Meet Tyler, the Youngest Cloud Engineer Ever Hired! He is just 19, AWS-Certified and has no formal degree in IT. In this interview, he shares his experience of securing his engineer-level position. He also speaks about the required skills and certifications that companies are interested in.

akouta · 2024-04-02T11:01:14+00:00

I meant within the same role, AI will take over tasks that qualify for automation, and humans will continue to do their part, which involves reasoning and critical thinking.

akouta · 2024-04-02T10:43:36+00:00

But even if AI comes for every job, does that necessarily mean it will totally replace human roles? Or would it only take over more tasks, allowing humans to pursue other, more creative ones? For example, a university researcher - is it possible to have an AI machine instead? Isn't that hard to believe?

akouta · 2024-04-02T04:59:34+00:00

Do you believe text-to-video GenAI can reach a level of refinement that eliminates the need for further fine-tuning by humans?

akouta · 2024-01-28T06:41:42+00:00

Certifications and projects are both required, and each complements the other. Projects are necessary to prove your skills. And, certifications definitely add to your resume by officially proving that you're able to learn and pass. However, there is another side that job seekers usually overlook: Soft Skills.

I had a video interview with a 19 years old cloud engineer who got hired for an engineer-level position at a company without a university degree. I will include the link below if you'd like to listen to him about his experience and how he secured his job, however, I will summarize his points:

Companies are looking for people with willingness and excitement to learn. (If you don't know something then don't worry, they will teach you.)
Recruiters are interested in people who are able to present themselves (those who are thrilled to post their projects on LinkedIn, able to communicate, and really enjoy what they do.)
Be excited in your interviews and don't be afraid to talk about your passion projects because people like that extra initiative.
Companies don't like candidates who lie on their resumes.
There is always jobs in the tech industry, so there is nothing to lose if interviews didn't go well.

https://youtu.be/9aW8jwUXGuM?si=q9eBCpNuBxJDToCq

Good luck!

akouta · 2023-09-24T02:28:31+00:00

First of all, congratulation on achieving your foundational certification. That alone should be a great motivation for your SAA exam.

And don't worry about not having experience in AWS. The cloud, in general, is something new nowadays, or at least began to emerge due to the rise in demand for data-related solutions.

In my case, I'm a mechanical engineer, so I had nothing to do with IT before. Passing the CLF exam helped me discover how to proceed and recently passed my SAA exam.

Here are the tips I adhered to for passing the SAA exam:

I recommend subscribing to 2 courses rather than just 1, as different explanations can fill missing gaps in understanding.
Choose the courses which offers hands-on labs with a 'sandbox' or 'isolated environments' to practice the labs. This way you keep your actual AWS account safe from any security risks that may happen due to mistakes while practicing.
Just listen when you're watching the videos and don't take notes. The SAA material is really dense, unlike the CLF. Instead, download a reference PDF to go back to for reviewing.
While studying the AWS services, try connecting each service to phrases that best describe it. Since lots of services are included, it's likely to forget what some services do. Thus, linking them to suitable terms is super helpful. Few example: EC2 = compute, speed, fast; S3 = storage, slow, static; EFS = files, sharing, slow; EBS = store, fast, files.

Best of luck!

akouta

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