Engineering Resources

Technical resources created by senior, staff, and principal engineers.

How to Prepare for a System Design Interview — and Pass It

Tala brings his 10+ years of software engineering experience to Formation as a mentor. Formation is a career accelerator founded by former Meta and Nextdoor software engineers who have one goal: to help engineers from all backgrounds land life-changing roles. As a software engineer in the real world, you’ll

The Engineering Method: A Step-by-Step Process for Solving Challenging Problems

Getting stuck before you even begin to work on an engineering problem is more common than you think. Use this method to help you break a problem down, find a path toward a solution, and avoid mistakes.

How to Pitch Yourself in an Interview

Let’s break down how to answer one of the most common behavioral interview questions by crafting an elevator pitch.