Today, I talk with Angel — a LinkedIn engineer who landed a $100K+ offer when almost everyone else was getting rejected. We dive into the five strategies that helped her stand out: from securing return offers and mastering brutal honesty, to building a powerful network and winning the mindset game. We also break down what separates candidates who actually get offers from those who don’t, the reality behind new grad deadlines, and how to market yourself like top engineers do. If you’re a CS student, new grad, or anyone aiming for a six-figure software engineering job in today’s competitive tech market, this episode of the SWE Accelerator Podcast is a must-listen.

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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 landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student & software engineer and get your dream job offer.

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⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 How Angel Landed a $100K+ Offer at LinkedIn and the Journey That Got Her There
10:12 The Software Engineering Accelerator That’s Helping Students Land Jobs Fast
20:49 How Angel Graduated Caltech With a 4.0 GPA: Her Exact Study Strategies
27:08 Does Your Algorithms Class Actually Help in Interviews?
30:52 The Moment Angel Realized No One Really Knows Everything (And That’s Okay)
39:04 Is Software Engineering Still Worth It in 2025? The Truth About AI Taking Over
53:13 Turning Passion Into Work — And Why It Can Sometimes Backfire
1:01:52 Moving to NYC? Here’s How to Find Events and Build Real Connections
1:12:39 Angel’s Take on Making Long-Distance Relationships Work
1:18:04 The Future of Angel’s Brand and YouTube Channel

Meet Helen, a 24-year-old quant who’s earned over $900K and is here to reveal what life is really like inside the quant world. We dive into how she landed Meta as her first internship, exposed the company publicly, why she walked away from an S-tier job, and the exact systems that helped her build a seven-figure career. If you’ve ever wondered what ‘quant’ really means, how to break in, or what it takes to thrive in one of the world’s most competitive tech roles — this episode is your blueprint.

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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 landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student & software engineer and get your dream job offer.

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⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 The Harsh Reality of Interns, Burnout, and Why Quant Pays So Much
07:16 Was Meta Trying to Silence Her?
14:51 How Helen Landed Meta as Her First Internship
20:41 Aman Reveals the Accelerator That Guarantees You a Tech Internship
24:26 What Is Quant, Really? Helen Breaks It Down
31:59 Aman’s Hypothetical: “How Would You Get Into Quant If You Were Me?”
45:00 Inside Quant Culture: The Truth Few Talk About
49:39 Aman Drops His Free Resource on Landing SWE Jobs
50:12 Helen’s Confession: The Borderline Unethical Tactics People Use
1:02:27 2020 vs 2025: How the Tech Market Has Transformed
1:08:04 AI Is Writing Code Now: Here’s What That Means for You
1:11:20 Why Helen Quit Her S-Tier Quant Job
1:19:37 How to Land Your First Internship with No Experience
1:31:43 Leave A Rating and Review

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!

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Listen to our new podcast, @TheEntropyShow: https://youtu.be/MDJQXbXPngg?si=vQqITmNzy3fhfcV1

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 landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student and get your dream job offer.

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⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 - How Steve Went From Drop Out to Dean’s List

5:54 - What Motivates Personal Change?

12:19 - The Value Of Your Interview Mindset

23:00 - What The Future of Coding Interviews Looks Like

33:52 - Is AI Killing Software Engineering?

39:00 - How Do I Leverage AI Tools To Become A Software Engineer?

44:55 - What Is The True Value Of A Computer Science Degree?

52:58 - Is Getting a College Degree Necessary To Achieve My Goals?

58:12 - The Biggest Mistake Software Engineers Make In Halting Their Careers

1:05:03 - Job Hopping Vs. Rooting At One Company

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Today, 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 top-tier software engineering job, you need to listen to this episode of Liftoff. Hope you enjoy!

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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 landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student and get your dream job offer.

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro: How NeetCode Rewired LeetCode

00:34 – Is AI killing software engineering jobs?

05:40 – Why the job market feels impossible for new grads

16:19 – What NeetCode really did at Amazon

23:00 – Google vs Amazon: the truth about big tech

32:00 – The moment NeetCode knew he had to quit

37:14 – The real reason NeetCode started uploading LeetCode

40:16 – Is LeetCode still worth your time in 2025?

49:49 – Why LeetCode might be dead in 5 years

52:00 – How Roy Lee and AI are rewriting tech interviews

59:02 – The fastest way to become interview-ready

1:07:08 – How long it actually takes to master DSA

1:19:53 – Final thoughts: is comp sci still worth studying?

Let me know if you want a shorter version for Spotify or a custom pinned comment too.

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!

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Listen our new podcast,  @TheEntropyShow  : https://youtu.be/MDJQXbXPngg?si=vQqITmNzy3fhfcV1

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 landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student and get your dream job offer.

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00:00 - Introduction

00:45 - Amy’s 4.0 GPA /Being Your Own Cheerleader

07:36 - The Yin & Yang Mindset

13:52 - Getting A’s The Cool Way

15:59 - The Software Engineering Accelerator

16:40 - What is The Point of Getting A's?

22:02 - Screen Time is Killing Your Social Life

31:38 - Social Media Addiction

41:56 - The Parasocial Relationship With Your Fans

44:49 - Practical Tips To Get That 4.0

51:45 - Battling Migraines

57:25 - Amy’s Childhood

1:04:04 - The Stanford Rejection

1:12:34 - The Caltech Experience

1:14:26 - Thoughtful Thursdays

1:14:43 - Amy’s YouTube Career

1:30:49 - The Plagiarism Outbreak on YouTube

1:47:02 - When Was It Time to do YouTube Full Time?

2:00:56 - Balancing Relationships & Career

2:07:10 - Conclusion

*location-adjusted

 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 companies like Amazon, Shopify, and HP in college, and the day I graduated I landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student and get your dream job offer. If you're a dedicated programmer who wants to land your dream internship or job in 2025 without spamming LeetCode, spending hours at career fairs, or applying to thousands of positions, join the Software Engineering Accelerator and work directly with me. Click this link to book a call: https://www.amanmanazir.com/coaching/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video_description&utm_campaign=shouldn't_be_engineer

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00:00 - Introduction

01:00 - Aadil College Background

04:38 - Internship History

14:37 - Software Engineering Accelerator

15:06 - Getting The 600k Offer

26:52 - Aadil's Dream Job (Spoiler: It's Not Quant)

31:00 - Why Aadil Turned Down The Offer/Entrepreneurship

35:50 - What Would A Day In The Life Be For Quant?

43:42 - The Risks of A 9-5

45:57 - Thoughtful Thursdays

46:14 - Why Did You Leave Quant?

52:17 - Where Are You Now?

1:00:51 - Aadil's Next Step, Dating

1:03:36 - The Truth of Being in Quant

1:11:30 - Being In A Slump

1:15:59 - In What Situation Would You Go Back To Quant?

1:19:22 - Our Big Announcement

1:21:18 - Conclusion *location-adjusted

Today, 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 landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student and land your dream job.

If you’re a dedicated programmer who wants to land your dream internship or job in 2025 without spamming LeetCode, spending hours at career fairs, or applying to thousands of positions, 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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00:00 - Introduction

00:26 - Our First Time Meeting

01:56 - The Second Time Meeting

05:00 - Why Vithi Hated Aman

08:14 - The Difference Between A Discussion And An Argument

09:02 - The Heated Dinner Party Argument

10:46 - What Changed In Our Friendship

12:05 - Q1: How Do You Approach New People Without Coming Off Weird

22:38 - The Software Engineering Accelerator

23:08 - Q2: How Easy Is It To Make Friends At The Workplace?

33:45 - Q3: How Many Friends Are Optimal?

36:46 - Q4: Do You Feel Like You Fall Out Of Friendships?

38:14 - Q5: When Can You Be Vulnerable With Someone?

41:38 - Sign Up For Thoughtful Thursday

41:55 - Q6: How Do You Make Friends Without Drinking?

52:07 - Q7: What Did You Learn From The Friendships That Ended?

58:54 - Q8: How Do You Choose The Friends In Your Close Circle?

1:09:38 - Q9: How Do You Know The Friend Group You’re In Is The One You Want To Stay In?

1:16:40 - Q10: How Do Friendships Change As You Get Older?

1:19:18 - Conclusion

*location-adjusted

Today, 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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0:00 - Intro

0:45 - How Did She Become a Personal Assistant?

3:54 - What Did She Study in College?

4:07 - How Did Her Mindset Change?

6:02 - Rich Dad Poor Dad

7:40 - Transition After Being a Personal Assistant

9:22 - What Made Her Think She Could Start A Business?

10:25 - Working as a Therapist

16:00 - Airbnb Business

21:55 - Growing her Business in The First Year

23:18 - Getting The Confidence to Start

26:20 - Rental Arbitrage

30:53 - Managing Time Working Two Jobs

32:05 - Scaling Her Business

34:05 - How Does Cohosting Work?

40:02 - Profit From Year One

41:04 - Cohosting vs. Rental Arbitrage

45:05 - Balancing Two Full Time Jobs

46:10 - Where Did She get her Drive From?

48:30 - The Value of Networking

51:07 - 3rd Year Numbers

 54:50 - How is The Business Now?

58:45 - Where Does She Want to Take The Business?

1:00:00 - What Does The Team Look Like?

1:01:27 - How to Find an Assistant

1:04:15 - What Does an Assistant do?

1:09:04 - Advice for Airbnb Businesses

1:12:30 - How Does an Advanced Person Learn?

1:16:15 - What's The Next Step?

1:20:52 - Focusing on Your Niche

Karen's Contact Information:

bhstr.com karen@bellohomesstr.com

336-459-9756

I'm Aman Manazir, a career coach and former software engineer. I make videos about making it as a computer science student and landing your dream job. I post new videos regularly, run a tech interview podcast, and run an email newsletter (https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter).

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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0:00 - Introduction

0:58 - How Sourish got into Reinforcement Learning

6:29 - The Value of a Passionate High School Teacher

8:28 - Would Sourish Consider Teaching

9:59 - How did Sourish Land his First Software Engineering Internship

13:40 - Advice for Freshman/Sophomores Looking for Internships

16:55 - How to Supercharge your Experience with Personal Projects

18:40 - Recommendations for Contributing to Open Source

20:30 - How Sourish got Prestigious Internships at Amazon and Capital One

22:48 - Discord Bots Help to Prepare for Interviews

23:40 - How many Practice Problems do you need for an Interview?

26:05 - How Sourish Started at TikTok

28:02 - Advice for a Software Engineering Interview

30:00 - Sourish's Experience as a TikTok Intern

31:52 - Sourish's Advice for Getting a Return Offer

39:20 - Day in the Life as a TikTok Machine Learning Engineer

42:20 - How is Sourish's Time Allocated?

45:49 - How has Sourish Improved at TikTok

48:45 - How Engineers at TikTok are Different

51:12 - How is ML Different than Other Fields?

53:30 - Best Resources for getting Deep in ML

55:18 - Machine Learning Papers

57:18 - Advice to Prepare for an AI Future

59:12 - Sourish's Experience with Public Speaking

1:01:00 - @3blue1brown Inspiration

1:02:00 - Sourish's YouTube Channel

1:03:25 - How Sourish Gets Ideas for Videos

1:07:03 - How to Get Started on YouTube

1:09:31 - The Value of Mentors

1:11:24 - How did Exercise Help Sourish?

1:13:23 - Advice for People to Improve their Fitness

1:18:35 - How did Self-Improvement Content Help Sourish

1:20:42 - Living in California

1:22:40 - Starting a Social Life in a New City

1:25:31 - What Makes a Close Friend?

1:26:50 - Sourish's Advice for his Younger Self

1:27:40 - Where to Find Sourish

1:28:10 - Outro

I'm Aman Manazir, a career coach and former software engineer. I make videos about making it as a computer science student and landing your dream job. I post new videos regularly, run a tech interview podcast, and run an email newsletter (https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter).

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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!

0:00 - Introduction

01:19 - Why Sunny Took Calculus At Age 11

05:19 - How Math Olympiad Changed Sunny’s Life

10:22 - Sunny’s Experience at USA Math Camp

11:36 - Writing a Great Software Resume: BeamJobs

12:51 - Sunny Gets Humbled at Math Camp

14:43 - How Sunny Landed Machine Learning Internships in High School

18:08 - Math Club at Rolling Meadows High School

19:34 - How Sunny's Father Changed His Life

21:30 - Why Sunny Chose to Pursue Computer Science

23:23 - How Sunny Landed a Full Ride Scholarship

30:44 - Breaking the Scholarship Contract

32:06 - Why Sunny Chose Berkeley Over Princeton

36:12 - Sunny Takes Graduate Classes as an Undergrad

39:42 - Sunny’s Advice for College Freshmen

44:09 - Which Path Should CS Students Pursue

51:54 - How Sunny Landed the $500,000 Quant Trading Offer

55:56 - How to Prepare for Quant Finance

59:30 - Where People Mess up Their Quant Interviews

1:02:16 - Will Sunny Take the $500,000 Quant Offer?

1:03:30 - Why Did Sunny Choose to Pursue a Statistics PhD?

1:08:17 - Sunny’s Research Experience & Advice

1:13:14 - Sunny’s Struggles With the Family Startup

1:16:05 - Sunny’s Advice to Tech Entrepreneurs

1:19:39 - Should You Create a Startup or Work in Industry First?

1:22:34 - Sunny's Biggest Challenge

1:25:22 - Sunny’s Advice for Young People

1:29:43 - Where Sunny Sees Himself in 10 years

1:31:16 - Outro

I'm Aman Manazir, a career coach and former software engineer. I make videos about making it as a computer science student and landing your dream job. I post new videos regularly, run a tech interview podcast, and run an email newsletter (https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter).

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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.

00:00 - Introduction

01:00 - 8th Grade MathCounts

05:29 - American Mathematics Competition

06:16 - High School Math Club

08:29 - Elite Math Summer Camps

12:36 - Writing a Great Software Resume: BeamJobs

13:47 - Summer Research Camp

15:28 - Why Aadil Picked the University of California Berkeley

18:25 - Transition to College Life

23:20 - Aadil’s Introduction to Software and Quant Internships

27:18 - John Deere Software Internship

31:15 - Aadil’s Sophomore Year

32:10 - Aadil’s Grind to Land a Quant Internship: 60 Interviews

38:20 - Aadil’s Reaction at Getting a $130/hour Quant Internship at IMC Trading

43:40 - Aadil’s Experience Working at IMC Trading

47:30 - How Aadil Landed a Jump Trading Internship

54:50 - Aadil’s $500k+ Quant Salary

56:20 - How Aadil Got a Google Software Internship for Fun

58:22 - How to Become a Quant

1:00:55 - How to Prepare for Software Engineering Interviews

1:04:22 - The Value of Obsession

1:07:27 - You Don’t Need to Be a Genius

1:09:20 - How Self-Improvement Changed Our Lives

1:18:40 - Aadil’s Gym Transformation Story: Adding 30 lbs of Muscle

1:22:13 - How Looksmaxxing Changed Aadil’s Life

1:29:50 - Was Bodybuilding and Looksmaxxing Worth It?

1:35:30 - What’s Next for Aadil?