Day in the Life of a Google Software Engineer

[@yourfriendintech]

remember to thumbs up the video, it really helps me out! 👀

[@anselum540]

You deserve it bruh🎉🎉

[@yourfriendintech]

I appreciate it!

[@wattupohms956]

Jon this was soo good! It was laid back which i enjoy vlogs like that but it still had me locked in the phone the whole time haha. Hope you have great holiday break 🤠

[@yourfriendintech]

Thanks TJ!! Happy Holidays to you as well! 🌞

[@bguard100]

I am not even in Tech; I am a Supply Chain Engineer, and I find you videos to be very helpful and informative universally.

[@yourfriendintech]

Glad to hear it 😄

[@dhanushs4833]

Hey man watched the video yesterday but commenting to beat the algo less go😂

[@yourfriendintech]

Hahaha I appreciate it!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@mikep9862]

I subscribed. This is very inspiring. I'm a Computer Science grad who is stuck. It's been 2.5 years since I graduated and not much luck getting a job. Any advice on a path to follow? Or the best stack to learn. Should I give up on web development (JS, Mern/Mean) and learn Java/PHP? Or SWE with C++? Thank you I really appreciate it.

[@yourfriendintech]

That's a tough decision to make. Is most/all of your experience in web development? What would you pivot to? You should be familiar with the stack that corresponds to the software engineering roles you are applying for.

[@MrAnderson58]

Cool video. But, as someone that has been in the IT market for almost 10 years this is one of the worst times I have ever seen. Almost no more jobs, and tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of very qualified people fired from big companies. So its carnage out there. Good luck!

[@yourfriendintech]

What do you recommend people do?

[@Enocan]

whats the thing on the back of your MacBook?

[@yourfriendintech]

its a magnet to mount my phone! comes in super handy amzn.to/4cQwHK5

[@SilverNitrate-]

I switched careers. Did an accelerated CS degree but I feel it didn't help much in me becoming a SWE. I feel I can code but, for example, I don't know how to make anything larger than a calculator app. I cannot look at a codebase and understand what's going on. Help please!? And Thank you.

[@yourfriendintech]

in my CS program, we were required to take software engineering classes to learn how to actually build and develop software. I would recommend doing the same! navigating a codebase is a skill that you can learn through practice and experience, but I'm sure there are equivalent online tutorials and classes that can help.

[@chestercai]

hi jon im in sf also and recently got rejected in final round from a FAANG company. If you have time do you have any way I could contact your for just a few minutes for mentorship?

[@yourfriendintech]

hey chester you can dm me on instagram

[@jagicyooo2007]

cool hoodie! what brand?

[@yourfriendintech]

Thanks! It’s swag from a company called buildspace. I attended one of their events and they gave them out for free.

[@papipesos7227]

What time do you usually wake up / have to be at work ? And what time do you usually get off work ?

[@yourfriendintech]

There’s no set time, I don’t use an alarm clock but I’m usually up by 7/8

[@Shivraj-331]

Bro your typing speed is really impressive! My speed is 35wpm and while coding i am just bad at typing symbols.

[@yourfriendintech]

You’ll get better with practice!

[@harrietyawson5411]

please what are the course certifications I would have to take in other to be a software engineer

[@yourfriendintech]

there are so many different career paths to become a software engineer, it's hard to recommend one without knowing more about you and your goals. with that said, here's one guide to help you get started bit.ly/google-tech-dev-guide

[@edwinmanalastas2589]

Hi Jon! Just finished watching your 2021 nyc day in a life video. It's so cool to see how things have changed now in San Francisco! Your videos are so inspiring I'm currently studying CS and would really appreciate it if you could review my resume whenever you have a chance. Let me know the best way to get in touch. Thanks so much for considering!:)

[@yourfriendintech]

hi edwin! I don't have capacity to do resume reviews; I would actually highly recommend you run it through an AI like t.ly/jobright it's free to sign up and use

[@AZ-gs6hj]

I hope I can find a job. Sadly, have no connections and seems like you need them nowadays.

[@yourfriendintech]

Connections are super helpful, but it’s still worth trying even if you don’t have any!

[@candidlyvivian]

wow that pork belly bowl looked so good! 😋

[@yourfriendintech]

Had to go back for seconds! 🤤

[@gingerjiang666]

Is Waymo free for googlers?

[@yourfriendintech]

It’s not, but I wish it was!

[@shakyadissanayaka]

I'll wait for your video 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@valt-e]

this year def went way to fast 2025 around the corner!!

[@yourfriendintech]

just 2 weeks left until the new year!

[@ImWithBigRed]

I learned nothing from this video.

[@yourfriendintech]

What were you hoping to learn?