SWE Accelerator Podcast

The Girl Who Did Everything Wrong and Still Landed Big Tech

15 Apr 2026

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From a village in Pakistan to Microsoft engineer and chapter one of the LinkedIn CEO's book, Ume's path broke every rule.She dropped her CS degree, scored a 12% on an exam, and still landed 7 internships without a single personal project. In this episode she and Aman break down toxic CS culture, why GPA doesn't matter, how LinkedIn got her a Cisco internship she never applied for, and why soft skills are now the only real edge you have in tech.Computer science students, new grads, and software engineers…want to land your dream software engineering job or internship? Click here 👉https://www.amanmanazir.com/coaching/?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=podcasts_description&utm_campaign=Ume_BigTech&video=70xW2JHE59U🚀 Get my free Software Engineering Crash Course – https://www.amanmanazir.com/7dayengineer🎧 Listen to all episodes of the Software Engineering Accelerator Podcast on YouTube: youtube.com/AmanManazirListen to our new podcast, @TheEntropyShow: https://youtu.be/MDJQXbXPngg?si=vQqITmNzy3fhfcV1I’m Aman Manazir, a career coach and software engineer. I interned at companies like Amazon, Shopify, and HP in college, and the day I graduated I landed a $168,000/year* full-time software engineering job. I help you make it as a computer science student & software engineer and get your dream job offer.📄 Get my free resume template – https://www.amanmanazir.com/resume🧠 Get my free LeetCode Roadmap – https://www.amanmanazir.com/leetcode💌 Free weekly productivity insights/advice – https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter📕 All my free Notion templates – https://www.amanmanazir.com/notion📝 Sign up for Notion – https://affiliate.notion.so/2nh3pjr6l5l6📷 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/amanmanazir/🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/amanmanazir👉 Ume's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umxe?igsh=MWtwcGtzYzl3MnN6OQ==👉 Ume's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umehabiba?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios—⏱️ Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:20 Growing Up in Pakistan, Dreaming of New York03:21 No Roadmap, No Playbook, Just Grit03:42 The CS Teacher Who Changed Everything05:01 Imposter Syndrome Every Single Day07:09 Why She Dropped Her CS Degree10:33 Toxic CS Culture Is Real13:33 Why CS Students Turn on Each Other16:16 Gatekeeping Kills Careers, Openness Creates Them19:06 12% on an Exam, 7 Internships Anyway19:21 How to Build a Non-Linear Career23:38 GPA Is Overrated, Here's the Truth25:13 No Personal Projects, Still Got Microsoft29:39 Unpaid Internships: When They're Worth It31:53 How to Sell Any Experience on a Resume33:34 Soft Skills Are the New Hard Skills38:34 AI Democratizes Hard Skills, So What's Left39:28 How a Recruiter Slid Into Her DMs42:24 What Is an Employee Creator at Microsoft43:43 AI Won't Kill Tech, It'll Create New Jobs46:46 Why You Should Still Learn to Code49:57 How to Build Your Personal Brand Early50:11 LinkedIn Is More Underrated Than You Think54:52 Where to Find Ume Online

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The Girl Who Did Everything Wrong and Still Landed Big Tech

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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