How I Became an AWS Community Builder (Security) – My Real Journey + Application Guide

What Even is AWS Community Builders? 🤔 ## Categories – Pick Your Jam 🎯 ## My Pre-Community Builder Grind 💪 ## Community Builder Life Changed Everything 🚀 ## The Perks (Swag Lovers Rejoice! 🎁) ## How to Actually Get In (Step-by-Step) 📋 ## 1. Build Your Portfolio (8-10 quality pieces) ## 2. Application Process ## 3. My Tips (That Actually Work) ## Resources to Crush It Today 🌐 ## The Real Goal 🎯 If you've ever wanted to level up your AWS game, meet amazing people, and get $500 AWS credits + free cert vouchers, then the AWS Community Builders program is calling your name. I joined last year in Security and these 11 months have been 🔥. Here's my real story + exact steps to apply. It's for passionate AWS users who share knowledge – bloggers, speakers, creators like us. Choose where you've actually contributed! I wrote simple, practical blogs (not complex architectures): Pro tip: Beginners love these. Show 4 deployment ways + security basics = instant value. Also crushed AWS Amplify in 30 Days Hackathon by AWS User Group India 🏆 The people? Pure gold. That's the real magic. Contribute to AWS ecosystem. Builder or not, keep sharing. That's what grows you + helps others . Mid-January apps opening soon – start your portfolio TODAY! You in? Drop a 🔥 if you're applying! Connect with me, share your AWS journey, let's grow together 🚀 Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse - Mentorship from AWS pros - Exclusive resources - Global networking - Real perks (more on that later) - AI/ML Engineering - Data (DBs/Analytics) - Security ← I'm here - ✅ GuardDuty + Inspector with EC2/ECR - ✅ Secure EC2 access (NO port 22!) EC2 Instance Connect Prefix Lists Bastion Hosts Systems Manager (w/ session logs) - EC2 Instance Connect Prefix Lists - Bastion Hosts - Systems Manager (w/ session logs) - ✅ Nginx/Tomcat on EC2 (Console/SDK/CLI/CF IAAC) - EC2 Instance Connect Prefix Lists - Bastion Hosts - Systems Manager (w/ session logs) - Spoke at 3 events - Met legends (can't name-drop, but WOW) - Deep dived Security + AI - Got real feedback that leveled me up - 💰 $500 AWS Credits – POCs galore! - 📜 100% Free Cert Voucher - 📦 Swag (random blog rewards – I'm obsessed) - 🎓 *Exclusive QA Cloud Acadmey Education Platform Access * - ✅ Original blogs (your category) - ✅ Attend Events of AWS User Groups and Contribute to it - ✅ Talks/videos/social - ✅ NO plagiarism – be real - 📅 Opens mid-January (global) - 🔗 Join waitlist NOW: https://pulse.aws/application/BM2AKLSX?p=0 - 📎 Submit links + your passion story - ✅ Start NOW – consistency wins - ✅ Pick YOUR niche (not trends) - ✅ Engage – attend events, comment, collab - ✅ Not selected? Reapply! (2nd/3rd time common) - ✅ You don't need "expert" – just eager to learn/help - AWS User Groups - Community Events - dev.to/aws-builders