Episode 115
How To Get Hired For AI Agent Roles In Big Tech (2026) - w/ Sohil
I walked in ready for the usual "AI is coming for your job" sermon. Then a PayPal AI engineer — a guy who's also logged time at TikTok and JPMorgan — looked at me and said he's never once watched good code make anyone a dollar.
Who this is for
- You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
- You want a public signal that actually helps your work, not empty internet vanity.
- You are changing lanes and need the version that still makes sense when the story is not neat yet.
- You are trying to start something that still feels a little awkward and expensive.
Key takeaways
- Get Hired For AI Agent Roles In Big Tech (2026) - w/ Sohil
- Sohil is early enough in his own story to remember the scramble, and senior enough now to see what big tech actually rewards.
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I walked in ready for the usual "AI is coming for your job" sermon. Then a PayPal AI engineer — a guy who's also logged time at TikTok and JPMorgan — looked at me and said he's never once watched good code make anyone a dollar. One sentence, and the whole hour reset. Sohil is early enough in his own story to remember the scramble, and senior enough now to see what big tech actually rewards.
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