The Pragmatic Engineer: Learnings from Conducting ~1,000 Interviews at Amazon — Patterns from 10+ Years of Software Engineering Hiring

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Steve Huynh, formerly Principal Engineer at Amazon, shares observations from over a decade of interviewing software engineers in The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter. The piece includes an excerpt from his new book 'Technical Behavioral Interview' covering patterns in what separates successful candidates. Relevant context as AI reshapes engineering hiring practices and the bar for what constitutes engineering skill shifts.