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August 2026 — Monthly Tracker

Phase: Depth + First Loops (W13–W16) | Aug 3 – Aug 30

NeetCode 150 done by Aug 30 (first pass). Greedy → Intervals → Math → Bit Manipulation. SD: 4 more problems. First offer realistic by W15.

→ Current week: [[Coach/project_current_week]] → Full curriculum: [[Coach/project_dsa_sd_curriculum]]

Monthly Goals

  • DSA: Greedy (8) + Intervals (6) 📅 2026-08-16
  • DSA: Math & Geometry (8) + Bit Manipulation (7) 📅 2026-08-30
  • NeetCode 150 done (first pass) 📅 2026-08-30
  • SD: Dropbox, Distributed KV Store, Notification System, Web Crawler — 4 problems 📅 2026-08-30
  • Applications: 50 cumulative 📅 2026-08-30
  • Onsites: 3+ 📅 2026-08-30
  • Mocks: 12 cumulative 📅 2026-08-30
  • First offer received (target) 📅 2026-08-30

Weekly Breakdown

WeekDatesDSASDApps + Milestones
W13Aug 3–9Greedy (8)Object storage, chunking, dedupSD: Dropbox / Google Drive, active loops
W14Aug 10–16Intervals (6)Distributed locks, leader election, ZooKeeperSD: Distributed Key-Value Store
W15Aug 17–23Math & Geometry (8)Notification fan-out, idempotencySD: Notification System, first offer realistic
W16Aug 24–30Bit Manipulation (7)—SD: Web Crawler, NeetCode 150 ✅

DSA Progress

PatternTargetDone
Greedy8/
Intervals6/
Math & Geometry8/
Bit Manipulation7/
August total29/
Cumulative — NeetCode 150 target150/

System Design Progress

ProblemTargetInterview-ready?
Dropbox / Google DriveAug 9☐
Distributed KV StoreAug 16☐
Notification SystemAug 23☐
Web CrawlerAug 30☐
Cumulative SD problems/15

Applications + Interview Tracker

CompanyTierRoleAppliedScreenOnsiteOfferNotes

Target: 10 new apps in August (cumulative 50).

Mock Interviews (August)

#TypeDateReviewerOutcomeFix areas
9
10
11
12

Live Loops Tracker

CompanyRound 1Round 2OnsiteOffer?Status

Reflections

What went well

What needs adjustment

Key wins this month