If you're so smart why do you work for Amazon? Principal Engineer Office Hours.

A Life Engineered July 2, 2022
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I do office hours at work so I thought it would be fun to do online office hours on YouTube. If you'd like a question answered please leave it in the comments section. NEWSLETTER - Sign up to my free newsletter: https://alifeengineered.substack.com/ 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Am I really a senior engineer if I don't know system design? 01:40 How do I prepare for behavioral interview questions? 02:23 Are you really a principal engineer? 02:44 Why choose the staff+ IC route instead of being a manager? 04:59 How do I sell my ideas to leadership? 06:24 If you know so much why do you use a teleprompter? 06:49 What's your advice on getting to the next level? FAANG engineers intimidate me. 08:40 If you're so smart why do you work for Amazon?

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