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I Coached an Amazon Engineer From Mid-Level to Senior (Live)

2026-05-11 Science & Technology
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Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership πŸ‘‰πŸ» Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale πŸ“˜ AI can write your code. It can't tell your story. Behavioral interviews are the new differentiator, and I wrote the book on them: https://geni.us/BehavioralInterview-yt If you want to be in the hot-seat for the next video like this, apply here: https://forms.gle/121P4FhVhxkBaPiq5 πŸš€ Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! ➑️ http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=dhruv-sponsored For the extended conversation, become a member to this channel or join my Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/alifeengineered/p/i-coached-an-amazon-engineer-from?r=2tt9s7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true πŸ’₯ Continue the conversation on my Discord server with like-minded viewers. The advice section is *chef's kiss* - https://discord.com/invite/HFVMbQgRJJ πŸ“ˆTransform your tech career with my free weekly newsletter - https://alifeengineered.substack.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - The 3 Mistakes That Get Smart Engineers Down-Leveled 00:01:15 - What Interviewers Are Actually Asking About Conflict 00:05:36 - Answering at the Wrong Depth 00:08:23 - When Escalation Is the Wrong Move 00:11:18 - Workshopping the Answers LIVE 00:23:13 - Save the Technical Jargon for the Coding Interview 00:33:55 - Strong Opinions Weakly Held 00:40:09 - Lost in the Philosophy 00:58:00 - Deep Dive: Tell Me About a Problem You Solved 01:05:08 - The Amazon Ireland Launch

Top Comments (10)

@deadxaim 2026-05-11

People will charge you several thousands of dollars for this kind of coaching, and you are offering it here as accessible educational material. Thank you.

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@Jae-j7p 2026-05-11

Hi Scooba Steve, what do you write in your little notebook during these kinds of interview?

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@jameshizon4861 2026-05-11

Yes, I need to ensure I sound as true senior-level to give the interviewers the right seniority signals.

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@jk_2358 2026-05-13

How do your recommendations to keep answers short and to the point (around 11:35) reconcile with the STAR method and others? I've heard people recommend taking a few minutes to fully answer a question, going through the Situation, Task, etc. which is more like providing background before answering the actual question. Are you suggesting to flip this around somewhat?

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@deathbombs 2026-05-13

1. Decode questions deeply 2. Answer question fast 3. Pause+ Checkpoint instead of ramble

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@jameshizon4861 2026-05-11

Also hit academic probation for uc davis. I think like 2x. Somehow still passed. But took longer to grad and average outcomes vs just going to state school.

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@TheT8or 2026-05-12

This is a great course!! If people can nail what you're teaching here, they'll progress so much further in interviews

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@ALifeEngineered 2026-05-11

Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership πŸ‘‰πŸ» Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale πŸ“˜ AI can write your code. It can't tell your story. Behavioral interviews are the new differentiator, and I wrote the book on them: https://geni.us/BehavioralInterview-yt

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@withanchalv 2026-05-13

Perfect timing!😊 I’m currently preparing for interviews, and this was incredibly insightful.

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@rakuteno 2026-05-12

Excellent format

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