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*Pass your interviews* Michael is a current Amazon interviewing Bar Raiser (2021-present), has conducted over 200 interviews for L4 to L6 roles, including SDE, PM, SDM, and is currently a committee member on the Asians at Amazon Global Board for Professional Development. He also specifically has experience in being one of the few engineers to build out the internal programs for what is now known as the "Online Assessment" (OA), and knows more than 99.99% of any current or former Amazonian about how the online assessment works (from the coding perspective, and how it's evaluated). Having been at Amazon since 2015 as an L4 SDE all the way to L6 SDE, Michael can help you practice any of the following interviews: system design, behavioural, and estimation. Michael is passionate about helping people with interviews and has successfully helped over 20 people land roles at companies, as a current mentor at Formation with over 120 completed mentoring sessions. *Get more interviews* As a Formation mentor, Michael has participated in their new "Seed Development" program, helping Software Engineers craft the perfect resume. Michael has a unique perspective in knowing how recruiters think, having worked with over 150 recruiters during his tenure as an interviewer and Bar Raiser. He also has interviewed for internships from 2010-2014 - and had incredibly insightful conversations with lead recruiters at many sizes of companies - from small startups to FAANG-adjacent companies (Uber, Lyft etc). *Make a career transition* Michael has a solid track record of mentoring experience to help people gain clarity of thought, and confidence about their career path. He can help you answer the following types of questions: 1. Break into People Management 2. Break into Big Tech 3. Leave or stay at your current company 4. What companies to target 5. How to get promoted, or how to grow in your role. 6. How to improve your performance at work 7. How to cultivate a psychologically safe, productive, and highly retentive engineering organization (from the ground up!), even with red-tape. 8. How to understand politics in big organizations 9. How to wear plenty of hats in plenty of roles.