"Venezuela to AWS: Marine Built Software That Serves Billions Monthly" featuring Jose Villalta

What does it take to go from immigrating from Venezuela with very little, serving in the Marine Corps, and helping build software that supports billions of users worldwide? In this episode, Jose Villalta shares his journey of resilience, service, and growth. Jose Villalta is a software engineer with Amazon Web Services (AWS), working with Elastic Container Services (ECS), helping support cloud infrastructure that powers workloads around the globe. During the conversation, Jose explains how his technical background spans hardware, processors, communications systems, embedded software, and cloud technology. He discusses the massive scale involved in AWS systems and the responsibility required when software impacts millions of customers monthly. Jose also opens up about his journey from Venezuela to South Florida, how the Marine Corps helped shape his mindset, and how military service gave him the discipline and confidence to pursue higher education and a career in engineering.   Be a Guest Are you a successful business owner, entrepreneur, or professional with insights to share? Apply to be a guest at https://adaptandovercomepodcast.com/guest  and share your expertise with a wide audience eager to learn about you...