I got a job at Amazon, but kept interviewing at other MAANG companies. Here's why I left for Google.

Ganesh Karthik Sankar Ganesh Karthik Sankar Ganesh Karthik Sankar interviewed at all five MAANG companies during his job search. He accepted an offer at Amazon but kept interviewing, later joining Google. His top advice: position yourself as an expert in a specific niche. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ganesh Karthik Sankar, a 29-year-old UX designer at Google who previously worked at Amazon as a product designer. He lives in Seattle. The following has been edited for...