James Peralta

James Peralta

Welcome! I’m a Software Engineer based in Silicon Valley and on this channel I share my journey in the world of software engineering to help you level up your skills and career. 📩 For business inquiries: castleridge.labs@gmail.com

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🎄🎄CHRISTMAS EVE ALGORITHMS🎄🎄
🎄🎄CHRISTMAS EVE ALGORITHMS🎄🎄

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I Analyzed Tech Salaries, Layoffs, and Job Openings
I Analyzed Tech Salaries, Layoffs, and Job Openings

00:00:00 Intro & Leaked Levels FYI 2025 Report 00:02:30 Analyzing Compensation Data Across Companies 00:03:58 AI Impact & 2025 Pay Trends 00:05:35 Senior Engineer Salaries at Top Tech Companies 00:06:30 Overall Compensation & Year-Over-Year Growth 00:07:44 Roles With Biggest Compensation Changes 00:08:11 Entry-Level and Hedge Fund Compensation Leaders 00:09:12 Midlevel Pay & Standout Companies 00:09:44 Top Paying Locations and Geographic Breakdown 00:11:20 Market Challenges & Job Search Competition 00:12:00 Tech Job Postings Trends for 2025 00:13:28 Software, IT, and Analytics Job Postings Declines 00:15:30 Supply vs Demand Shift for Tech Jobs 00:16:18 Demand Side: Who’s Hiring Engineers 00:17:00 Layoffs FYI: Layoff Trends Post-Pandemic 00:18:28 Supply Side: Number of New Engineering Graduates 00:20:26 Using National Science Foundation Data 00:21:12 Recap & Key Takeaways on Tech Job Market 00:22:59 Outro & Invitation for Community Data #TechJobs #SoftwareEngineering #CompensationTrends

December 24, 2025
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Codeforces Study Stream #2
Codeforces Study Stream #2

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Codeforces Study Stream #1
Codeforces Study Stream #1

#codeforces #leetcode

December 22, 2025
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Toronto Third Year Student is CRACKED
Toronto Third Year Student is CRACKED

00:00 — Intro 04:21 — 2385. Amount of Time for Binary Tree to Be Infected 21:22 — 1443. Minimum Time to Collect All Apples in a Tree 1:01:17 — Feedback! #CodingInterview #LeetCode #BinaryTrees #BFS #DFS

December 21, 2025
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How to Get Good at LeetCode
How to Get Good at LeetCode

Article: https://verbose-watchmaker-dcc.notion.site/How-to-Get-Good-at-LeetCode-2cb8c675d1ee8017b36af96494c14a52 00:00:00 LeetCode is still being asked!! 00:01:37 The Common (and Broken) Approach 00:03:45 From an Interviewers Perspective 00:06:08 Introducing the LeetCode Pyramid 00:09:22 Layer 0: Programming Fundamentals 00:12:10 Layer 1: Core Data Structures 00:19:06 Layer 2: Core Patterns (This Covers ~80%) 00:24:22 Layer 3: LeetCode Lists 00:26:44 Layer 4: Advanced Techniques (~20%) 00:29:42 Do Mock Interviews 00:32:12 Final Thoughts #leetcode #codinginterview #programmingtips

December 18, 2025
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Senior Software Engineer Takes on a Google Coding Interview!
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Shoutout to https://leetcode.com/ for providing the platform! Discord: https://discord.gg/wS2KdpnVp9 Business Inquiries: castleridge.labs@gmail.com 00:00 Leetcode.com Platform Introduction 01:05 Easy Question 09:07 Medium Question 31:00 Results!!

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University of Waterloo Student ACES Coding Interview! (Strong Hire)

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