Engineer Pivots to Tech, Lands Jobs at Amazon and Google with Updated Resume Strategy
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Sahil Gaba taught himself programming to pivot from mechanical engineering to software roles, landing a job at a fintech company then Amazon.
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After 18 months at Amazon, Gaba got offers from Meta, Uber, and Google within weeks of each other when he was 29 years old.
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Gaba shares the résumé that helped him land those big tech offers, along with 3 things he'd update today lead with experience over skills, reduce emphasis on old honors/awards, and simplify achievements language.
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Aspects he'd keep the same de-emphasizing education in favor of experience, and including an interests section to serve as an interview icebreaker.
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Gaba now works as a software engineer at Google in Seattle earning around $300,000 per year.