Applied AI at Amazon; Purdue MS Business Analytics graduate
Utkarsh Bajaj
Utkarsh Bajaj works in applied AI at Amazon and interviews candidates. His conversation gets specific about the Bar Raiser, coding rounds, AI answers that sound generic, and the difference between shipping code and understanding the system underneath it.
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Utkarsh graduated from Purdue's business analytics program in 2022 and now works in applied AI at Amazon. He compares that earlier job market with 2026, when even getting an interview call can be difficult.
He also talks about moving to Toronto after losing the H-1B lottery and using a 100-day LinkedIn posting challenge to make his learning public.
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- how the Bar Raiser fits into Amazon's interview loop
- what Utkarsh learned from a coding round he thought he failed
- why resume metrics and system-level understanding matter in technical interviews
- what posting on LinkedIn gave him after the move to Toronto
Quick facts
- Role: Applied AI at Amazon; interviews candidates.
- Education: Purdue MS in Business Analytics, completed in 2022.
- Episode: Ready Set Do #132 covers Amazon interviews, AI tools, and his move to Toronto.
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