Becoming a SOFTWARE ENGINEER at 32

How I became a self-taught Software Engineer and how I learned to code at 32, without a computer Science degree or bootcamp.
This was in 2021, yes it's harder now, but I'd still back myself to do it again.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
01:07 My background
02:17 Found coding
02:40 How I got started
04:49 Started applying
05:09 The interview

[@reginaldamedee7433]

Quit my account management job in 2022 and I am glad to say that I’m finally employed as a software engineer at 32 years old. It’s tough, there’s a lot of lows, especially in this market, but it is worth it!

[@Matthew-yv1bp]

Started learning aged 29 (just before my birthday), spent a year doing bits like FreeCodeCamp and now starting a masters in SWE this year aged 31. Feel like I’m going to be the oldest on the course and completely burn out because old brain. Your story is inspirational and I enjoy seeing your IG posts. Hope Egypt is treating you well!

[@GinoIpanaque]

Greetings from Peru! I'm 32 and I wanna start in SW engineering

[@nedrabouzidi8899]

that's really helpful and interesting 👏🙏

[@wenyuc1]

thanks for sharing! i'm 28 and am trying to learn to code. have so much regret not doing a 2nd major in college. btw bro is too good looking to be software engineer

[@andrewcodesmith]

28 is a great age to learn something new

[@user-jr4yx2jg3x]

This video was really insightful, but i'll like to ask, what's your take on next.js, and it's ability to overwhelm react?

[@akhilsuresh2069]

Thank you for sharing this . Seeing a person easly moving from career to career gives a relief to me . I am in stage were i am earning good compare to my peers but my heart is not in my job i am a software engineer core python am etreamly passionate about coding but lately in a situation were i am not happy with my work environment or opertunity that i get at work since i get paid so much i feel like i shouldn't quit but each day at work feels like i can do so much more or feels like tied up. I know it doesn't make any sense but hey this is how its for me nowadays hope i will get enough courage

[@andrewcodesmith]

One of my mantras is to ‘take the scenic route’ in life and in your career, try different things, and maybe you’ll find something that fits, If not you tried and the journey will make for a interesting story. I’m a SWE now (and I love it), but maybe one day I’ll want to do something different, who knows, that’s fun to me

[@mike_nba]

this is very inspiring! Don't you find it hard to code just on Laptop though? As a programmer my productivity takes a hit when i move to a smaller screen

[@user-cz8nc1el2t]

hi, I never comment, ever, but I just wanted to say your content, humor and vibe hella INSPIRED me so much from your socials, bye (p.s the face at 6.13 was relatable)

[@andrewcodesmith]

Thank you for the kind words

[@anaszia504]

bro want more videosssss

[@andrewcodesmith]

I’m on it 🫡

[@anaszia504]

@@andrewcodesmith 👑

[@jamieclark9241]

What kind of projects had you built when you got your first job?

[@andrewcodesmith]

something that interacts with an API, gets data from an api, front end junior SWE jobs are all about working with a lot of data, constantly doing api calls, so get good at taking that data (sometimes complex) and presenting it on the UI

[@supersuck7893]

Make more and really show us your day to day. Like Ali abdaal

[@sardorlife]

Hi man Did you start to learn Software Engineering at 32?

[@andrewcodesmith]

Yes

[@aristonsaizoxic1048]

I also wanted to go for web development but I currently started learning python, i can't choose frontend anymore 😢

[@andrewcodesmith]

You can easily move around is that Iv learnt, Iv done front, backend and a bit of ML, if you know the programming fundamentals it’s easy to shift