This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Jay Jung, 28, a software engineer from San Francisco, about landing jobs in Big Tech. The following has been edited for length and ...

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Shubham Malhotra's Big Tech journey began during his fifth semester at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where he was juggling coursework with a co-op at a real estate-focused tech firm.

The time has come for jobseekers to stay concise. Suppose you've secured an interview with Amazon; congratulations! If you're wondering how to prepare for an Amazon or AWS interview, you must ...