Episode 299: Working Backwards

This week we take a deep look inside life at Amazon by discussing the book Working Backwards written by two former Amazon Executives.

Rundown

Working Backwards
Amazon Leadership Principles
Stevey's Google Platforms Rant
AWS Compensation Explained
The Everything Store

Nonsense

17 Remarkable Facts About Outdoor Amsterdam Urinals

Sponsors

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Listener Feedback

Michael wants to work as a Senior DevOps Engineer in EMEA
Dell Jobs Data Governance Lead, Senior Manager Software Engineering, Business Process Management
Doug wants you to work at Ethos Life lots of jobs after recent funding

Conferences

RabbitMQ Summit, July 13-14, 2021.
SLOConf - Virtual May 17-20 - Matt’s talk is in the can
SpringOne, Sep 1st to 2nd.

SDT news & hype

Join us in Slack.
Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

Recommendations

Brandon: Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone

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Working Backwards

Episode 299

May 14th, 2021

1 hr 19 mins

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About this Episode

This week we take a deep look inside life at Amazon by discussing the book Working Backwards written by two former Amazon Executives.

Rundown

• Working Backwards

• Amazon Leadership Principles

• Stevey's Google Platforms Rant

• AWS Compensation Explained

• The Everything Store

Nonsense

• 17 Remarkable Facts About Outdoor Amsterdam Urinals

Sponsors

• CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt

• strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT

Listener Feedback

• Michael wants to work as a Senior DevOps Engineer in EMEA

• Dell Jobs Data Governance Lead, Senior Manager Software Engineering, Business Process Management

• Doug wants you to work at Ethos Life lots of jobs after recent funding

Conferences

• RabbitMQ Summit, July 13-14, 2021.

• SLOConf - Virtual May 17-20 - Matt’s talk is in the can

• SpringOne, Sep 1st to 2nd.

SDT news & hype

• Join us in Slack.

• Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com and we will send you free laptop stickers!

• Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

• Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.

• Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.

• Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

Recommendations

• Brandon: Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone

Photo Credit

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Episode Sponsors

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Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at: strongdm.com/SDT.](http://strongdm.com/SDT)

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Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start learning today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt.](https://cbtnuggets.com/sdt)

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