Coffee Breaks

Quick, 5-minute-or-less coffee breaks with advice and tips from our CEO and Co-Founder, Sophie.

How to reduce mental blocks as a software engineer

Picture this: You've just figured out the solution to a problem you've been working on and all you have to do is code it up. Now imagine that instead of coding it up, you close your computer and save it for tomorrow. As weird as it

Help someone by teaching them something

No matter where you are in your software engineering journey, you are in a unique position to help other engineers. In fact, as an engineer with even very little experience, you can mentor others and help yourself in the process. In this week’s Coffee Break, our CEO and Co-Founder,

Let's Talk About Asking Questions

Let's Talk About Asking Questions

Thinking of the right questions to ask your interviewer can be challenging, but when you let your curiosity take over, you'll end up with more questions than you have time to ask.

How to find out what it's really like to work at a prospective company

We've all interviewed for companies that we don't know much about other than their positive aspects. An interview panel isn't the best place to get unbiased, honest opinions about the company direction, work-life balance, or team dynamics. In fact, most of your interviewers are

Why understanding the iceberg syndrome can help you interview better

Perform better in your engineering interviews by learning from one of Elon Musk's latest tweets.

How to Leverage Your Recruiter in the Technical Interview Process

Recruiters can play an even bigger role in your interview process than you think.

A good way to answer a question is to answer the question

Hear why memorizing answers is not the way to ace an interview