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A Life Engineered

Steve Huynh
Amazon
Google
Software Development
Artificial Intelligence
Software Engineering
Meta
Engineering Careers
Microsoft
Linear
Navdeep Singh
Covid-19
Data Science
Women In Tech
Education
Neetcode
Career Progression
Openai
AI In Software Development
Silicon Valley
Cloudera

Deep conversations with people who've had exceptional careers to inspire you to have your own exceptional career.

PublishesTwice monthlyEpisodes24Founded10 months ago
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Recent Guests

Kun Chen
Ex-Meta L8, former Microsoft/Facebook engineer and product leader
Former Microsoft, Facebook
Episode: The 2% of Engineers Winning the AI Era (Ex-Meta L8)
Casey Muratori
Programmer and educator discussed in flow with host
Episode: Casey Muratori Doesn’t Care About AI (Here’s Why)
Anjali Viramgama
Tech educator, content creator, and software engineer who builds explainers and courses
Independent creator, former software engineer at Big Tech
Episode: I Tried Everything to Get Hired. This Is What Worked.
Anish Acharya
Venture capitalist and partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Episode: The Career Strategy That Survives AI
Tuomas Artman
CTO of Linear
Linear
Episode: $1.25 Billion CTO: The Career Mistake That Cost Me 9 Years

Host

Steve Huynh
Host of the episode, drawing on Amazon experience; conducts coaching sessions and leads conversations on engineering leadership and career storytelling.

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#171
United States/Business/Careers
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#60
Australia/Business/Careers
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#27
Israel/Business/Careers
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#29
South Korea/Business/Careers
Apple Podcasts
#59
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Apple Podcasts
#94
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Apple Podcasts
#101
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Apple Podcasts
#131
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Apple Podcasts
#187
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#211
Ireland/Business/Careers
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#212
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I Coached an AWS Engineer Senior to Staff (Live)
Q: What was the most challenging delivery scenario you faced, and how did you handle it?
Ahmed describes leading a four-to-six-week migration across about 20 teams with tight coordination, switching to Kanban to focus on high-priority work, negotiating scope with stakeholders, and ensuring downstreams could handle the load, ultimately delivering on time with minimal incidents.
I Coached an Amazon Engineer From Mid-Level to Senior (Live)
Q: What's your biggest weakness?
Dhruv describes a real, persistent issue with estimating timelines, acknowledging its impact on personal accountability, team trust, and stakeholder pressure. He outlines concrete steps: incorporating buffers, seeking second opinions, clarifying assumptions, and communicating uncertainty to leadership to improve reliability over time.
Tech Interview Expert: AI Isn’t Killing Careers, But THIS is
Q: Why is there such a strong emphasis on interpersonal connections in the hiring process?
Stefan emphasizes that relationships can greatly influence hiring success, particularly when candidates can receive referrals from engineers.
Tech Interview Expert: AI Isn’t Killing Careers, But THIS is
Q: What is the coding AI coding round like?
The AI coding round resembles a traditional IDE experience but aims to assess candidates' ability to navigate a larger codebase, unlike simple coding problems.
Tech Interview Expert: AI Isn’t Killing Careers, But THIS is
Q: How has tech hiring changed with AI?
Stefan indicates that changes haven't been as significant as expected, with hiring levels stabilizing despite AI.

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Two long-running conversations with high-profile tech leaders, engineers, and educators that center on professional growth, storytelling in interviews, product strategy, and the evolving role of AI in software. Episodes blend coaching sessions, career trajectories, and practical insights for navigating big tech, startups, and leadership roles. Noteworthy patterns include live interview coaching to craft staff- and senior-level narratives, deep dives into career pivots across major tech companies, and thoughtful takes on AI's impact on engineering work, product management, and hiring. The show tends to attract listeners who want actionable career guidance, leadership philosophy, and signals for building influence in tech—making it useful for... more

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