Senior SDE Job Search in 2026: Strategy, Luck, and AI
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After six years, I stepped back into the interviewing world, and it wasn't what I remembered. Here are my tips, tricks, and some encouragement for the modern job search.
The Full Collection
A complete catalog of step-by-step tutorials and honest stories from the developer life
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Layoffs 2026: My Departure from Amazon
/ 9 min readSharing my experience of the day it happened, the aftermath, and the decisions to be made before walking out the door. A firsthand insight into big tech layoffs.
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React Tutorial: Shonda’s Actors Database!
/ 14 min readI spotted Penny from Grey’s Anatomy in Scandal — and ended up building a site that tracks recurring actors across Shondaland!
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How to Create a JavaScript API (Using Shondaland data)
/ 13 min readA fun project working with Netlify functions and data from your favorite Shonda Rhimes shows!
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RSUs — What if you turned them into ETFs?
/ 6 min readThinking of cashing out the RSUs and investing the money elsewhere? Let’s run the numbers first!
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Understand Your Paycheck: RSUs
/ 10 min readExplaining the terms and simplifying the calculation process — with a real-life example!
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Turn PDF Payslips Into a Single CSV Report
/ 12 min readEver programmed with PDF files? Write a Python script with me!
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Spotify API: How To Create a Data Set of Songs
/ 29 min readA Fun Tutorial using Python, JSON, and Spotify API!
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React Tutorial: Create Your Twist on Wordle
/ 19 min readThere are many React tutorials to create Wordle clones… but why stop there? This is how I created a Taylor Swift-themed Wordle!
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Wordle in React: Picking Up Where We Left Off!
/ 23 min readThe flipping tiles are cool, but why stop there? In this tutorial, we’ll create all the other cool features that are in the original game!
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Wordle in React: Picking Up Where The Others Left Off!
/ 29 min readLearn how to create the guess distribution, the landing page, and all the cool features that are in the original Wordle game!
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Weekend Coding: Daily Email Sending Through Code
/ 18 min readA fun end-to-end project, from requirements to the final product
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Create Your Own Website — Is It Worth It?
/ 10 min readAll the pros and cons of owning a website, all the whys and the hows — in one place!
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Introduction to AWS — Cloud Best Practices
/ 12 min readThe cloud is useful for flexibility, efficiency, scalability, and security — especially when you use it correctly ;)
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My Relocation Diaries — The 2-Years Mark!
/ 10 min readWhen does it stop being “a relocation” and start being “the new home”?
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Introduction to AWS — Billing & Pricing
/ 17 min readAll you need to know about pricing for AWS services, and the AWS services used for billing those services!
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A Non-Scary Introduction to Django
/ 7 min readThe tutorial that would've saved me a month of procrastination
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Introduction to AWS: Databases, Management, Networking, and AI
/ 14 min readWrapping up the big technical must-knows of the AWS series
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Introduction to AWS: EC2, related services, and AWS through the CLI
/ 11 min readThe related services are Elastic Block Store, Load Balancing, and Auto-Scaling
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Introduction to AWS: Security in The Cloud
/ 11 min read“If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What’s more, you deserve to be hacked” ― Richard Clarke
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Introduction to AWS: IAM, CloudFront, and S3
/ 16 min readThese are the services to start with when trying to conquer the AWS world
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Introduction to AWS: Cloud Computing and Global Infrastructure
/ 9 min readWant to get into the AWS world? This is where you should start!
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A Non-Scary Introduction to The Wondrous World of Git
/ 30 min readGit commands you need to know, simply explained, with hands-on examples!
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This Is How You Create "In-Between" AWS CloudWatch Alarms
/ 10 min readHere is all you need to know, for those who are *not* AWS experts but still need to complete their tasks ;)
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Things I’ve Learned in My First Year Abroad
/ 13 min readA year of living in Dublin, a year of working at Amazon, a year without visiting home
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My Thoughts on Social Media - 2020 Edition
/ 10 min readHere is what you should think about when considering quitting social media. Not considering quitting? Well, maybe you should
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AliceCode — Amazing Community of Future Engineers for Girls
/ 4 min read'The best way to predict the future is to create it' - Peter Drucker
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The Man With The 𝜋 Tie
/ 9 min read'The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.' - William Arthur Ward
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Tips For Students From BIU's Outstanding Lecturer
/ 11 min readHere are Dr. Erez Sheiner's opinions on subjects that concern many students
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Is Web Security Too Complicated To Get Into?
/ 4 min readYes, but you should still do it.
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7 Reasons to Add a Coffee Break Event to Your Calendar
/ 3 min readWith social distancing and working from home, it is much more than just a coffee break
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3 LinkedIn Learning (Lynda) Courses You Should Take
/ 4 min readThese courses may not contain code — but will help your career as a software developer
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Don’t Be Scared of CSS
/ 7 min readFor the fullstack developer who is secretly a backend developer
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Yak Shaving - A developer's nightmare!
/ 3 min readYou may not be familiar with the term, but I promise you’ve experienced it before