Carlos Arguelles came to America at 15 with no English and no money, eventually becoming a Senior Principal Engineer who literally broke Amazon during Black Friday. He then turned that disaster into the load testing infrastructure the entire company uses today.
From getting stuck at Microsoft for 12 years to bouncing between Amazon and Google twice, Carlos shares the unfiltered truth about career plateaus, the real cost of climbing to principal, and why the tools you build after failures matter more than the successes you plan.
If you’ve ever wondered what separates engineers who stay stuck from those who break through, this conversation reveals the uncomfortable patterns most people never talk about.
Guest Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-arguelles-6352392
https://carloarg02.medium.com/
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