Leland+ for Software Engineering

Back-of-the-Envelope Math: A System Design Cheat Sheet Guide Video

A guided tour of the Back-of-the-Envelope Math cheat sheet. We price a photo-sharing startup from scratch: traffic, bandwidth, storage, and the monthly bill, using the sheet one row at a time. Watch it once, then run your own estimate with the sheet beside you.

How to Stand Out as a Software Engineer (and Have Fun Doing It) [7/2/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you'll know how to position yourself as a software engineer in a way that gets noticed, not just reviewed. We'll cover how to build a technical profile that reflects real depth, how to communicate your impact in ways that resonate with hiring teams, and how to stay genuinely motivated through a process that can feel repetitive and discouraging. Attending live means you can ask about your specific situation, whether that's a gap in your background, a role you're unsure about, or a portfolio that feels thin, and hear how an experienced engineer thinks through cases like yours in real time. The coach works directly in this space and brings patterns observed across candidates who have successfully navigated competitive engineering pipelines, sharing a slice of that perspective here.