Design Gurus
Tech interview prep with mock interviews and resume reviews
| Hourly rate range | $75 to $150 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Engineers |
| Sessions | Online |
Design Gurus is a tech interview prep practice that helps engineers get ready for system design and coding interviews. It offers self-paced courses, paid mock interviews and resume reviews. Its team includes former FAANG hiring managers and engineers. The mock interviewers are also authors of the Grokking courses and have conducted hundreds of interviews. Its courses teach the patterns behind interview questions, and its flagship courses have reached over 500,000 engineers.
What Design helps with
Design Gurus helps engineers prepare for interviews at large tech companies like Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft. The work covers both system design and coding rounds.
- Preparing for system design interviews
- Learning the patterns behind coding interview questions
- Practicing with live technical mock interviews
- Understanding distributed systems, caching and database sharding
- Building a tech-focused resume that shows coding skills and projects
- Getting ready for FAANG interviews in weeks, not months
Who Design works with
Design Gurus works with software engineers who are preparing for interviews at top tech companies. Its system design material is written for beginners up to experienced engineers, including those facing senior-level interview questions.
How Design works
Design Gurus teaches interviews through patterns. Its coding course covers 24 essential patterns and offers 543 lessons in Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, C# and Go. The system design course uses a repeatable interview framework and covers 15+ real-world design problems. Each roadmap is built to finish in weeks. Engineers then practice in mock interviews with FAANG engineers.
Background and qualifications
Design Gurus was built by former FAANG hiring managers. The team has spent over a decade studying what interviewers at FAANG companies look for and turning it into structured roadmaps. Mock interviews are led by FAANG engineers who wrote the Grokking courses and have conducted hundreds of interviews. Resume reviews come from the same group of engineers and authors.
Design Gurus pricing
Programs and services
- Grokking the Coding Interview course
- Grokking the System Design Interview course
- System Design Fundamentals course
- Paid technical mock interviews
- Resume review service
- Free start option
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The CoachVouch take
Mock interviews are run by the authors of the Grokking courses, who are FAANG engineers with hundreds of interviews behind them.
Best for software engineers preparing for system design and coding interviews at large tech companies.
Common questions
How much does Design Gurus charge?
Coaching with Design runs $75 to $150 an hour. Message Design from this page for an exact quote.
What does Design Gurus help with?
Design Gurus helps with preparing for system design interviews, learning the patterns behind coding interview questions, practicing with live technical mock interviews and understanding distributed systems, caching and database sharding.
Does Design Gurus coach online?
Sessions are online.
Does Design Gurus offer mock interviews?
Yes. Engineers can book a technical mock interview with FAANG engineers who are also authors of the Grokking courses.
Which programming languages does the coding interview course cover?
The coding course is available in Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, C# and Go.
How do I contact Design Gurus?
Send Design a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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