About Steve Huynh

Steve Huynh spent 18 years at Amazon, rising to Principal Engineer (L7), a level reached by fewer than 1% of engineers. Along the way he conducted over 1,000 interviews and trained hundreds of Amazon engineers.

After years stuck at his own level, Steve figured out that promotions come down to leadership scope and how well your manager can advocate for you, not just code quality. Once he understood the system, he closed the gap and jumped $300,000 in comp. He now teaches those same lessons through YouTube, a newsletter, a book, and his coaching program, Top Tier.