Algorithms Course by Gleb Mikhaylov

You write code every day, yet your thoughts scatter on the algorithm round of a job interview? A familiar story. This bot leads to Gleb Mikhaylov's algorithms course, which targets exactly that kind of interview 💻

Through the bot you can look at the program and sign up. The course itself runs in Python and suits developers and analysts who already have some experience.

Who is Gleb Mikhaylov

According to the school, Gleb has worked in IT since 2011 and moved through data analysis, data science, data engineering and development. He has taught since 2018.

He is the author of courses that more than 5,000 students have taken. The current course on algorithms and data structures has run since 2024, and over 500 people have prepared with it.

What the course includes

• 50 hours of video. Walkthroughs go from the simplest tasks to dynamic programming.
• 241 problems. Difficulty ranges from easy to medium, on a platform for algorithm practice.
• Personal support. Support runs through the whole course.
• Python. All solutions are shown in that language.

After every video you code the problem you just saw. At the end of a module you re-solve earlier problems, picking them through a tracker.

Talking through your solution

One part of the method is learning to present your thinking. In an interview it matters to explain what you are doing and why, rather than type in silence.

That skill gets practice in live coding sessions, which Gleb leads personally again. For middle level and above, this often decides the round.

Starting with the bot

1. Open the bot and read the greeting.
2. See what the training covers and who it is for.
3. Study the documents and terms, which are listed in the bot description.
4. If you decide to study, sign up following the bot's instructions.

Check the price and terms inside the bot before you pay. Do not rush until you understand how the classes work.

What to watch for

Education costs money, so choose calmly. The bot description lists an education license and a personal data policy: read them before you leave your contact details.

• Mailings. By using the bot you agree to informational and promotional messages.
• Buy from the author. Third-party sites resell course materials, and quality there is not guaranteed.
• Readiness. The course is for people who already code and want to pass algorithm interviews.
• Time. Fifty hours of video plus practice will take weeks of regular study.

Preparing for an algorithm interview

Some rules hold even without a course. Learn the core structures: arrays, hash tables, stacks, queues, trees, graphs. Then move to patterns such as two pointers, sliding window and depth-first search.

Solve out loud, as if an interviewer sat next to you, and use a timer. The habit of voicing your thoughts gives more than a hundred problems solved in silence.