Resources that got me into Amazon, Microsoft, and Google

Alexander Nguyen
Supportive Software Engineer
7 min readFeb 10, 2024

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Quick Context

After 1-year tenures at Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, I’m sharing an updated list of 2024 resources everyone should be using to work in big tech.

Regardless, these are the resources I recommend both purchasable and free.

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Coding Resources

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Cracking the Coding Interview (CTCI)

This book is perfect for kicking off your journey into coding interviews. If you’re just starting out, I suggest giving it a go.

The explanations for the questions are super clear and easy to grasp, especially if you’ve got a basic handle on algorithms and data structures.

Elements of Programming Interviews (Python, Java, C++)

If you’ve got some experience under your belt, the questions in this book match what you’ll face in interviews at big tech companies. Once you nail these questions, you’ll be totally prepped…

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