Tech Interview Prep for Students

A how-to guide for students interviewing for Software Engineering, Product Management, and Data Science

Finding Roles

Freshman and Sophomore Programs

• Facebook University
• Microsoft Explore
• Google
• Pinterest

Startups

• Princeton Startup Immersion Program
• Keller Center
• Finding startups on your own

Princeton-sponsored

• INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH EXCHANGE PROGRAM (Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan)
• Princeton Internship in Civic Service

Virtual Internships

SWE

What is Software Engineering?

Interview prep for SWE roles

If you have no COS background

• Cracking the Coding Interview (McDowell)

If you’ve taken 126

• HiredInTech System Design Guide

If you’ve taken 226

• LeetCode
• Hackerrank

If you’ve taken Upper-Level COS classes

Cheatsheet for SWE skills (from Cracking the PM interview)

PM

What is Product Management?

Interview prep for PM roles

If you have no COS background

• Cracking the Coding Interview (McDowell)

If you’ve taken 126

• Decode and Conquer (Lin)
• Cracking the PM Interview (McDowell)

If you’ve taken 226

If you’ve taken Upper-Level COS classes

Cheatsheet for PM skills (from Cracking the PM interview)

Data Science

What is Data Science?

Interview prep for DS roles

If you have no COS/MAT/ENG background

If you’ve taken Statistics or 126

If you’ve taken Upper-Level COS/MAT/ORF classes