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Hayk Simonyan · Business

Hayk Simonyan

I help developers break out of the mid-tier trap and scale into multi six-figure remote careers. As a senior fullstack developer earning a multi-six-figure remote income, I’ve refined a system that focuses only on what top employers and high-paying clients care about: advanced real-world projects, system design mastery, and interview performance at the highest level. If you’re already good, my content shows you how to become exceptional, and get paid like it.

Episodes

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System Design 101: APIs, Databases, Caching, CDNs, Load Balancing & Production Infra

26 May 2026AI processed

System design has become a critical skill for software engineers as AI-driven development shifts the focus toward high-level architectural decisions and trade-offs. Effective system design begins with a single-server foundation, scaling horizontally through load balancers—using algorithms like round-robin, least connec...

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7 Authentication Concepts Every Developer Should Know

18 Feb 2026AI processed

Authentication serves as the foundational step in system security by verifying the identity of a requester before authorization determines their specific access permissions. Many software engineers conflate authentication methods with authorization frameworks, leading to common misconceptions regarding tools like JWT, ...

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Senior Software Engineer Roadmap 2026

29 Dec 2025
15m
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5 Realizations That Took Me From Mid to Senior Dev

19 Dec 2025
9m
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Claude Code Will Replace You (Unless You Do This)

09 Dec 2025
14m
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Design WhatsApp Like a Senior Engineer

25 Nov 2025
39m
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The 9-to-5 Mindset That Keeps Developers Poor

11 Nov 2025
15m
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System Design Explained: APIs, Databases, Caching, CDNs, Load Balancing & Production Infra

04 Nov 2025AI processed

Hayk Simonyan introduces a system design course aimed at helping developers advance to senior roles by mastering system architecture. The course covers core concepts, API design, database selection, caching strategies, big data processing, designing for production, and interview preparation. It emphasizes practical ski...

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If You Still Work From an Office as a Developer, You're Getting Scammed

21 Oct 2025
4m
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How I'm Landing the Best Jobs Without Even Trying

17 Oct 2025
6m
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The WORST advice for Software Engineers in 2025

15 Oct 2025
8m
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Your Coding Skills Are Worthless (Here's Why)

10 Oct 2025
4m
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Design Spotify Like a Senior Engineer (System Design Interview)

06 Oct 2025
27m
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Why Most Developers Stay ‘Mid’ Forever

30 Sep 2025
8m
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Watch Me Land a $150k Dev Role (easy)

26 Sep 2025
15m
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The tech job market is BRUTAL. How to survive it

22 Sep 2025
14m
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How This Developer Landed a Six-Figure Role in Just One Month

19 Sep 2025
37m
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How to Scale Like a Senior Engineer (Servers, DBs, LBs, SPOFs)

12 Sep 2025
43m
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Which Tech Companies Are Worth Your Time

08 Sep 2025
6m
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How Often Should You Switch Jobs as a Developer?

31 Aug 2025
6m
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