Medium
5 Pieces of Advice for Interview Prep in the Age of AI↗
I’ve had a handful of separate conversations recently with junior and mid-level engineers, and what stood out to me most was not that they…
#software-engineering#coding-interviews#ai
Senior Software Engineer
Phong
Lam
> shipped at startups & scale-ups
> coaching engineers since 2021
> always in a rabbit hole
I build products people use. Off the clock: IEMs, watches, games, travel, and books — deep into all of it.
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Phong Lam
San Francisco Bay Area
Available for coaching
terminal
stack React · TypeScript · Node
prev IBM · Walmart · DoorDash · Mysten Labs
now Circle · Fintech
Career Journey
Scroll through — 5 companies · 8+ years on the road
Jan 2018 — Sep 2018
IBM
Software Engineer · Emeryville
Enterprise software / SaaS (data delivery & streaming)
- —Worked extensively on the migration from AngularJS to Angular-4
- —Delivered streaming infrastructure for FIFA World Cup 2018 launch
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Current Projects
What I'm working on right now.
01Web app
Elev8 Dance Studio
Fullstack application for my wife's dance studio — schedule, pricing, and class info for her studio.
Visit ↗02Personal
This personal site
The site you're on — built with Next.js, React, and Tailwind.
03Infrastructure
Home network & NAS
Wiring my home network and building a NAS for storage and self‑hosted services.
04Learning
AI projects
Diving deeper into AI — both at work and in personal projects.
05Setup
Ever evolving desk setup
Constantly tweaking my desk — monitors, keyboard, audio, and cable management. Never quite done.
Writing
Notes on engineering, interviews, and the things I keep learning.
Towards Dev
Blind 75 Javascript Edition — Interval↗
In continuation with our Blind 75 adventure, today we will tackle the Interval section.
#javascript#linked-lists#algorithms#web-development
Medium
5 Pieces of Advice for Better Success in Finding a Software Engineering Job↗
I left a toxic workplace in October of 2016. Though thinking back, I should appreciate the opportunity to leave. We arrived in San…
#web-development#javascript#reactjs#interview
Where I've Traveled
22 countries (and counting) — click to zoom in.
Get in Touch
Email
Happy to connect —
Work, side projects, book recommendations, or just a good conversation.
phongtlam@gmail.com ↗Coaching
Interview prep
I've been coaching engineers through technical interviews since 2021.
Please send me an email first before booking a meeting. Once we've connected, pick a time below and I'll send a calendar invite.