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The Interviews That Stayed With Me

Stories about interviews that stayed with me, and what I remember about the person I was when each opportunity arrived.

Part 1

Hello From Google

Google Taiwan contacted me when I was young, confident, and coming off years of building robots. At that point in my life, I knew I could solve any problem.

Part 2

I Wanted to Work at NewsCred

In late 2019, I interviewed at NewsCred while trying to understand what I was still missing as a software engineer.

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Part 3

When I Finally Asked for Help

After enough interview failures, I stopped trying to figure everything out alone and reached out to someone a few steps ahead.

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Part 4

Come Join AWS!

In 2022, AWS reached out for a software engineering role. After years of learning and failed interviews, this one ended differently.