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Notes on interviews, systems & AI

Essays from the build: what actually moves the needle in interview prep, how systems behave at scale, and how AI is changing the craft.

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AIMay 28, 2026·10 min read

LLMs, agents and the new engineering interview

Interviews changed when LLMs became part of the stack. How to prepare: tool-calling loops, evals, context engineering, and the judgement that separates an operator from a passenger.

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