Early Career Software Engineering Resources
I kept seeing the same problem over and over when people prep for CS interviews:
They grind LeetCode or memorize behavioral answers… but they don’t actually understand what kind of job they’re aiming for.
When I was in college, I didn’t even know the difference between fields like backend, graphics, AI, or cybersecurity, let alone what interviews for those roles actually looked like.
So I ended up putting together a guide that tries to connect those dots:
• First section: behavioral interviews (how to actually answer without sounding scripted)
• Second: technical interviews (coding, debugging, how to think through problems)
• Then: breakdowns of different CS fields (AI, graphics, cybersecurity, etc.)
For each field, I included:
– what the work is actually like
– example roles (like cybersecurity analyst, etc.)
– job outlook / growth
– what skills matter most
The goal isn’t just “pass interviews,” but help you figure out which direction you even want to go before you invest months prepping.
I originally made it for students who feel overwhelmed or unsure where they fit in CS.
If that sounds useful, here’s the book (I recommend paperback version or ebook because the color version is way too pricey lol):
Happy to answer questions about interview prep or different CS paths too.