PinnedMary ZhangI failed 2 times before joining my dream company: GoogleLast year 2022, I landed my dream job at Google as a Software Engineer. It has been 5 years since I first applied to Google back in myMar 14, 202312Mar 14, 202312
Mary ZhangHow to secure a return offer from the summer internship?In 2020, I received a new grad SWE return offer from Meta, because I did well in my summer internship. I accepted the offer and joined Meta…Apr 26, 20231Apr 26, 20231
Mary ZhangThe challenges I have gone through when studying in USA: cultural, language, academics…It’s very challenging to study in USA as an international student. I pursued my undergrad degree in USA in 2015, during which time I spent…Apr 19, 20231Apr 19, 20231
Mary ZhangComparison between different tech cities in USA: Bay Area, Seattle, Chicago, NYC…Welcome to my fifth blog! Today I wanted to talk about the differences between various tech cities in USA, such as San Francisco bay area…Apr 11, 20232Apr 11, 20232
Mary ZhangDifference between Google and Meta from a SWE perspectiveAfter graduation from university in 2020, I had the opportunity to work in Meta as a Software Engineer. In 2022, I switched job from Meta…Apr 4, 20233Apr 4, 20233
Mary ZhanginLevel Up CodingJunior SWE interview preparation guide for FAANG companiesHey guys, welcome to my third tech blog! Today I wanted to share the interview preparation guide especially for junior Software Engineers…Mar 28, 20234Mar 28, 20234
Mary Zhang10 Things I wish I could know as a CS studentI went to my undergrad back in 2015, graduate school in 2019. I studied Computer Science in my college years. After graduation, I start my…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023