Week 24 — Final loop — interview-6¶

At a glance

Phase 6: Capstone + Interview Loop · Starts: Mon 08 Mar 2027 · Planned: 16h 45m

Build: Capstone v1.0 shipped: repo, deployed demo, 2 blog posts, ADR set, arc42 doc

Interview checkpoint: interview-6

Run the full mock loop and score it with the rubric.

By day¶

System Design · 45 min · Framework drill: 3 openings (requirements + estimates) in 10 min each → Interview framework & back-of-envelope estimation · resource w24-sd-1
DSA · 25 min · Revision: 3Sum + Container With Most Water → Two pointers · resource w24-dsa-1
Python · 20 min · Rep: timed Python fluency — implement a typed async retry decorator from scratch → Advanced typing: generics, Protocols, ParamSpec, TypedDict w24-py-1
Communication · 30 min · Grammar: Final grammar assessment (compare with baseline) → Week 24 drills · day 1 w24-comm-1

Agentic AI · 60 min · AI architect interview prep: articulate the capstone's evolution (v0 → v1) with metrics → Shipping LLM features to production: the checklist w24-ai-1
DSA · 30 min · Revision: Serialize and Deserialize Binary Tree → Trees: DFS, BFS, BST · resource w24-dsa-2
Communication · 30 min · Vocabulary: Final vocabulary check (compare with baseline) → Week 24 drills · day 2 w24-comm-2

DSA · 25 min · Revision: Word Search II → Tries · resource w24-dsa-3
Architecture · 45 min · Architecture style trade-offs drill: 5 'monolith vs microservices vs event-driven' scenario questions → Architecture styles: modular monolith → microservices → event-driven → serverless w24-arch-1
Python · 20 min · Rep: Python data model rapid-fire questions → Python data model & dunder protocols w24-py-2
Communication · 30 min · Speaking drill: Record final talk (compare with baseline) → Week 24 drills · day 3 w24-comm-3

Agentic AI · 60 min · Pydantic AI refresh: move one sub-agent to the latest Pydantic AI release, add output validators + Logfire/OTel instrumentation, compare traces → Pydantic AI · resource w24-ai-2
Java/Spring AI · 30 min · Java side final: README, benchmarks, deployed MCP endpoint check → Tool calling & MCP servers in Spring AI w24-java-1
Communication · 30 min · Idioms & phrasal verbs: Idioms final check → Week 24 drills · day 4 w24-comm-4

System Design · 45 min · AI SD drill: LLM gateway + serving platform deep-dive questions → LLM capacity, latency & cost planning w24-sd-2
DSA · 25 min · Revision: Find Median from Data Stream → Heap / priority queue · resource w24-dsa-4
Python · 20 min · Rep: FastAPI/Pydantic production gotchas list → FastAPI for production w24-py-3
Communication · 30 min · Writing: Write the baseline email again → Week 24 drills · day 5 w24-comm-5

Agentic AI · 120 min · Capstone build: final demo run on Azure, record walkthrough, archive eval reports → Managed platforms: Microsoft Foundry, Bedrock AgentCore w24-ai-3
DSA · 30 min · Timed coding mock (interview-6): 2 unseen mediums in 30 min → Problem-solving approach & complexity analysis · resource w24-dsa-5
Java/Spring AI · 30 min · Polyglot architecture 3-min answer: why Java MCP server + Python orchestrator → Java vs Python for AI: polyglot architecture decisions w24-java-2
Communication · 30 min · Record & shadow: Record final talk (compare with baseline) → Week 24 drills · day 6 w24-comm-6

System Design · 45 min · Timed 45-min AI SD mock (interview-6): design a multi-agent platform for enterprise operations → Design a multi-agent platform w24-sd-3
Architecture · 30 min · Write ADR 024 for capstone: v2 roadmap decisions (what you'd change and why) → The architect role & trade-off thinking · resource w24-arch-2
Staff+ · 30 min · Behavioral: 'Why Staff? / Why AI architect?' narrative + 30-60-90 day plan → Behavioral & Staff interviews: STAR stories bank w24-staff-1
Communication · 30 min · Soft skills + weekly review: Communication self-assessment (compare with baseline) — checkpoint comm-6: re-record and compare against the baseline rubric → Week 24 drills · day 7 w24-comm-7
Review · 60 min · interview-6: full mock — SD + coding + AI SD + behavioral, score with the unified interview rubric and log gaps into next week's plan → Behavioral & Staff interviews: STAR stories bank w24-rev-1