20 Years of Software Engineering Journey in 20 Minutes

From Java Developer to AWS Security Architect – My 20-Year Tech Journey in 20 Minutes

In this video, I walk you through my real, raw, and unfiltered 20-year journey — from writing messy Java code to becoming a Security Architect at AWS and now building in AI Security.

You'll learn:
✅ How I broke into security (by choice!)
✅ Lessons from failing code reviews
✅ What it takes to scale authentication for 600K+ companies
✅ How I joined AWS after multiple rejections
✅ The cookie I wrote that's still protecting Bank of America users
✅ My leap into GenAI and building secure AI systems
✅ And why IAM (Identity & Access Management) is the future of security

Whether you're a developer, security enthusiast, or just starting out — this story will save you years of trial and error.

Watch till the end for career tips, mindset shifts, and how I’m mentoring the next-gen of tech leaders.

Timestamps
0:00 – Java Dev to AWS Architect
0:53 – First big lesson
04:30 – Pivoted to Security
07:55 – Secured Bank of America logins
09:47 – Scaled auth for 600K+ companies at ADP
12:02 – Principal Architect at JP Morgan Chase
13:14 – Built APIs for a unicorn startup
16:38 – Finally got into AWS after rejections
19:03 – Started working on GenAI workloads
20:05 – Now: Mentoring & building AI Security

You may connect me at:
???? Linkedin :- linkedin.com/in/amit-arora-cloud-security
My Upcoming Cohort:- https://reimagined.dev/