Neetcode: Google vs Amazon, Programming Interviews, Quitting Big Tech

<p>Neetcode is the most well-known coding interview prep creator with over 1M+ subs on YouTube. I interviewed him about the latest on coding interviews, his career at Amazon vs Google, and what it was like quitting big tech to do his own thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>• My ergonomic keyboard project I mentioned, you can follow along here: https://read.compose.llc/</p><p>• The Kickstarter page for it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryanlpeterman/compose-simple-ergonomics-beautifully-done</p><p><br /></p><p>Podcast links:</p><p><br /></p><p>• YouTube: https://youtu.be/K15dND_Kfvg</p><p>• Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peterman-pod/id1777363835</p><p>• Transcript: https://www.developing.dev/p/neetcode-google-vs-amazon-programming</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you to this episode's sponsor for supporting my work:</p><p><br /></p><p>• WorkOS: makes your app Enterprise Ready with easy to use APIs to add SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and more in just a few lines of code, check them out at https://workos.com/</p><p><br /></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p><br /></p><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(00:33) Quitting Amazon after 2 months</p><p>(06:00) Testing Neetcode on Leetcode</p><p>(12:57) Memorizing vs deriving solutions and intelligence</p><p>(16:13) The story behind Neetcode</p><p>(22:24) Getting a job at Google</p><p>(27:47) How it was quitting big tech</p><p>(29:38) What he hated most about Google</p><p>(30:52) Top technical book recommendation</p><p>(32:34) Advice for his younger self</p><p>(33:46) Outro</p><p><br /></p><p>Where to find Neetcode:</p><p><br /></p><p>• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navdeep-singh-3aaa14161/</p><p>• Twitter/X: https://x.com/neetcode1</p><p>• His website: https://neetcode.io/</p><p>• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeetCodeIO</p><p>• GitHub: https://github.com/neetcode-gh</p><p>• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neetcodeio/</p><p>• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@neetcode.io</p><p>• Discord: https://discord.gg/ddjKRXPqtk</p><p><br /></p><p>Where to find Ryan:</p><p><br /></p><p>• Newsletter: https://www.developing.dev/</p><p>• X/Twitter: https://x.com/ryanlpeterman</p><p>• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlpeterman/</p><p>• Threads: https://www.threads.com/@ryanlpeterman</p><p>• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanlpeterman</p><p>• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanlpeterman</p><p><br /></p><p>Referenced in this episode:</p><p><br /></p><p>• Neetcode's "Maybe Some People Should Just Give Up" video: https://www.youtub