From taking Student Loans to working at Google | Pakistani at IIT Bombay | Out of Sync Podcast

From taking Student Loan to working at Google!
In the latest Out of Sync Podcast, Hamid Zia, a senior software engineer at Google, shares his remarkable journey from FAST NU to Google.
Hailing from a humble background, he had to take a student loan to pursue his studies at FAST. However, his exceptional abilities enabled him to represent Pakistan in a coding competition at IIT Bombay during his graduation. He recounts his compelling journey, detailing how he achieved his breakthrough at Microsoft, followed by a brief tenure at Amazon, before securing his position at Google.
With diverse experiences gained from multiple tech giants, he shares strategies for securing a job at top-tier tech companies.
Tune in to explore his insightful journey!
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00:00 Introduction
02:50 Early life and education
05:45 Why joined CS?
10:06 Exposure opportunities at FAST
11:08 Experience at IIT Bombay
15:50 Why India is ahead of Pakistan in IT?
20:00 First job Cambridgedox
23:41 Exposure of Microsoft
30:50 Job at Microsoft Vancouver
32:40 Role at MIcrosoft
33:50 Layoff at Microsoft
35:03 Why left job at Microsoft?
37:40 Joining at Amazon
40:31 How to get into GOOGLE?
44:01 Role at GOOGLE
48:30 Why less Pakistanis make it to US tech giants?
50:30 Ideal person
53:50 How to grow as a software engineer?
58:15 Coming back to Pakistan
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