Could you win a game if you don’t know the rules? Probably not. Sadly, most software developers are doing just that. Layoffs, recession and inflation pushed many engineers back into the Technical Interview game. They have no choice but to play. And most don’t know its rules. When they get rejected and ignored, they understand they are losing. But, they don’t understand WHY they are losing. Or what it takes to win. By winning I mean landing that high paying developer job you've been looking for ever since you started coding. I mean not worrying about mortgage payments anymore. Or the kids' tuition. At the same time, getting a developer job became a lot harder. Layoffs, recession, remote work, and AI have flipped the power in the job market, from developers to companies.The days of knowing a bit of React and getting hired are gone. Every developer job now has hundreds if not thousands of candidates waiting at the door. You have no other choice but to stand out. And you have to be very effective at doing technical interviews because the margin for error is small. With fewer opportunities coming by, you better nail the ones you’ve got.