Hey for what it's worth, I had the same experience as you. Except I had 2 follow ups: 1 coding and 1 system design. Fumbled in coding. They said to try again in a year.

Senior Software Engineer

Jaideep Singh

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🚀 Please note this event is in IST (Indian Standard Time) timezone 🎉

Sharpen your system design skills with a collaborative twist! Join us for an interactive **Practice Interview Session** We will be using **Excalidraw virtual whiteboard**. It has built-in voice hangouts and screen sharing, there’s no need for Zoom or Meet links—just click the Excalidraw link in the calendar invite, hit the **call icon** at the top-right corner, and you’re all set to participate!

🛠️ **What’s the Plan?**

👥 **Two Participants** (pre-selected) will interview each other:

- 🕒 **30 minutes per round**
- Rest of us? We’ll be the viewers, just observing.

🗣️ **After Each Round**

Viewers provide feedback and score the performance (\~10 minutes).

📋 **Wrap-Up:**

At the end of the session, we’ll pick the next duo to interview at a future session. 🎯

✨ **Other Details**

- This is a **mock interview**, not a study session—focus is on practice and performance.
- If there’s interest, we may organize **system design study sessions** in the future. 📚
- Join us on the Taro Premium Slack at [**#system-design-discussions**](https://taropremium.slack.com/archives/C069XBS6PN0/p1741135110599979)

If you’re missing a **Taro Premium membership**, you can grab **my referral link** [**https://www.jointaro.com/r/jaideev530/**](https://www.jointaro.com/r/jaideev530/) for 20% off! 💸

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