Engineer Upskills In AI After Amazon Layoff

Hemant Virmani, a 47-year-old software engineer based in Washington, was laid off from Amazon in the company's October cuts after about 11 years, Business Insider reports. He is using the break to upskill in artificial intelligence, build a hobby AI project, apply to new roles, and focus on his health, crediting his daughter's attitude as inspiration. Virmani aims to lead engineering with AI-enabled impact.