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Nail Your Next Early Engineering Interview

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Designed for software engineers with less than three years of experience, this Early Engineering Interview course for entry-level software engineers is the boost you need to kickstart your career.

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  • Current College students or folks having less than three years of experience trying to get into Tier-1 Tech companies
  • Software Engineers who want to specialize in DSA and Problem Solving.

Why choose this course?

Program designed by FAANG+ leads

Covering data structures, algorithms, interview-relevant topics, and career coaching

Individualized teaching and 1:1 help

Technical coaching, homework assistance, solutions discussion, and individual sessions

Mock interviews with Silicon Valley engineers

Live interview practice in real-life simulated environments with FAANG and top-tier interviewers

Personalized feedback

Constructive, structured, and actionable insights for improved interview performance

Career skills development

Resume building, LinkedIn profile optimization, personal branding, and live behavioral workshops

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If you do well in our course but still don't land a domain-relevant job within the post-program support period, we'll refund 50% of the tuition you paid for the course.*

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Our highly experienced instructors are active hiring managers and employees at FAANG+ companies and know exactly what it takes to ace tech and managerial interviews.
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Omkar Deshpande

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15+ years experience
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A typical week at Interview Kickstart

This is how we make your journey structured and organized. Our learners spend 10-12 hours each week on this course.

Thu

Get Foundation content
Get high-quality videos and course material for next week’s topic
Covers introduction to fundamentals, interview-relevant topics on DSA and problem solving
Attend timed test and review session
1-hour timed test covering essential interview questions on the current week's topics
1-hour timed test review session to discuss the test solution and other best practices

Sun

Attend online live sessions
Attend 5-hour sessions that cover topics from Sorting, Recursion, Trees, Graphs, and Dynamic Programming
A FAANG+ instructor will discuss various coding patterns, coding interview questions, and how to approach these questions

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Solve coding problems & MCQs
Practice concepts taught in live sessions to solve assignment questions
Attempt MCQs from foundation material to brush up on your learnings
Take help from academic support for your queries related to coding problems and MCQs
Live doubt-solving with FAANG+ Software Engineers by booking a technical coaching session

Everyday

1:1 access to instructors
Personalized coaching from FAANG+ Engineers
Individualized and detailed attention to your questions
Solution walkthroughs

Early Engineering Course details and curriculum

Data Structures and Algorithms
  • 5 weeks
  • 5 live classes

1

Sorting

  • Introduction to Sorting
  • Basics of Asymptotic Analysis and Worst Case and Average Case Analysis
  • Different Sorting Algorithms and their comparison
  • Algorithm paradigms like Divide and Conquer, Decrease and Conquer, Transform and Conquer
  • Presorting
  • Extensions of Merge Sort, Quick Sort, and Heap Sort
  • Sorting-related common interview coding problems

2

Recursion

  • Recursion as a Lazy Manager’s Strategy
  • Recursive Mathematical Functions
  • Combinatorial Enumeration
  • Exhaustive Enumeration and General Template
  • Letter Case Permutations, Subsets, Permutations, and Backtracking
  • Recursion-related common interview coding problems

3

Trees

  • Dictionaries and Sets, Hash Tables
  • Binary Search Trees, BST Search, Insert, Min, Max, Successor and Predecessor, and Delete
  • Tree Traversals and Constructions
  • BFS Problems
  • DFS Problems
  • Diameter of a Binary Tree and Count Univalue Subtrees
  • Tree Construction
  • Trees-related common interview coding problems

4

Graphs

  • Graphs: Overview
  • Problem definition of the 7 Bridges of Konigsberg
  • What is a graph, vertex and properties of vertex, Eulerian cycles and its properties
  • Adjacency Lists, Adjacency Matrices, Adjacency Maps
  • Graphs traversal BFS and DFS, BFS Tree, DFS stack-based implementation
  • Finding connected components of a graph
  • Graphs in interviews
  • Number of Connected Components in Undirected Graph
  • Graph Valid Tree, Is Graph Bipartite, Number of Islands, Snake and Ladders, Course Schedule
  • Graphs-related common interview coding problems

5

Dynamic Programming

  • Dynamic Programming Introduction
  • Top-down Memoization
  • Bottom-up Tabulation
  • Climbing n stairs, subsets of size k, unique paths in a grid, path sum, coin change
  • Unique Paths II, Word Break, Partition Equal Subset Sum, Edit Distance
  • DP-related common interview coding problems
Career Coaching
  • 3 weeks
  • 3 live classes

1

Interview Strategy and Success

2

Behavioral Interview Prep

3

Offers and Negotiation

Support Period
  • 6 Months

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15 mock interviews

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Take classes you missed/retake classes/tests

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1:1 technical/career coaching

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Additional topics covered during the Support Period

  • Linked Lists
  • Stacks and Queues
  • Binary Search
  • Arrays: Sliding Windows, Prefix Sums, Decrease and Conquer, etc. 
  • Strings: KMP, Rabin Karp, etc. 
  • Bit Manipulation
  • Greedy Algorithms
  • Number Problems (coding problems based on Math, Number Theory, etc.)
  • Interval Line Sweep
  • Monotonic Stacks
  • Trie
  • Segment Tree
  • Binary Index Tree
  • Advanced Graphs: Disjoint Set Union (union-find), Kruskal’s Algorithm, Prim’s algorithm, Dijkstra’s algorithm, A* Algorithm, DAG Problems, etc.
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Practice and track progress on UpLevel

UpLevel will be your all-in-one learning platform to get you FAANG-ready, with 10,000+ interview questions, timed tests, videos, mock interviews suite, and more.
Mock interviews suite
On-demand timed tests
In-browser online judge
10,000 interview questions
100,000 hours of video explanations
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11 programming languages

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What makes our mock Interviews the best:

Hiring managers from Tier-1 companies like Google & Apple

Interview with the best. No one will prepare you better!

Domain-specific interviews

Practice for your target domain - Machine Learning

Detailed personalized feedback

Identify and work on your improvement areas

Transparent, non-anonymous interviews

Get the most realistic experience possible

1. Flexible schedule

Pick timings convenient to you

4. Technical and behavioral interviews

Uplevel your technical and behavioral interview skills

2. Remote interview experience

Mirrors the current format of remote interviews

5. Level-specific interviews

Because an L4 at Google can be quite different from an E7 at Meta

3. Feedback documentation

All the feedback you’ve ever wanted, recorded and documented

6. Interviewer of your choice

Choose based on domain

Career impact

Our engineers land high-paying and rewarding offers from the biggest tech companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Tesla, and Netflix.

Kalpana Natrajan

Interview Kickstart is very helpful for working professionals. The format of the course is well designed. (Completing foundation material before a live class, and then follow up review class), giving ample time on a particular topic. It's not self-paced, but that's what made me chose it because it motivates us to complete the course in the timeframe, and not sign-up and forget.Special kudos to the Support team for being so prompt in responding to your queries and hopping on to a call and patiently, personally help you reschedule classes, and advise.

Shruti Sharma

Data Scientist II
Work at:
meta blue
Interview Kickstart provides a comprehensive course that helps in interview preparation. I was part of Early Engineering Program and I found the course content to be of great quality. The video lectures, Live sessions and the overall structure of the course helps in better understanding of the concepts and provides a good hands-on coding experience.

Boyd Lever

Works at:
paypal
As a software development engineer, IK helped me secure competitive interviews at big tech companies. I look forward to working with them again in the future as I build expertise in system design.

David Espinosa

Placed at:
amazon
I did the 2 month Early Engineering program starting in October 2023 and am almost at the end of my support period, which was supposed to be 6 months long but was extended twice because of my grandmother's death and because a hurricane affected me, so they have been very helpful with that.

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Learn more about Interview Kickstart and the Early Engineering Interview Course by joining the free webinar hosted by Ryan Valles, co-founder of Interview Kickstart. You can also talk to our program advisors to get additional program-related details.
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A Free Guide to Kickstart Your Back-End Engineering Career at FAANG+

From the interview process and career path to interview questions and salary details — learn everything you need to know about Software Engineering careers at top tech companies.
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Early Engineering Interview Process Outline

The interview process at FAANG+ and other Tier-1 companies for entry-level software engineering interviews vary a bit for each company. However, the general structure is as follows:
  • Initial screening: Includes a telephonic interview and may include an online assessment. These rounds also test your understanding of DSA, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • On-site: 3-5 on-site rounds, which include 2-3 rounds on DSA/Problem Solving and 1-2 rounds on soft skills (behavioral). 
Our Early Engineering Course will cover all the best practices, skills, and tips you need to know to nail these rounds.

What to Expect at an Entry-level Software Engineer Interview

1

Coding Challenge
In this particular round, the candidate may receive a list of requirements and a skeleton code and would be asked to complete the code and submit it after completing the code in their own environment.

2

Phone/ Video Interview
There may generally be 1 to 3 phone/ video interviews, typically on data structures and algorithms.

3

On-Site
The questions in the on-site interviews are similar to the phone interview questions. In this final round, you will likely be coding on a whiteboard (a few companies like Snapchat may let you bring your own laptop to code on-site).
  • Behavioral – Typically done over the phone with a recruiter or the hiring manager for the role. In this round, the recruiter wants to figure out if the appearing candidate would be a good fit for the role, both based on experiences as well as the ability to communicate.

Entry-level Software Engineering Interview Questions

Let us look at some interview questions involving data structures (arrays, linked lists, trees, hash tables, queues, strings, etc.) and algorithms (search, sort, etc.). We will also look at some behavioral interview questions below.

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Entry-level Software Engineering Data Structures Coding Interview Questions
Find the minimum (or maximum) element of an array.
Given a sorted array, return the index of a given value or -1 if the element cannot be found.
Merge two sorted lists.
Delete the node in a linked list.
Insert a node into a sorted doubly linked list.
Convert sorted array to binary search tree.
Convert sorted array to binary search tree.
Merge two binary trees.
Given the root of a binary tree, invert the tree, and return its root.
Count the number of subarrays having a given XOR.
Implementing our Own Hash Table with Separate Chaining in Java.
Find whether an array is a subset of another array.
Implement stack using queues.
Remove all adjacent duplicates in the string.
Evaluate the value of an arithmetic expression in Reverse Polish Notation.
Compute the running median of a sequence of numbers. That is, given a stream of numbers, print out the median of the list so far after each new element.
Given an integer array nums and an integer k, return the kth largest element in the array.

2

Entry-level Software Engineering Algorithms Coding Interview Questions
Given an undirected graph, determine if it contains a cycle.
Given a reference of a node in a connected undirected graph, return a deep copy (clone) of the graph.
How many numbers are smaller than the current number.
Given an array of integers nums, sort the array in ascending order.
Given the head of a linked list, return the list after sorting it in ascending order.
Get maximum in the generated array.
Longest increasing subsequence.
Given n, calculate the Fibonacci sequence.

3

Entry-level Software Engineering Interview Questions on Behavioral Skills
Tell me about yourself.
Why software engineering?
Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
Tell me about your project, x, and what you contributed.
Tell us about a time when you received criticism about your work and how you handled it.
If you have to deliver negative feedback to members of your development team, how would you do it?
Tell me about your favorite development project to date and what it was like from start to finish.
What is your experience with GoTo, and do you prefer structured programming?
 

Entry-level Software Engineer Career

So you’ve decided to be a Software Engineer. It’s important to know what’s expected of the role and what skills you need to have to excel in it. We’ll also discuss salary and levels to clear any nagging doubts you may have in those areas.
 

1

Entry-level Software Engineer Job Requirements: Roles and Responsibilities
An early engineer can be referred to as an entry-level engineering professional who reports to and learns from a Senior Engineer. These engineers are responsible for the execution of original/ maintenance works and maintenance of material accounts and public assets with which they are concerned. 
An early engineer can also be termed as a Junior Engineer who essentially carrier out the following roles and responsibilities:
 
Identifying problems and discovering solutions
Working on ongoing projects based on specifications
Collaborating with teams of other engineers
Staying up to date with international engineering trends
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Making improvements to existing products and software etc.
Implementing solutions and designs
Skills that’ll help you as a Software Engineer:
Excellent verbal and written communication ability
Ability to comprehend and follow directions
DSA Skills
Coding Fluency
Problem Solving
Don’t forget to thoroughly read the Technical Program Manager job description for the specific role you’re applying for. The Technical Program Manager job description differs depending on the position, level, and the company.

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Required qualifications to become a Software Engineer:
Basic qualifications:
B.S. in Computer Science (CS), Information Technology (IT), Information Systems (IS), Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE), Informatics, or Software Engineering (SE)
Knowledge of basic computer science concepts, programming, and Information Systems
Interest and willingness to travel and relocate

Preferred qualifications:

0-2 + years of professional experience
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Solid coding practices

3

Career Roadmap for a Junior Software Engineer
The typical career progression for a junior engineering role looks like the following:
Junior Engineer -> Engineer/ Senior Engineer -> Technical Design Architect/ Senior Engineering Partner -> Senior Architect/ Enterprise Architect
For more information on career paths, check our article on Best IT Career Paths for Software Professionals.
 

Entry-level Software Engineer Salary and Levels at FAANG

The average Entry-level Engineer salary in the US is $67,503, but the salary range typically falls between $47,493 and $78,676. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, and professional experience.
Meta Entry-level Engineer Salary
The average Meta Entry-level Engineer earns $184,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $122,000 with a $21,000 bonus.
Entry-level Engineer at Meta
Average compensation by level
Level name
Total
Base
Stock (/yr)
Bonus
E3
US$184K
US$122K
US$42K
US$21K
Amazon Entry-level Engineer Salary
The average Amazon Entry-level Engineer earns $166,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $126,000 with a $20,000 bonus.
Entry-level Engineer at Amazon
Average compensation by level
Level name
Total
Base
Stock (/yr)
Bonus
L4
US$166K
US$126K
US$22K
US$20K
Apple Entry-level Engineer Salary
The average Apple Entry-level Engineer earns $163,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $125,000 with a $16,000 bonus.
Entry-level Engineer at Apple
Average compensation by level
Level name
Total
Base
Stock (/yr)
Bonus
ICT2
US$163K
US$125K
US$26K
US$16K

Netflix Entry-level Engineer Salary

The average Netflix Entry-level Engineer earns an estimated $226,000 annually, which includes an estimated base salary of $206,000 with a $20,000 bonus.

Entry-level Engineer at Netflix

Average compensation by level

Level name

Total

Base

Stock (/yr)

Bonus

New Grad SW. Engineer

US$226K

US$206K

US$19K

US$20K

Google Entry-level Engineer Salary

The average Google Entry-level Engineer earns $191,000 annually, which includes a base salary of $131,000 with a $21,000 bonus.
Entry-level Engineer at Google
Average compensation by level
Level name
Total
Base
Stock (/yr)
Bonus
L3
US$184K
US$122K
US$39K
US$21K

FAQs on Early Engineering Interview Course

An entry-level software engineer should have DSA and problem-solving skills. They should at least be skilled in one object-oriented programming language and know how to implement the principles of object-oriented design. They should also have good communication skills and should be able to communicate technical concepts.
A beginner software engineer should aim to get really good at debugging, and code documentation, improve their programming skills, learn from the more experienced, and gain experience while learning.

<div>C++, Java, and Python are the most popular choices for programming languages among software engineers.</div>

<div>Problem-solving ability, creativity, curiosity to upskill and learn, patience, logical thinking, and self-discipline.</div>

<div>Follow coding standards, avoid technical debt, use the resources and tools at your disposal, and gain clarity about the task required first and foremost.</div>

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