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Hi, I am Ashish, a Software Engineer with over 8 years of experience in full-stack development, backend systems, machine learning, and big data engineering.

Throughout my career, I’ve cracked interviews at top-tier tech companies and worked on multiple large scale projects.

In this newsletter, I share lessons, strategies, insights and resources that have helped me in my Software Engineering career.

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• Master challenging Coding, DSA, and System Design concepts through clear articles and visuals.

• Prepare for and excel in technical interviews.

• Advance your Software Engineering career.

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• LeetCode was HARD until I Learned these 15 Patterns

• System Design was HARD until I Learned these 30 Concepts

• How I Mastered Data Structures and Algorithms

• How to Answer a System Design Interview Problem

• Design a Music Streaming Service like Spotify

• Design a Chat Application like WhatsApp

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