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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - You Have the Stories But Can't Tell Them
01:51 - From Egypt to AWS Seattle
02:57 - The Conflict Question Nobody Prepares For
07:17 - Flip Your Answer Around
12:04 - Stop Saying We
22:00 - The Principal Engineer Disagreement
36:31 - Disagree and Commit
43:00 - 20 Teams, 4 Weeks.
46:55 - Not Too High, Not Too Deep
48:26 - The 3 Pillars
Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale
📘 I wrote the book on technical behavioral interviews, nearly 1,000 interviews worth of lessons in one guide. Grab it here: geni.us/BehavioralInterview-yt
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🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! ➡️ go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=ahmed-sponsored
For the extended conversation, become a member to this channel or join my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/alifeengineered/p/i-coached-an-aws-engineer-senior?r=2tt9s7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
💥 Continue the conversation on my Discord server with like-minded viewers. The advice section is *chef's kiss* - discord.com/invite/HFVMbQgRJJ
📈Transform your tech career with my free weekly newsletter - alifeengineered.substack.com
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - You Have the Stories But Can't Tell Them
01:51 - From Egypt to AWS Seattle
02:57 - The Conflict Question Nobody Prepares For
07:17 - Flip Your Answer Around
12:04 - Stop Saying We
22:00 - The Principal Engineer Disagreement
36:31 - Disagree and Commit
43:00 - 20 Teams, 4 Weeks.
46:55 - Not Too High, Not Too Deep
48:26 - The 3 Pillars
