Big Tech Careers

Big Tech Careers

Part 1/4 - From a restaurant business owner to an AWS TAM role

How Amir upskilled from a non-IT background on AWS

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Prasad Rao
Jan 30, 2025
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Hey, Prasad here 👋 I'm the voice behind the weekly newsletter "Big Tech Careers."

Most people think that career at MAANG+/Big Tech is out of reach for them. Certainly, I was one of them until I got a break and cleared the interview process. I want to change that perspective and that’s one of the reason I started writing this newsletter and created the Big Interview Preparation Workshop.

Two of my Big Tech Interview Preparation Workshop participants cleared AWS interviews recently. One of the participants, Amir Malaeb, transitioned from restaurant business owner to Technical Account Manager at AWS. In the next 4 articles, Amir Malaeb will share in his own words, his journey of upskilling on AWS and how he cleared AWS interview process. Hope his story inspires you to achieve your dreams.

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Over to you Amir!

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