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System Design Prep With No Cloud Background

Capital OneSoftware Engineer · Senior+ · Other · Apr 2026

Heading into this loop I honestly wasn't sure I'd make it through. I figured I could be a borderline candidate at best, and part of me expected to flop outright. The reason was simple: I've never really worked hands-on with cloud. My general software engineering background carries over, but it isn't the same, and I feared that unfamiliar terminology would trip me up or that I'd come across like s…

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