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Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast

Prabuddha Ganegoda

Ace your Software Engineer interviews with confidence. This podcast helps you organize your thinking, strengthen problem-solving skills, and prepare effectively for real technical interviews. Topics covered include: Programming (Java & Python) Data Structures & Algorithms System Design AI for Software Engineers Interview strategies & mindset Whether you"re targeting Big Tech, startups, or senior engineering roles, each episode helps you think clearly, solve better, and perform at

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00:07:51

[System Design] Database Connection Pooling

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/03/13

Video Summary of our audio podcast of [JAVA] Under the hood: Database Connection Pooling in Spring Boot

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00:09:35

[System Design] ⁠ The Rate Limiter Playbook

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/03/07

Video overview of Distributed Rate Limiter

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00:07:13

[JAVA] Circuit Breaker Interview

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/03/07

Summary video of [JAVA] Circuit Breaker Deep Dive with Resilience4j

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00:06:15

[DSA] Pattern Recognition

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/03/07

Video Summary of - [DSA] Data Structure and Algorithm (DSA) problem-solving strategies and patterns

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00:23:50

[System Design] Real-World Execution & Estimations EP03

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/03/01

1. The Back-of-Envelope Estimation Toolkit2. Designing a Fintech Payment Processing System3. The 45-Minute Interview Playbook

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00:23:06

[System Design] Storage, Messaging & Architecture...

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/03/01

1. Storage Strategy & Database Selection2. Caching Patterns & Disasters3. Communication & Messaging4. Apache Kafka Deep Dive

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00:50:23

[System Design] The Foundation & The Framework EP01

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/03/01

Episode 1 of your 3-part System Design Interview deep-dive podcast series! This episode focuses on how interviewers at FAANG and Tier-1 financial institutions evaluate you—which is how you think, not just what you know. The hosts will cover:The RADIO Framework: The 5-step, 45-minute blueprint for every interview: Requirements, API Design, Data Model, Infrastructure, and Optimise & Operate.The #1 Trap for Candidates: Why skipping Non-Functional Requirement (NFR) clarification—like asking about

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00:57:52

[Solution Architect] AWS Technology Stacks and...

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/28

I have started generating a comprehensive, engaging Audio Overview (Deep Dive Podcast) designed specifically to help you memorize the AWS Technology Stacks and Architecture Tradeoff Analysis! It will be ready to listen to in the Studio tab in just a few minutes.To help these concepts stick for your exams or interviews, the hosts will use strong analogies and focus heavily on the underlying decision-making framework rather than just listing AWS services. Here is a sneak peek at how the episode is

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00:35:50

[DSA] Data Structure and Algorithm (DSA)...

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/25

Comprehensive Audio Overview (Deep Dive Podcast) covering the Data Structure and Algorithm (DSA) problem-solving strategies and patterns for your interview preparation! It will be ready for you to listen to in the Studio tab in just a few minutes.Here is a breakdown of the mental models and frameworks the episode will cover to help you ace your coding interviews:Effective DSA problem-solving is not about memorizing solutions, but rather recognizing patterns and mapping problems to a well-known,

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00:58:31

[Kubernetes] Deep Dive

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/25

Deep-dive Audio Overview (Podcast) for your Kubernetes Solution Architect interview preparation! It will be ready to listen to in the Studio tab in just a few minutes.This episode will act as a masterclass, combining core architectural concepts with the exact production triaging scenarios and interview questions found in your guide.Here is what the hosts will be covering to ensure you are fully prepared:The Brain and The Brawn (Core Architecture): The hosts will break down the Control Plane (the API

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00:33:41

[Kafka] Kafka Deep Dive

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/25

Audio Overview (Deep Dive Podcast) for your Kafka interview preparation! It will be ready for you to listen to in the Studio tab in just a few minutes.Here is a sneak peek at how the hosts will break down these advanced streaming concepts to help you ace your interview:The "Express Lane" Analogy (Zero-Copy & Page Cache): To explain how Kafka handles millions of messages a second, the hosts will dive into how it bypasses the JVM heap. Instead of bringing data into the "sorting

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00:47:19

[AWS] Migration Decision Framework

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/22

Migration Decision Framework and real-world case studies that closely align with enterprise architecture principles. Here is a summary of the core migration strategies covered in your current documents:Migration Decision FrameworkThe sources outline a strategic framework for deciding how to migrate enterprise workloads, evaluating factors like time pressure, cost, risk, and team skills:Rehost (Lift & Shift): This is the best approach when there is high time pressure, such as a looming data

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00:31:52

[System Design] Distributed Rate Limiter

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/22

I have started creating an exciting, analogy-driven Audio Overview (Deep Dive Podcast) covering the complex architecture of a Distributed Rate Limiter for your next system design interview! It will be ready for you to listen to in the Studio tab in just a few minutes.Here is a sneak peek at how the hosts will break down these advanced concepts to make them stick:The "Castle Defense" Analogy (Layered Architecture): The hosts will explain that rate limiting is not a single wall; it's a

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00:43:37

[AWS] Applying TOGAF on AWS migration

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/22

Applying TOGAF on AWS migration

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00:41:40

[JAVA] Spring Boot REST API Performance Optimization...

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/21

Here is a sneak peek at what the hosts will be covering to make these advanced concepts stick during your interview:The "Multi-Layer Cake" Analogy: The hosts will explain that optimizing a Spring Boot REST API isn't a single switch you flip; it's a layered strategy. They will walk through how to systematically tackle bottlenecks from the database all the way up to the JVM.The Silent Killer (The N+1 Problem): They will break down the N+1 query problem, explaining how a simple

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00:36:52

[JAVA] Circuit Breaker Deep Dive with Resilience4j

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/21

Here is a sneak peek at what the hosts will be covering to make the concepts stick:The "Electrical Panel" Analogy: The hosts will kick off the episode by comparing the software circuit breaker pattern to a real-world electrical panel. Just as a physical breaker trips during a power surge to stop your house from catching on fire, a software circuit breaker trips to prevent a single slow or failing microservice from taking down your entire architecture—stopping a dreaded cascading failure or domino

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00:44:23

[JAVA] Under the hood: Database Connection Pooling in...

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/20

Are your APIs randomly throwing 500 errors during traffic spikes, or mysterious SocketException errors on Monday mornings? In this deep dive, we break down the critical, and often misunderstood, world of database connection pooling to help you stabilize high-traffic applications and ace senior engineering interviews.What You Will Learn in This Episode:The Taxi Rank Analogy: Why establishing a database connection from scratch (with TCP sockets and TLS handshakes) is like building a new taxi for every

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00:34:28

[JAVA] Java Collections Deep DIve

Software Engineer Interview Prep Podcast ·

2026/02/17

The "Deep Dive" Interview PrepThe podcast focuses on the "why" and "how" behind the collections, moving beyond basic API usage to the internal mechanics that interviewers love to ask about.• Segment 1: The "Big Three" Internals (List, Set, Map) Focus: How ArrayList resizes (growing by 50%) versus Vector (doubling). Key Concept: The internal shift in HashMap from a linked list to a Red-Black Tree in Java 8+ when a bucket exceeds 8 entries. This is a critical performance optimization (O(n) to

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