_The ultimate guide on how to efficiently prepare for your software engineering technical interview - coding test round._
If you have decided to embark on the arduous process of preparing for your coding interviews and you don't know how to maximize your time, this is the only guide you need to go from zero to hero on your coding test.
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## What is a Software Engineering coding interview?
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### 4. Accompany practice with coding interview cheatsheets to internalize the must-dos and must-remembers {#practice-with-cheatsheets}
To maximize what you get out of your practice, I recommend referring to the following coding interview cheatsheets _while_ you are studying and practicing:
Nobody has time to grind hundreds of LeetCode questions, and the good news is that you don't need to do that many to actually get the job at FAANG!
I was frustrated at my job at Grab, a ridesharing company in South-east Asia and wanted to break into FAANG but I wasn't sure how to. After a few months of research, studying and practicing, I interviewed at 11 companies and managed to get 9 offers from top tech companies in the Bay Area - Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Palantir, Dropbox, Lyft, and some startups. It was a tedious process which I don't ever want to go through again. **I went through that process but with this guide, you don't have to.**
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1. Prepare for the behavioral interview
1. Negotiating the offer package
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