Former Amazon principal engineer says he spent '1-4 hours' reading daily — and it's part of the company's 'secret sauce'

Former Amazon principal engineer says he spent ‘1-4 hours’ reading daily — and it’s part of the company’s ‘secret sauce’

Steve Huynh, a former principal engineer at Amazon, said that Amazon’s culture of writing was its “secret sauce.” Daniel Berman When Steve Huynh was a principal engineer at Amazon, meetings began with a “study hall.” Amazon had a “reading culture” even among engineers, Huynh recently told the Pragmatic Engineer podcast, speaking of his time at the tech giant. Employees frequently drafted six-page memos, he said, which they shared with the compan…

Former Amazon principal engineer says he spent '1-4 hours' reading daily — and it's part of the company's 'secret sauce'

Steve Huynh, a former principal engineer at Amazon, said that Amazon's culture of writing was its "secret sauce."Daniel BermanFormer Amazon principal engineer Steve Huynh says every company should replicate Amazon's culture of reading.On the Pragmatic Engineer podcast, Huynh said that he spent one to four hours every day reading six-page memos.He said meetings with a "study hall" where attendees read the memos ensured everyone was up to speed.Wh…

Engineer Says Amazon's 6-Page Memos Part Of Its 'Secret Sauce' - Data Intelligence

When Steve Huynh was a principal engineer at Amazon, meetings began with a “study hall.” Amazon had a “reading culture” even among engineers, Huynh recently told the Pragmatic Engineer podcast, speaking of his time at the tech giant. Employees frequently drafted six-page memos, he said, which they shared with the company to update progress and demonstrate new projects. “I spent on the order of like 1-4 hours every day reading while I was a princ…