The Tech Career Podcast with Fexingo: Engineering Jobs, Interviews, and FAANG Career Strategy

In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a surprising career lever: the interview rejection. Drawing on the story of a Google engineer who turned a failed loop into a promotion, they break down how to extract signal from a 'no' — from decoding the feedback to spotting patterns across interviews. They discuss why most candidates treat rejection as a dead end, and how a structured post-mortem can turn it into a roadmap for growth. With practical advice on what to ask, what to track, and how to reframe the narrative for your next attempt, this episode offers a fresh angle on one of tech's most dreaded experiences. Tune in for a concrete framework that could change how you approach every future interview.

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In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a surprisingly underrated interview skill: using behavioral questions to demonstrate leadership potential. They break down the STAR method, explain how to choose the right stories from your career, and reveal what interviewers are really listening for. Using a concrete example of a mid-level engineer who landed a senior role at a major tech company by reframing a routine code review as a leadership moment, the hosts show why your examples matter more than your buzzwords. They also share practical tips for preparing your own stories, from keeping them concise to quantifying impact. If you're preparing for a tech interview or hoping to level up in your current role, this episode offers actionable advice on how to turn past experiences into compelling evidence of your ability to lead.

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In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how FAANG engineers use incident reviews—blameless postmortems—to build professional trust and accelerate career growth. They break down the anatomy of a great incident review, from the timeline to the action items, and explain why the best engineers treat these sessions as opportunities to demonstrate leadership, not as threats. With a concrete example of a major outage, they show how framing failures as system problems rather than personal blame creates psychological safety and unlocks candid discussion. Listeners will learn practical techniques like the 'five whys' and the importance of following up on action items to convert a single review into lasting credibility. The episode also covers how to volunteer for incident reviews when you're new, how to ask better questions during the review, and how to use the postmortem as a springboard for mentoring others. By the end, you'll see incident reviews not as uncomfortable rituals but as one of the highest-leverage moments in an engineering career.

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In this episode, we explore how FAANG engineers turn postmortems after failed launches into powerful career accelerators. We break down the anatomy of a great postmortem, from blameless culture to actionable insights, and share real-world examples like the Knight Capital incident and the Amazon Prime Day outage. Discover how top engineers use these reviews to build trust, visibility, and promotion potential. We also discuss common pitfalls to avoid and how to run a postmortem that actually leads to change. Tune in for practical strategies to leverage failure for growth in your own engineering career.

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In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how system design skills can transform engineers into leaders. They break down why mastering system design isn't just about passing interviews—it's about gaining the technical credibility to influence architecture, drive cross-team alignment, and make decisions that shape products. Through a concrete example of a hypothetical e-commerce platform handling a flash sale, they illustrate how system design thinking helps engineers ask the right questions, set technical direction, and communicate with non-technical stakeholders. They also share practical steps to build system design skills outside of interviews, including reading engineering blogs, diagramming real-world systems, and participating in design reviews. Tune in to learn why system design could be your biggest career lever and how to approach it strategically.

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In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the overlooked career lever inside FAANG engineering: the code review. They dissect how a single comment on a pull request can be more valuable than a whole LeetCode session, exploring the psychology of receiving feedback, the tactics top engineers use to turn critique into growth, and how to build a feedback loop that compounds. With stories from real FAANG culture and a concrete framework for turning every review into a learning opportunity, this episode is a practical guide for engineers who want to accelerate their career without burning out. Tune in to learn why code reviews are the unsung hero of engineering career growth, and how to make them work for you.

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In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how FAANG engineers leverage pair programming not just to write better code, but to accelerate their careers. They dive into a specific example: a mid-level engineer at Google who used pairing sessions to break out of a promotion plateau, and the concrete techniques that made it work. Listeners will learn the difference between 'driver' and 'navigator' roles, how to use pairing to build cross-team visibility, and why the best pair programmers treat it as a two-way teaching opportunity. The hosts also discuss common pitfalls, like pairing becoming a code review in disguise, and how to frame pairing sessions in performance reviews. If you're an engineer looking to grow faster, this episode offers a practical playbook. Plus, a note on why Fexingo stays ad-free and how listeners can support the show.

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In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how FAANG engineers strategically use side projects to accelerate their careers. They break down the story of a senior engineer at Google who built an open-source tool for managing Kubernetes clusters that not only became a hit on GitHub but also led to a promotion and speaking invitations. Lucas explains the difference between hobby projects and career projects, focusing on visibility, alignment with company goals, and skill development. They discuss how to choose a project that fills a real gap, how to document the process, and how to leverage it during performance reviews and interviews. The episode also touches on the risk of overcommitting and how to balance side work with a demanding day job. If you're an engineer wondering whether side projects are worth your time, this episode offers a practical framework for making them count.

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In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a career strategy that often flies under the radar: deliberate technical reading. While most engineers focus on LeetCode and system design, building a structured reading habit can compound your knowledge and set you apart in interviews and on the job. Lucas shares how a simple weekly reading block helped him stay current on distributed systems research, and Luna reveals the surprising way her reading habit improved her code reviews. They discuss specific books, research papers, and engineering blogs that offer the most value, and how to take notes that actually stick. If you've ever felt like you're always behind on the latest tools and techniques, this episode gives you a practical framework to build your own reading practice. Whether you're preparing for FAANG interviews or aiming for senior-level impact, this habit could be the edge you need.

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In this episode of The Tech Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a fresh angle on coding challenges: using them not just for interview prep, but as a deliberate way to build standout skills and career capital. They break down the difference between grinding LeetCode for a job and using structured challenges to learn new frameworks, sharpen problem-solving, and create portfolio-worthy projects. Drawing on examples like Advent of Code and company-specific hackathons, they discuss how engineers can turn these exercises into talking points in interviews and performance reviews. Lucas shares a practical framework for choosing challenges that align with career goals, and Luna offers a reality check on avoiding the trap of endless prep without real-world application. If you're an engineer or aspiring engineer looking to go beyond the typical interview grind, this episode offers a fresh perspective on making coding challenges work for your career, not the other way around.

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