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The Software Engineering Accelerator PodcastI Asked a Principle Engineer at Amazon How to Get Hired (ft. @ALifeEngineered)Today, I talk with Steve from A Life Engineered ( @ALifeEngineered ) — a software engineering YouTuber with over 170,000+ subscribers who quit his job at Amazon after nearly 18 years to help others in their career journeys. We dive deep into how the field is evolving, what most engineers get wrong about interviews, and how to actually use AI as a superpower (instead of seeing it as a threat). If you’re a CS student, career switcher, or anyone trying to land a top-tier software engineering job, this episode of the Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast is a must-listen. Hope you enjoy!C...2025-07-301h 10The Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast#9: NeetCode - How I Would Master LeetCode (If I Could Start Over)Computer science students, new graduates, and bootcamp grads…want to land your dream software engineering job or internship? Click here 👉 https://www.amanmanazir.com/coaching/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast_description&utm_campaign=neetcodeToday, I talk with NeetCode ( @NeetCode ) — a software engineering YouTuber with over a million subscribers who completely changed how the world learns LeetCode. We talk about how he built his channel, what most people get wrong about LeetCode, how AI is changing interviews, and whether computer science is still worth it. If you’re a CS student, bootcamp grad, or anyone trying to land a...2025-07-171h 23The Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast#8: How She Got a 4.0 at the World’s Most Competitive University (ft. Amy Wang)Today, I talk with Amy Wang ( @wamyy5 ) a Caltech graduate with a degree in arguably the hardest major, Chemical Engineering. Learn how she got a 4.0 at one of the hardest universities in the world while battling severe migraines, balancing a social life and starting a YouTube channel with 600k+ subscribers. She shares her tips and tricks on how to succeed academically and socially on this episode of Liftoff. Hope you enjoy!
Computer science students, new graduates, and bootcamp graduates...want to land your dream software engineering job/internship? Click here 👉 https://www.amanmanazir.com/coaching/?utm_source=youtub...2025-02-052h 08The Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast#7: Why My 21-Year-Old Brother Quit His $600,000 Quant Job Today, I talk with my brother Aadil who landed a $600,000 quant offer and decided to turn it down. We talk about why he made that decision, what got him there, and what a day in the life of a quant trader is actually like. Hope you enjoy!
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I'm Aman Manazir, a career coach and software engineer. I interned at comp...2025-01-291h 21The Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast#6: Answering Uncomfortable Questions With My Best FriendToday, I talk to my best friend from college, Vithi Peters. We talk about how to make friends in college, red flags in friendships, and if Vithi secretly hates me. Enjoy!Computer science students, new graduates, and bootcamp graduates…want to land your dream software engineering job/internship?
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I’m Aman Manazir, a career coach and software engineer. I interned at companies like Amazon, Shopify, and HP in college, and the day I graduated I...2024-11-271h 19The Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast#5: How She Makes $1.9M/Year at Age 28 on AirBnBToday, I talk to Karen Bello. We discuss how she started as a personal assistant making minimum wage to starting her own Air BnB empire with millions in revenue. Enjoy!
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🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.co...2024-10-231h 23The Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast#4: How This 22-Year-Old Got a $250,000/Year Job at TikTok (AI Engineer)In episode 4 of Lift Off with Aman Manazir, I talk to Sourish Kundu. We discuss how he landed a machine learning systems engineer job at TikTok, what it's like to work there, and how AI will transform the software engineering industry. Enjoy!If you're a dedicated programmer who wants to land your dream internship or job in 2024 without spamming LeetCode, spending hours at career fairs, or building a personal website, join the Software Engineering Accelerator and work directly with me. Click this link to book a call: https://www.amanmanazir.com/coaching
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In episode 2 of Lift Off with Aman Manazir, I talk to math prodigy Sunny Sahu. We discuss how he got machine learning internships in high school, how he got a full scholarship to the University of California-Berkeley (and why he broke it), and why he turned down a $500,000/yr job offer at Headlands Technologies and so much more. Enjoy!
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Aadil Manazir is my younger brother. In this episode, we discuss how he landed a $500,000+/year job offer in quant trading at age 20, how he secured a Google software engineering internship (and turned it down) in his free time, and how he packed on 30+ lbs of muscle and much, much more.
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Smart Growth RocketLessons in Landing A Software Engineering Internship with Aman ManazirToday's episode dives into what aspiring software engineers should know about breaking into the industry with Aman Manazir, a computer science graduate based in Madison, Wisconsin, who went into software engineering after graduating.
Aman has successfully landed internships at Shopify, Amazon, and John Deere.
From a young age, he has been fascinated by the intersection between self-improvement and technology. This is why he loves learning about techniques to optimize performance and productivity and how this applies to software engineering.
Beyond that, Aman loves sharing h...2024-04-0223 min