What Makes A Great Software Engineer? (from an ex-Googler)

[@curiousgeorge6307]

Performance assessment as Software Engineer: At Google - 3:06 At Facebook - 5:36

[@harispapadopoulos4295]

Another video of pure awesomeness and glory. Thank you very much Clement

[@clem]

Another comment of pure awesomeness and glory. Thank you very much Haris!

[@7SlothOCE]

Hey Clement, Just wanted to say thank you for all your content and algoexpert. I was able to land my first internship at a great company due your material!

[@DefterNiko]

"Coding Machine" Now that's a job title :P My new career goal

[@noelcovarrubias7490]

Just watched this because I'm making a planner to become a better Software Engineer and what you talk about helped me. Thank you, Clement. Much love

[@carbon-structure]

One of the biggest challenges (subjectively) is being present, engaged and driving value given so many data and human interaction points. It's abstraction ontop of abstraction and the moments you find to actually engineer and take pride in doing something complicated which will stand the test of time, are the best parts of writing great software.

[@harshitsharma1391]

I think he is the best guy to go to for advice on topics like these. Cheers Clement!!!

[@clem]

Thanks!

[@harshitsharma1391]

@@clem OMG you replied to my comment!!! Thank you so much!!! I've started competitive programming on codeforces and learning data structures and algorithms based on your advice. My goal for this year is to get into Google. I'm really hoping I can get in this year. I know it's impossible to get into Google without using algoexpert.io , so I'll buy the one year subscription, but I'll need to save some money first. However there's one doubt I have, should I get to some noticable ranks like 1600-1800 on codeforces before I get started with algoexpert or I can start with it right off the bat?

[@martinle855]

I found your channel like 2 days ago and I love it! Congrats and keep rockin' it! Greetings from a 15 yr old tech enthusiast in Argentina!

[@clem]

Awesome to hear! Greetings from a 25-year-old tech enthusiast in New York!

[@dailyupdates7282]

@@clem I'm 24 yrs old and mechanical engineer and it sucks 😭😭😭

[@nolanchan8288]

@@dailyupdates7282 don't give up! Many ME's switch into software or robotics, I started in ME and now I do robotics, where I write (at least some) software most days.

[@wowmegoguik]

Aaahh! I liked the way you did that plug. Class.

[@optimizeU]

Probably the best product plug I’ve ever seen. 👌

What makes a great engineer in my point of view(or great is most roles) is to have a dynamic mindset.

[@MagedMegz95]

Your content is great. You are seriously amazing, I'm getting a lot of useful stuff from your channel. Simply the best (y)

[@Bitloops]

The domain experts would most likely be experts in the respective business domains e.g. Payments, Ads, Billing, Compliance etc that knows the needs of these systems and can architect them effectively. I don't mean a business expert but a programmer that has worked on these types of projects and understands the business concepts behind them very well.

[@skshmpareek]

Hey clem why did you stopped doing Card tricks in your Video Everyone who wanna see card tricks more often smash the like button

[@ds-mi4od]

Saksham Pareek Its hard to predict the direction of the video when he does the card tricks

[@skshmpareek]

@@ds-mi4od True😅

[@clem]

I didn't stop! I just do them more sporadically now; you might just see one in the next video 😉

[@billshitypity5133]

He is slowly running out of tricks.

[@thecodingmentor7701]

I believe greatness is measured against your past self. Comparing yourself to others will either limit you to what the people around you are reaching (friends, family) or discourage you because you reach "nothing" compared to the greatest (bezos, musk..). So I dont believe in comparing to others but in comparing to your past self. This way you can always step up a little bit and if you are going in the right directions for decades you have a good chance of reaching true greatness.

[@clem]

Great way to put it!

[@HolisticDeveloper]

OMG, I agree with your comment. You should always look at what you were able to do "yesterday" and what you can do "today", that is the way to see if you are growing. That being said sometimes you have to compare to others in the field, to make sure that you are making the right kind of growth. I hope that makes sense.

[@TechManAkhil]

I dont know how but clement always delivers the best content.I love this channel sooo much.

[@jacqueskloster4085]

Problem is, he is NOT the tech lead

[@joelvarghese3370]

From now it's my dream to become a "Coding Machine" or a "Domain Expert"

[@chrishan3199]

take a shot everytime clem says "software engineer"

[@ravenecho2410]

@1:30 seconds in to the video and you've already pivoted some of my conceptions, amazingly well thought out

[@ravenecho2410]

Oh no, that's because @4:00 they're bench marked as a population against an average software engineer, so every dimension already is mean centered Is okay still listening, still amazing prese lesgo

[@ravenecho2410]

Great Tedtalk 😊

[@amitm29]

Great video. Keep making videos like this !

[@JoseSagrero1]

Helpful and informative and insightful, as usual. Thanks!

[@passionatebeast24]

Great video. Can you make a setup tour ?? What piece of tech are you using??

[@driziiD]

loved this episode!

[@HolisticDeveloper]

Interesting observations you have from the time you are at those big tech companies. Great reflections and interesting rhetorical questions 👌

[@sankalparora9374]

I got nice and interesting ideas, but still, the question is there! Thanks btw.

[@chibikeechendu5423]

🙀 clement blended with the wall😂. He is so white

[@clem]

😂

[@Gregory-the-small]

I was wondering why his shirt was moving on its own

[@sagnikbhattacharya1202]

@@Gregory-the-small I thought his shirt blended with the chair. Perfect camouflage.

[@scheppy9015]

So it wasn't the chair that was moving. 🤔

[@AnimeFanClub786]

My first thought was why is the wall dirty

[@JanKowalski-ry9mv]

HI Clement What language do you was using at google.What is your opionion about Dart programming language?

[@BiancaAguglia]

11:30 "I would argue that there are just different levels of greatness." **That** is a great piece of insight. 😊

[@adeolaogunleye7965]

Hi Clement, what if the project is a dead end and the progress made on it is little or none, how would the Engineer's performance be reviewed?

[@muhammed_musamir]

Say you were expecting the project to already fail in the first place, and claim all the credits for not taking action on it/doing anything ;^)

[@adeolaogunleye7965]

@@muhammed_musamir You might have a dogmatic manager pushing the project somehow.

[@KolaGrey]

Apart from your very informative content, I like the way you market your business, subtle. (y)

[@masukushaun]

So once I've evaluated myself and established which "bucket" do I fall under as a software engineer, how do I grow myself as a software engineer in that particular "bucket"? Especially on the "managerial" side of things.

[@YouKnowWhoIAm118]

What exactly do you mean by "impact"?

[@da_7402]

Thank you sir.

[@macrus7064]

Your explanation of the variety of equally expert software engineers reminds me of a zodiac.

[@ambarishkapil8004]

I somehow, always, find myself nodding to your videos :-)

[@clem]

I must be saying something right 😛

[@accursedshrek]

Thanks Clem!

[@raja.k6221]

I have a questions about software issue... many people could't solve it... if you are avaliable then can i ask?

[@lawrencethamsanqa3831]

Hi Clement I am living in south Africa, is it possible to work for Google remotely as a software engineer and in your case where you working remotely?

[@raybin1239]

Hi Clement! I love your videos :) Do you think in undergrad I should focus on taking more theory classes, such as higher level maths and artificial intelligence/ML or take practical classes such as operating systems and compilers?

[@shis10]

OS data structures algo Compilers etc are basic building blocks . So i think its worth to study these first.

[@clem]

Hi Raymond; glad you love the videos! I'd focus on the more practical ones, though a class on AI/ML might also be very useful if you're interested in those fields. But overall, my philosophy is: practical > theoretical.

[@bhargavib.m6085]

Thank you so much.ur an angel to MA life

[@codeguy21]

So do u mean competitive programming is what will make us go top

[@SaiKiranPatro]

Very informative ...u spoke the reality ...

[@sumandevulapalli7042]

Loving algoexpert

[@clem]

Awesome!

[@sumandevulapalli7042]

Wow 😯 you replied , this keeps me motivated

[@lazarrus5316]

Do you speak Romanian?

[@thenon-gaapbillionaire3306]

Da

[@AymenAbdessamad]

I was looking for someone who did a resume in the commentary but i can't find it xD

[@hwilliampolenz6713]

Hmm..... I think if you haven't given up, no matter often you're tempted to, then you're great!

[@devetips]

Very nice topic and explanation

[@bhargavkumar]

Hi I am an absolute beginner in programing. Which language should I start with C or Python??? Anyone please help me!!

[@anjalii1102]

C that's the abcd of any language

[@phantomapprentice6749]

I thought being an algo expert would be enough to make me a good software engineer

[@clem]

😅

[@Dan-tg3gs]

can you talk about the things google engineers don't have to know to do their job/pass the interview?? I.e. how much do you know about operating systems, networks, etc

[@issamassafi]

PRODUCT PLACEMENT 9000

[@jeansepulveda2577]

Excellent content as always. Thanks Clément!

[@LamboWhale]

do i have to learn java script before learning typescript? Clem can you please make a video on type script?

[@MannanJavid]

No you don't. Source: me.

[@riyazhudda3772]

Can you objectively explain what is the difference in e8 and e4?

[@ritikgupta5240]

What skill you have when you were working in google ,facebook

[@gauravvarma3645]

It seems like he's saying that what makes a software engineer 'great' is whatever some managers at Google and Facebook think

[@sumitlahiri209]

Great Video. Awesome insights. A great software engineer must understand how each component of a system interacts to make a complex piece of software and how is the code he /she is writing is going to affect it. Time and space complexity matters a lot but what is the complexity of a whole system, that is best understood by the system design (aka architecture) and as a software developer/engineer one must constantly evolve and learn with the changes in the architecture.

[@david-tracy]

Can you talk about the type of testing you need to know to work there? And the quality of it, the amount of it, and maybe even the processes like CI and CD

[@levibeam100]

you need to know data structured and algorithms to work there. the rest can be learned on the job

[@GameDSS]

ofc he didnt forget to put google in the title...

[@J.shafaie]

hi. there is a question / are you a softwer engineer ?

[@prakashbehera6759]

How to become software engineering by self taught , can you please make a videos of full road map .

[@abhisheksarkar4897]

Hi clement , make a video on what are latest tools and technology, frameworks, language to learn to get into FAANG or any other companies in 2020 Btw thank for the video

[@harispapadopoulos4295]

++

[@abhisheksarkar4897]

@@harispapadopoulos4295 what

[@harispapadopoulos4295]

@@abhisheksarkar4897 I agree with you

[@abhisheksarkar4897]

@@harispapadopoulos4295 oh!😜

[@david-tracy]

Have you met or interview any e8 devs?

[@bssharathchandrareddy1420]

what was ur package

[@lyttech5743]

That plug at 1:50 made me laugh so much. hahahahah

[@mraravind1111]

It's been 5 minutes into the video and still not able to decipher what this dude is trying to say.

[@TheWorpler]

apply the right tool to the job.

[@norhanapangalian395]

I love to learn tech but I dont know how to start!!

[@someuser2562]

I decided to become "Machine Learning Machine".

[@drishyapremchandani6438]

Hey ! Please make a video on hackathons

[@nurbolatzhuzzhassarov4192]

Great video, Clem, new subscriber here!

[@clem]

Thanks!

[@GameOver-yh8ev]

there is just something with the pronunciation that keeps me awake at night

[@vklymenko]

As less code written doing same thing - so better programmer you are (c) Me

[@akankshasharma7498]

I think the only good software engineer is the one who doesn't fall in love with a specific tool

[@jonassteinberg3779]

E9 🙏

[@aparnashandilya4629]

♥️ thanks for it am going to college this year (super excited)but confused between software engineering and aeronautical engineering ♥️I would love to have your suggestion 🥰

[@bryanstark324]

not sure that I got an answer here... It seems like you gave a more philosophical answer instead of something concrete.

[@micosair]

Wasnt Techlead e8?

[@coder4life]

Great one

[@iliyakrastev5346]

Well is there a rule, that you need a degree from a top University, so that you can get in a top Software company?!

[@farhan787]

To become a Great Software Engineer, one would have to follow Clement Mihailescu's channel 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@plpbdmfnm]

so... in summary like Meek Mills elegantly states "They're levels to this shit".

[@confusedparticles]

I got an Algoexpert ad before this video began🔥🔥

[@griffydz1789]

TLDW version please

[@ronborneo1975]

What Makes A Great Software Engineer? Obviously someone thats able to recursively reverse a string

[@RawPeds]

The video is kinda informative, but the answer given was unsatisfying and the question remains open. Sorry. Of course, that's not an easy question to answer.

[@leopoldroitel4022]

Lol... Couple of month at facebook, being september and october.

[@mreyybree]

You need darker background + some props in the bg. It's too basic and monotone.

[@vedrathi2346]

Eleventh

[@rubenbrits7619]

The Goolge and Facebook clickbait really being abused Clement last couple of months😂 still great vids tho❤️

[@simpingsyndrome]

1:57 njirlh

[@PythonLearningChannel]

Sooo.... having a port of projects is pretty important? I've kind of heard that? Building projects... hmm. Thank you-- it's good to have direction!!!

[@musclerussell8109]

If you guys are so smart hurry up and finish your coding code what ever it is your really doing. Technology is evil

[@musclerussell8109]

Advice boys if your on key board all day get out and get some sun 🌞

[@swapnildadamode662]

Did he said ronaldo, siwiiii

[@ciprianghenghea7779]

But what makes a greaaaaat network engineer ? Haaaa ??? 😁😁👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@thisisheaven2488]

100 000 000 000 lines of code and then you will he a coding God.

[@eminutica]

Are u Romanian?

[@Rocky-me7qh]

He's French

[@eminutica]

Always cool Mihăilescu is Romanian

[@HolisticDeveloper]

His last name is misleading, it really sounds Romanian.

[@victortodoran1828]

Dude. How much are you going to use the ex-google thing to draw attention to ur videos? At some point u have to grow out of it and become your own thing? Plus any half rational human knows it's the quality of the argument that matters not were you work, worked or interned.

[@levibeam100]

Until people stop clicking on ex-google titles. It’s business and marketing. That’s all it is. Nothing more nothing less

[@pedrocardoz0]

Nothing, only.