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A Life Engineered

An ex-Amazon Principal Software Engineer with nearly 20 years of experiences shares how to apply systems thinking to engineer a more effective and intentional life.

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Negotiation Expert: How To 3X Your Tech Salary

Stop Leaving Money on the Table. Here's the Playbook.

Advice So Common You Think You Can Skip It

Eight months and six figures for a lesson I could have learned in half an hour.

Addition by Subtraction

This week I'm getting better by doing less.

Ex-Amazon VP on What Actually Gets You Promoted | Ethan Evans

Corporate politics, managing up, and why "your work speaks for itself" is bad advice

Get Up to Speed Unbelievably Fast: A Practical Guide to Rapid Onboarding

A Former Amazon Principal Engineer's Proven System to Master Core Concepts and Make an Immediate Impact.

The Art of Dealing with Ambiguity

What 18 Years at Amazon Taught Me About Defining Problems

I Coached a Security Engineer Through His Failed Meta Interview (Live)

The Technical Round Is the Easy Part. Here's What Actually Loses the Offer.

5 Simple Ways to Impress Your Boss

Simple actions that you can do today that place you in the "stars" category

5 More Things World-Class Engineers Do That You Don't

More of what the truly elite do differently. Copy them.

Fixing an AWS Engineer’s Behavioral Interview In 66 Minutes

Every time you say "We", the interviewer stops listening.

5 Things World-Class Engineers Do That You Don't

Here is what the truly elite do differently.

Act Your Next Level

A field guide to the observable behaviors that decide your level.

I Coached a Ex-Microsoft Manager for His Netflix Interview

Delivery Is the Currency of Trust. Here's How to Show It in an Interview.

Why Spreading Yourself Thin Feels Like Winning.

Every commitment you take on is another border you have to defend

When Was the Last Time You Did Just One Thing?

Somewhere along the way, single-tasking has become a must-have skill.

I Coached a Front-End Engineer to Sound Senior (Live)

You Have 30 Seconds to Sound Senior. Here's How to Use Them.

You'll Get Re-Orged Again This Year. Here's How to Be Ready.

You can't stop the re-org, but you can use the weeks that follow it to advance your career.

Your Job Is Disappearing. I Watched Mine Disappear At Least Six Times.

Automation always reveals the work you previously couldn't see.

I Coached an AWS Engineer Senior to Staff (Live)

You Have the Stories. Here's Why They're Not Landing.

Professional Optimism Is a Superpower. Most People Practice the Performative Version.

Real optimism gets you assigned to the hardest problems. Hopium gets you quietly worked around.