Adam Arnold graduated from college with an architecture degree from USC, but when his post-graduation job fell through he made a brave decision at the time and moved back to northern California to start at Autodesk.

Today, Adam’s been at Autodesk nearly 7 years now–and he joins us to share what exactly his job is like as a senior software engineer, coming from an unconventional background.

I ask Adam about how someone can get their feet wet as a beginner with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and we go behind the scenes to discuss exactly how the Accidental Engineer dot com is hosted on AWS and why!

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Adam Arnold, Senior Software Engineer and Oakland Athletics Fan

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