with a database.

Wow, I was so wrong.

I finally got the courage to work with some backend code, and I loved finding how I could
write efficient requests to get data from the backend and writing queries.

Stanford offers a free online course on Databases. And if that’s too intimidating to start
with, Udacity offers a free course on databases that will be a lot easier to handle.

Mathematics

When I was contemplating a CS degree in college, everyone told me that I needed to be

really good at math. I never got the CS degree, and five years later I haven’t needed to use
much math yet.

But mathematics can teach you logic which, in turn, can help you become a better
programmer.

Thankfully, MIT offers a Mathematics for Computer Science course for free. Taking a course
like Mathematics for Computer Science can also help open you up to more possibilities in
tech, like creating your own degree in Machine Learning.

I found out about MIT’s Mathematics for Computer Science course from TeachYourselfCS,
which is an awesome website with a ton of resources for learning about computer
science.  

TeachYourselfCS also suggested a course on Linear Algebra which is available on

YouTube. I love free content so I was super happy to find this book on Linear Algebra
available online free as well.
So as you can see, you don’t need a CS degree to be an engineer. Some of the smartest
engineers I've ever worked with didn't have a CS degree. 

Sometimes they didn't have any degree at all.

Don't worry if you don't have a degree. You just need to be able to do the job.
Five Most Common Mistakes Made in Resumes

1. Talk more about the things you achieved and accomplished at each job in your resume.
Never write “Worked on an iOS application.” You need to have more than 2 tiny bullet
points. Give some detail!

2. Not using a resume template that stands out. I suggest you try using Canva (free & easy
tool that also has resume templates) and making it unique.

3. Not staying consistent in formatting/font/etc. If you use bullet points, use one type. If
you use tabbed spacing, meticulously go over the entire resume to make sure
everything is aligned. If you use a font, keep it consistent. Don’t change in the size every
three lines either.

4. Don’t make your resume 7 pages long. Or anywhere close to 7 pages. Recruiters are
busy and reviewing dozens of resumes at any given time. They don’t have the time to
read all seven pages.
Six Ways to Improve Your Resume

1. Have every friend you know edit your resume. Use Grammarly (free) to find any issues.
Usually a mistake is hard to find when you make it, but it’s the first thing someone
reviewing it will see.

2. Keep your resume to one page and focus on your biggest accomplishments at each
job. Don’t list every job and project you’ve ever had.

3. Tailor your resume to the job. If the job calls for Ember and you’ve used React for the
last two years? Expand on a former job where you used Ember in the past or feature a
side project. No ember experience? Share an example of a time you taught yourself
something fast.

4. PROPER FORMATTING. Don’t send a resume out that has issues with spacing and
random mismatched bullet points.

5. List only relevant skills in your resume. Focus on emphasizing the technologies you
want to get a job in. Don’t list every piece of tech you haven’t used in years.

6. Be specific about wins in your resume. Say “I created a program that matched 40
mentees with mentors and led to XYZ.” Don’t say “Mentored engineers.”

How to Improve your Resume Quickly in Any Amount of Time

If you have <5 minutes

Run it through Grammarly. You'll quickly find out if you're making some easily avoidable
grammar/spelling mistakes.

If you have <15 minutes

Use a resume scanner and make sure that your resume can beat ATS: https://
resumeworded.com/resume-scanner

If you have <1 hour

Work experience is the most important part of your resume. Recruiters spend the most
time reading this section.

Use numbers and don't say "Led a project." Say "Tech lead for the 'XYZ' project that
helped the company reach 'XYZ' new users in 3 months"

2-3 hours
Pick a new resume template or make your own. I love using Canva! https://
www.canva.com/resumes/templates/. Or make sure that your resume is formatted well and
uses ONE type of bullet point.

4-6 hours
Send your resume to a friend and ask them to edit with the promise of buying them
(virtual) coffee. This assumes that your friend will respond in 4-6 hours though.

If you have ~48 hours

Submit your resume to ZipJob. They offer a free resume review from an actual person.
https://zipjob.com/free-review

If you have a few days

Work on completing a new certification that you can add to your resume.

If you have a few weeks

Create a new side project that showcases your skills.
Need to Prepare for a Frontend interview?

Frontend Developer Interview Questions

An awesome repo with a ton of questions ranging from coding, html, css, javascript,
testing, performance and accessibility.
https://github.com/h5bp/Front-end-Developer-Interview-Questions

Frontend Handbook
A free frontend masters guide which isn't really an interview guide, but it has a great
overview of everything you need to learn.
https://frontendmasters.com/books/front-end-handbook/2018/

Data Structures & Algorithms

An awesome course from Kyle Shevlin on egghead. I love how approachable he makes
computer science fundamentals.
https://egghead.io/courses/data-structures-and-algorithms-in-javascript

Stephen Grider courses

Stephen Grider cannot create a bad course. Thirteen hours of interview questions you'll
get and multiple solutions.
https://www.udemy.com/course/coding-interview-bootcamp-algorithms-and-data-
structure/

Frontend Interview Preparation Guide

Another great github repo of interview questions, resources, and books
https://github.com/Jobeir/front-end-interview-preparation-guide
60+ Places to Job Hunt for Developers

Popular sites

AngelList - https://angel.co
GitHub: http://jobs.github.com
Mashable: http://jobs.mashable.com/jobs
Indeed: http://indeed.com
StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/jobs
LinkedIn: http://linkedIn.com
Glassdoor: http://glassdoor.com
Dice: http://dice.com
Monster: http://monster.com
Simply Hired: http://simplyhired.com
Toptal: https://toptal.com
Hired - https://hired.com

Best places to job hunt for remote jobs:

FlexJobs: http://flexjobs.com
WeWorkRemotely: http://weworkremotely.com
RemoteOk: http://remoteok.io/remote-dev-jobs
Stackoverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/jobs/remote-developer-jobs…
Working Nomads: http://workingnomads.co/remote-development-jobs…
Remote . co - https://remote.co/remote-jobs/developer/
Remoters: http://remoters.net/jobs/software-development…
JS Remotely: http://jsremotely.com
Front-end remote: http://frontendremotejobs.com
IWantRemote: http://iwantremote.com
DailyRemote - https://dailyremote.com
Remotive: https://remotive.io/remote-jobs/software-dev
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Pangian: https://pangian.com/job-travel-remote/…
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Remote Talent: http://remotetalent.co/jobs
JustRemote: https://justremote.co/remote-developer-jobs…
RemoteLeaf - https://remoteleaf.com
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Startup Jobs
AngelList: http://angel.co/jobs
Product Hunt: http://producthunt.com/jobs
Startup Hire: http://startuphire.com
Startupers: http://startupers.com
YCombinator: http://news.ycombinator.com/jobs

Junior Dev Jobs

JrDevJobs: http://jrdevjobs.com
Stackoverflow Junior jobs: https://stackoverflow.com/jobs/junior-developer-jobs…

Women focused job boards!

Women Who Code: http://womenwhocode.com/jobs

Tech Ladies - https://hiretechladies.com

Freelance Jobs
Freelancer: http://freelancer.com/jobs
Upwork: http://upwork.com
FlexJobs: http://flexjobs.com/jobs
FreelancerMap: http://freelancermap.com
http://Gun.io: http://gun.io
Guru: http://guru.com/d/jobs

Misc
iOS: http://iosdevjobs.com
React: http://reactjobboard.com
Vue jobs: http://vuejobs.com
Ember: http://jobs.emberjs.com
Python Jobs - http://python.org/jobs
JavaScript job XYZ: http://javascriptjob.xyz
Javascript remotely: http://jsremotely.com
Muse: http://themuse.com/jobs
Tuts+: http://jobs.tutsplus.com
Krop: http://krop.com
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Developers for Hire: http://developersforhire.com
Codepen job board: https://codepen.io/jobs
Joblist.app: http://joblist.app 
Fullstack Job: http://fullstackjob.com 
Authentic jobs: http://authenticjobs.com 
Jobspresso: http://jobspresso.co 
Jobs in Europe: http://landing.jobs
TripleByte: https://triplebyte.com