Aman Manazir is a software engineer who's worked at companies like Amazon and Shopify. In this podcast, he interviews successful engineers to break down strategies and tools they used to land their dream jobs.
In addition, Aman focuses on helping listeners improve their lives through topics in entrepreneurship, self-improvement, and technology.
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#7: Why My 21-Year-Old Brother Quit His $600,000 Quant Job
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 ⢠Duration 01:21:55
 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!
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
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
#6: Answering Uncomfortable Questions With My Best Friend
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 ⢠Duration 01:19:51
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 graduatesâŚwant to land your dream software engineering job/internship?
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đ§ Get my free LeetCode Roadmap - https://www.amanmanazir.com/leetcode
Iâm 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 youâre 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
đ Get my free resume template - https://www.amanmanazir.com/resume
08:14 - The Difference Between A Discussion And An Argument
#5: How She Makes $1.9M/Year at Age 28 on AirBnB
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 ⢠Duration 01:23:32
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!
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
#4: How This 22-Year-Old Got a $250,000/Year Job at TikTok (AI Engineer)
Friday, August 9, 2024 ⢠Duration 01:28:49
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
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 Sunnyâs Life
10:22 - Sunnyâs 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 - Sunnyâs 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: How My 20-Year-Old Brother Made $550,000/Year in Quant Trading
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 - Aadilâs Introduction to Software and Quant Internships
27:18 - John Deere Software Internship
31:15 - Aadilâs Sophomore Year
32:10 - Aadilâs Grind to Land a Quant Internship: 60 Interviews
38:20 - Aadilâs Reaction at Getting a $130/hour Quant Internship at IMC Trading
43:40 - Aadilâs Experience Working at IMC Trading
47:30 - How Aadil Landed a Jump Trading Internship
54:50 - Aadilâs $500k+ Quant Salary
#8: How She Got a 4.0 at the Worldâs Most Competitive University (ft. Amy Wang)
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 ⢠Duration 02:08:35
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!
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.
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).
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).
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 - Sunnyâs Research Experience & Advice
1:13:14 - Sunnyâs Struggles With the Family Startup
1:16:05 - Sunnyâs 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 - Sunnyâs 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).
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
00:45 - Amyâs 4.0 GPA /Being Your Own Cheerleader
07:36 - The Yin & Yang Mindset
13:52 - Getting Aâs 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 - Amyâs Childhood
1:04:04 - The Stanford Rejection
1:12:34 - The Caltech Experience
1:14:26 - Thoughtful Thursdays
1:14:43 - Amyâs 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
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