Session goal
Technical interview
Warm Retrieval
0-8 minGet Jorge speaking immediately and identify today's strongest technical story.
Give me a quick standup-style update: yesterday, today, blockers.
Which phrase from last session felt easiest to use? Which one felt awkward?
Today we are doing technical interview practice. Choose one system, one bug, or one technical decision you can explain.
Give me the rough version first. Don't polish it yet.
Architecture Walkthrough
8-25 minTurn one project/system into a clear technical interview answer.
Walk me through the architecture at a high level.
What problem was the system solving?
Where does the data enter, where does it move, and where is it stored?
What was your specific responsibility?
What technical decision did you make, and why?
What tradeoff did you consider?
How did you know the solution worked?
Debugging / Technical Decision Pressure
25-45 minPractice cold follow-up questions and repair the highest-value weak spot.
Tell me about a tough bug you fixed recently.
What did you initially suspect?
How did you isolate the root cause?
What did you change?
How did you validate the fix?
If you had more time, what would you improve?
Compress + Homework
45-60 minLeave with two reusable interview answers and concrete homework.
Now give me the architecture answer in 90 seconds.
Now give me the debugging or decision answer in 90 seconds.
Cut background details. Keep problem, action, tradeoff, result.
For homework, record both answers once. Maximum 90 seconds each.
Homework template
TEMPLATE — Intensivo Homework Week Pattern
Shadow the target phrases daily, then record a fast-response speaking round where you answer scenario prompts without stopping for at least 2 minutes.
Instructor notes