From Dropout to Google Principal Analytics Lead: Here's How She Cracked FAANG (twice!)

How did she go from high-school dropout to Principal Analytics Lead at Google? In this video, I chat with Sundas (   / @sundaskhalid  , who dropped out of school, self-taught herself data engineering, and went on to land roles at Amazon and Google.

We cover:
her untraditional journey in tech
how she got promoted at Amazon and Google
her secret to cracking top tech interviews
how she balances motherhood, Google, and content creation
will AI replace data scientists?

If you're an aspiring data scientist or just curious about what it's like behind the scenes at Big Tech, this one’s for you!

👋 about me
I’m Maddy, a senior software engineer (prev. at Google) with prior internships at Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, IBM, and Amazon. I love coding, running, mysteries, and board games :) Thanks for watching 🤍

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📖 timestamps
0:00 intro
1:01 would you change anything about your data science journey?
3:10 how did you grow your career and get promoted at Amazon and Google?
5:08 what was your first “I made it” moment in tech?
7:56 what is your secret to cracking Google and Amazon?
10:14 what resources do you recommend for aspiring data scientist?
12:14 will data scientists / software engineers be replaced by AI?
14:44 what’s your productivity secret (balancing kids, Google, content creation)?
17:00 what book / podcast / video changed your mindset?

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