Episode 106
How To Get Hired For Agentic AI Big Tech Roles in 2026 (Amazon Sr Data Scientist POV) - w/ Surya
Agentic AI hiring is already past the point where saying 'I use Claude' sounds impressive. Surya Kari works on Amazon's generative AI team, so this conversation gets into what actually matters now: customer judgment, data science fundamentals, model evaluation, and the proof that tells a hiring team you can ship inside a real business.
Who this is for
- You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
- You would rather hear Surya's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Get Hired For Agentic AI Big Tech Roles in 2026 (Amazon Sr Data Scientist POV) - w/ Surya
- Surya Kari works on Amazon's generative AI team, so this conversation gets into what actually matters now: customer judgment, data science fundamentals, model evaluation, and the proof that tells a hiring team you can ship inside a real business.
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Agentic AI hiring is already past the point where saying 'I use Claude' sounds impressive. Surya Kari works on Amazon's generative AI team, so this conversation gets into what actually matters now: customer judgment, data science fundamentals, model evaluation, and the proof that tells a hiring team you can ship inside a real business. If you are trying to get hired for AI roles in 2026, this is the cleaner starting point.
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