Course

Big Tech Interviews: Build Your Story Bank in 4 Weeks

4.9 (29)

Prasad Rao

Principal at BigTech with 18+ YOE

8 themes, 8 to 12 stories, one playbook that works in every Big Tech interview

Work with an expert interview coach to build stories across all 8 behavioral themes, then pressure-test them in mock interviews.

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You're a skilled professional who KNOWS you have what it takes to work at big tech. But you haven't cracked those interviews yet.

You're impacted by:

→ Interview anxiety

→ Stories without structure

→ Not knowing expectations

→ Blanking during behavioral questions

The fix is a story bank: 8 to 12 prepared stories that cover every theme a Big Tech interviewer can ask about, practised until they're second nature.

BY THE END OF 4 WEEKS YOU'LL HAVE

  • 8 to 12 stories across all 8 behavioral themes: customer focus, success, failure, conflict, problem-solving, learning and growth, leadership, and time management

  • Every story in STAR format with senior-level depth, so you get hired at the right level

  • Technical wins told as business impact and leadership stories that show ownership

  • A practised "tell me about yourself" and confident delivery: voice, pacing, body language

  • A Big Tech-ready resume that clears ATS and the recruiter screen

  • Access to a custom AI tool for building and rehearsing your stories between sessions

    This is not a DSA or System Design interview prep course

What you’ll learn

Learn to craft and deliver compelling stories that highlight your technical skills and leadership experience to excel in big tech interviews

  • The 8 themes every Big Tech behavioral interviewer draws from

  • Map your experience to 8 to 12 stories tailored to your target role

  • Spot the gaps in your stories before an interviewer does

  • How to use STAR without sounding scripted

  • The Three Pillars of Senior-Level Responses

  • Calibrate answers to the level you're targeting, not the one you're at

  • Turn technical wins into business-impact narratives

  • Structure leadership stories that show ownership and influence

  • Share lessons from failure and conflict without undermining yourself

  • What a good resume looks like for both ATS and the recruiter screen

  • The exact resume builder I use for my own resume

  • Examples of how to show impact in your resume

  • Mock interviews with the coach and direct feedback on every story

  • Peer mock interviews to practice on both sides of the table

  • Deliver with confidence: voice, pacing, and body language

  • Practice answers out loud in a realistic mock interview format

  • Get instant feedback on structure, depth, and delivery

  • Refine your story bank iteratively between live sessions

Learn directly from Prasad

Prasad Rao

Prasad Rao

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Principal Solutions Architect | Co-founder, BeSA (Become a Solutions Architect)

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Who this course is for

  • Tech ICs and leaders targeting their first Big Tech role

  • Strong performers who freeze or ramble when asked "tell me about a time when..."

  • Senior ICs and managers who want the $300K+ role at the right level, not a down-level offer

What's included

Prasad Rao

Live sessions

Learn directly from Prasad Rao in a real-time, interactive format.

Mock interviews with the coach

Practice your stories live with Prasad and get direct feedback on structure, depth, and delivery

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Story bank framework

A structured template to capture and refine 8 to 12 stories across all 8 behavioral themes

Custom AI interview tool

Build your story bank and rehearse out loud anytime with an AI tool built for Big Tech behavioral interviews, and get instant feedback.

Community of peers

Everyone in the cohort is an accomplished professional aiming for their next level of growth. Stay accountable and share insights with peers who get it.

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Course syllabus

14 live sessions • 2 projects

Week 1

Oct 2—Oct 4

    Oct

    2

    Day 0 (Fri): Pre-course mixer event - meet and greet!

    Fri 10/24:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    Day 1 (Sat) Topics [Click to expand]

    • Oct

      3

      Session 1: How to introduce yourself and best practices for technical interviews

      Sat 10/32:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    • Oct

      3

      Session 2: Gain expertise on developing STAR based responses for behavioral interviews

      Sat 10/34:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Day 2 (Sun) Topics [Click to expand]

    • Oct

      4

      Session 3: Behavioral Interviews are not only about STAR format

      Sun 10/42:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    • Oct

      4

      Session 4: Take home exercises overview

      Sun 10/44:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
    2 more items

Week 2

Oct 5—Oct 11

    [Optional] Ask Me Anything Session

    • Oct

      6

      [Optional] AMA Session

      Tue 10/64:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    [Optional] Day 6 (Thu) Practice introductions and answering technical questions

    • Oct

      8

      [Optional] Practice session: Introductions and answering technical questions

      Thu 10/84:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Tell me about yourself | Mock Interviews

    • Oct

      10

      Tell me about yourself | Mock Interviews

      Sat 10/103:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    White boarding technical designs | Mock Interviews

    • Oct

      11

      White boarding technical designs | Mock Interviews

      Sun 10/113:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

Free resource

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Big Tech Interview Preparation Worksheet

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Schedule

Live sessions

4-6 hrs / week

4 to 6 hours every week

    • Fri, Oct 2

      4:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

    • Sat, Oct 3

      2:00 PM—3:30 PM (UTC)

    • Sat, Oct 3

      4:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

Projects

2-4 hrs / week

Write your own stories and practice

Async content

1 hr / week

Testimonials

  • Prasad was a fantastic help with my interview prep! He’s incredibly skilled at refining behavioral stories and showed me how to use my non-tech experiences to create impactful stories. Thanks to him, I went in with strong, winning stories that made a real difference in my interview!
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    Ifeanyi Otuonye

    Technical Account Manager
  • I can't thank Prasad enough for his guidance through the BeSA (Become a Solutions Architect) program. Prasad's mentorship goes beyond just interview preparation. The way BeSA program is structured to cover both technical and behavioral skills was exactly what I needed to transition to cloud career and clear interviews.
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    Parna Mehta

    Cloud Support Engineer
  • Prasad is an excellent mentor, and his mentoring initiative, BeSA (Become a Solutions Architect), was instrumental in helping me succeed in my interview.
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    Roger Nem

    Technical Account Manager
  • Through his newsletter 'Big Tech Careers,' Prasad delivers meticulous insights on behavioral interviews in a structured, logical, and easy-to-understand way. You'll learn a lot from his approach.
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    Mandy Liu

    ex-Meta | Lead Data Scientist
  • I am really thankful to Prasad for providing excellent guidance through his Big Tech Careers newsletters and BeSA initiatives, His profound expertise on how to succeed in Behavioral interviews has helped me to clear my interviews.
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    Sandeep Y

    Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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