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Senior engineers returning to interviews face new tools and formats; an 8-week prep plan

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A senior engineer who has been away from interviewing for years should plan roughly six to eight weeks of part-time preparation, starting with a diagnostic mock interview. The coding round remains largely unchanged, but practice platforms have shifted, with Pramp's peer mocks now folded into Aced and Hello Interview ending its human mock sessions in May 2026. Some companies, including Meta, Shopify, and Uber, are reportedly adding AI-assisted coding rounds, so candidates should ask their recruiters about their loop format. Behavioral stories and system design remain major factors at senior levels, and the main thing to rebuild is speed in pattern recognition and out-loud explanation. The article's suggested plan covers coding patterns, system design, story preparation, and full mock interviews, and it is written by a builder of one of the tools it recommends.

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