Current or Former Security Engineers, Application Security Engineers, Security Architects, Security Support Engineers
Application, System, or Network Support Engineers
Test Engineers
Site Reliability Engineers
Security Engineering Interview Process at Tier-1 Companies
We prepare you for all stages of a typical Security Engineering interview process at FAANG and Tier-1 companies
Initial Technical Screening
Involves a coding round and a few questions testing your knowledge of security topics.
Behavioral Round
Questions related to your job experience
Discussions on past projects
Open-ended questions to gauge if you're a "good fit”
4-5 Onsite Rounds
1-2 General Coding Rounds: Coding rounds based on data structures and algorithms. The questions are usually Leetcode problems of easy to medium difficulty.
1 Security Coding Round: Review a code snippet to find vulnerabilities it contains or security-themed coding questions focusing on text parsing and manipulation, basic data structures, and simple logic flows.
1-2 System Design Rounds: Design systems to secure various applications. The solution is evaluated on all aspects: network, system, application, and information security.
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What our students say
Neelesh Tendulkar
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Each instructor-led session was packed with information and there were lots of problems to practice. The course was intense, but it was a great use of my time.
Davide Testuggine
Applied Research Scientist
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“The course was very intense. During the two months it lasted, I would easily work 2+ hours every day, weekends included, on the homework problems. This course is just practice, practice, practice. And it works! Fast forward a couple of weeks, and I accepted my offer with Facebook.”
Ajay Eppili
Lead Software Engineer
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“Before Interview Kickstart, I had trouble with system design interviews. After going through the program, the structure of the curriculum helped me in understanding system design. After Interview Kickstart, I was able to get into Salesforce.”
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