A Life Engineered

Steve Huynh
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Deep conversations with people who've had exceptional careers to inspire you to have your own exceptional career.

  1. The Career Strategy That Survives AI

    MAR 16

    The Career Strategy That Survives AI

    Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale Guest Links:https://a16z.com/author/anish-acharya/https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishacharya 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=anish-acharya-sponsored From building at Amazon in the early 2000s to selling a company to Google, Anish Acharya has spent his career chasing the edge of where the most ambitious people are working. He breaks down why enterprise software is oversold, how AI coding agents are unlocking a generation of builders, and what it takes to show up with a founder mindset no matter where you sit.

    43 min
  2. $1.25 Billion CTO: The Career Mistake That Cost Me 9 Years

    MAR 2

    $1.25 Billion CTO: The Career Mistake That Cost Me 9 Years

    Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale Guest Links:https://es.linkedin.com/in/tuomasartmanhttps://linear.app/about 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=tuomas-artman-sponsored What separates a high-level CTO from a Senior Engineer? And what is the one mistake that can stall your trajectory for nearly a decade? Co-founder and CTO of Linear Tuomas Artman has navigated the highest levels of technical leadership and knows exactly what it takes to scale both systems and careers.

    48 min
  3. OpenAI and Meta E9: The Career Bet Every Engineer Must Make

    FEB 16

    OpenAI and Meta E9: The Career Bet Every Engineer Must Make

    Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale Guest Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/suphiliphttps://molochinations.substack.com/ https://superphonic.fm/ 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=philip-su2-sponsored The "event horizon" for software engineering has arrived, and former Meta I9 engineer Philip Su says the traditional developer role isn't coming back. Discover why your most valuable skill may no longer be writing code.

    1h 14m
  4. Tech Interview Expert: AI Isn’t Killing Careers, But THIS is

    FEB 2

    Tech Interview Expert: AI Isn’t Killing Careers, But THIS is

    Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale Prepare for your next interview the smart way with Hello Interview: https://www.hellointerview.com/?ref=alifeengineered 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=stefan_mai-sponsored Stefan Mai walked away from Meta and Amazon to build Hello Interview, and what he's learned about AI's impact on hiring will surprise you.

    1h 19m
  5. The Career Decisions That Quietly Limit Your Future | Christopher Brown

    JAN 19

    The Career Decisions That Quietly Limit Your Future | Christopher Brown

    Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale Guest Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/skeptomai 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=christopher_brown-sponsored Christopher Brown, one of the founding engineers behind EC2 and former Amazon Senior Principal Engineer, pulls back the curtain on Amazon's transformation into a Day Two company. The path to tech success fundamentally changed overnight.

    1h 1m
  6. $4 Billion Founder: Should You Leave Big Tech or Ride It Out?

    JAN 6

    $4 Billion Founder: Should You Leave Big Tech or Ride It Out?

    Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale Guest Links: https://www.waterfall.net (Mention this podcast for $100 credit when you book)https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-bisciglia-745aa810 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=christophe_bisciglia-sponsored Christophe Bisciglia walked away from early Google equity that would be worth $72 million today to build a multi-billion dollar company. Now he runs a 120-foot waterfall hotel in Hawaii, programs with AI, and finally works on something he actually gives a sh*t about.

    57 min
  7. Why Even Google Engineers Are Relearning Everything | Maddy Zhang

    12/22/2025

    Why Even Google Engineers Are Relearning Everything | Maddy Zhang

    Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=maddy_zhang-sponsored Guest Links: https://www.instagram.com/madeline.m.zhang/https://www.youtube.com/@maddyzhang Maddie Zhang walked away from Google with four job offers in hand during one of tech’s toughest hiring markets. If you’re thinking about leaving your comfortable job or wondering how to actually land offers in this brutal market, this is your playbook.

    49 min
  8. How Engineers Break Into The Top 1% | Michael Novati

    12/08/2025

    How Engineers Break Into The Top 1% | Michael Novati

    Get 6 months free of Linear Business (3 seats) to celebrate our partnership 👉🏻 Redeem at: https://linear.app/ale 🚀🚀🚀 Work directly with Steve to get a high performance review and your next tech promotion in a year, guaranteed! Get the Black Friday offer here: http://go.alifeengineered.com/?utm_source=yt&utm_medium=lf&utm_campaign=s2p-nr&utm_content=Michael_Novati-sponsored Guest Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelnovati/https://formation.dev/ Michael Novati's journey from Meta intern to E7 principal engineer in six years required the company to invent an entirely new career archetype: the "coding machine." This conversation explores the tension between individual excellence and organizational scale, why the coding machine archetype hits a ceiling, and how AI is simultaneously amplifying and threatening this approach.

    1h 9m
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Deep conversations with people who've had exceptional careers to inspire you to have your own exceptional career.

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  • Creator
    Steve Huynh
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 A Life Engineered LLC
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    A Life Engineered

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