First week as an Amazon Software Engineer 🎧 New Grad Diaries

come with me for my first week as an amazon software engineer in vancouver !!!
Socials 💫
Linkedin: / sarahli2001
Instagram: / sarahli.mp3
Tiktok: / sarahli
sushi
Email: [e-mail]

[@sarahliyt]

Thanks for watching this video :) follow my instagram @sarahli.mp3 ❤

[@eepieyeepie]

I am also a new grad dev, but not at a big company. It's been 6 months since I started my job and honestly a 9-5 really makes you appreciate the rest of the day so much. I'd highly suggest developing a good routine when the workload is light, a lot of my friends, including myself, ended up doom-scrolling after our work hours, I have been trying to break that cycle and start a routine relaxation time.

[@sarahliyt]

i couldn’t agree more! i have hobbies now because now i actually wanna do fun things with my free time 😂

[@Aleksandra-fw1uz]

Please keep recording! Your video helped me with the anxiety I’ve been feeling since tomorrow is my first day as a frontend developer! I’m super excited and nervous at the same time. Your video eased some of my overthinking and fear of the unknown. You’re still about 10 days ahead of me in this journey, so please keep going! 😄 Love from Serbia

[@sarahliyt]

I’m so glad I could help! Enjoy your first day, you’ve got this! 😄

[@alessiogandelli236]

Congrats! you look truly excited about what life is giving you and this spreads good vibes, I want to give some advices about not burning out in 2 years like many SWE : 1) do breaks: every 50 minutes take 10 minute and get some fresh air or some water (maybe avoiding social media) 2) do not work too much just because you feel like you should, amazon will survive anyway 3) make connections with people from other departments 4) ask me for a tool to help with this good luck!

[@sarahliyt]

wowww this is rlly great advice! thank you alessio:) i definitely need that tool to help connect with other departments!

[@yelgabs]

Your must be a really good developer! With this economy and you getting a new grad role, amazing! Congrats!

[@sarahliyt]

☺️☺️☺️

[@Nynxxx]

There is always an advantage to internships! Networking is always key in this field. That is how I got my first intern role, and then eventually moved on to my full time role elsewhere.

[@indrasreincarnation205]

@@sarahliytwhat are some tips you would tell someone pursuing a career in software development? What are some things you did to stand out in this market ?

[@Joe-n4q]

@@indrasreincarnation205 Be a woman and not white. There's your tip.

[@gwnbw]

@@indrasreincarnation205 just go do it, stop dreaming stop asking questions go

[@the_humble_investor]

Congrats. Don't forget to invest on your 401K. And if you have some money left invest in the stock market. After working for 32 years as a software engineer, I retired at 56 and enjoy life. Thanks to my investments.

[@DataQuestLive]

This. I got my "first" big boy job now and maxed out me and wifes roth ira.. i dont get my 401k until feb

[@sarahliyt]

this is great advice !

[@the_humble_investor]

@@sarahliyt Sarah, remember being an engineer will never get you rich. You need to invest very early 🙏

[@p19shelt]

exactly! ​@@the_humble_investor

[@uncertifiedprofessional]

@@the_humble_investorThat is not true. Plenty of rich engineers out there. They have the highest salary for workers outside of something like big law or medicine for the quickest degree path and most millionaires in the US are engineers.

[@shan504]

Good for you for recording this and sharing your experience. I totally get the idea of "oh this is for the next 30 years", but I've been in tech for 2 years, and I'm still adjusting everyday to new things and learning so I think it's a journey, but hey I don't really know either. I think it's smart you're opening up and sharing, I hope I can do that more, but you're doing A-okay!

[@sarahliyt]

wow thank you! it’s so nice to hear this from someone with more experience than me :)

[@-H30]

Your positivity and confidence really shows, makes me smile :) Congrats on finding a position within Amazon and best of luck! Cheers

[@sarahliyt]

🫶🫶🫶

[@AnotherReasonToLive-21]

Hey. this reminded me of my first day at Amszon 3years ago. I never filmed it but I wish I could've. I had the same energy almost. The first day I was coding for a internal hackthon till 9pm. so.. xd But I learnt a lot and I wouldnt trade it for anything/ Just dont forget to take care of mental health and its not supposed to be your next 30 years unless you want it to. I left 2 years in for studying and more. Enjoy though, being a new fte just feels so good and is once in lifetime phase!!!

[@sarahliyt]

aww thank you this! i rlly needed to hear it :)

[@MrRafael1912]

Congrats on joining as full time! Hope your time at Amazon goes well!

[@sarahliyt]

tyyy !!

[@setacarinae6597]

Appreciate how you vlogged even tho you were tired You go girl💗✨

[@sarahliyt]

🥹🥹🥹

[@setacarinae6597]

@sarahliyt 💗💗💗

[@hectorohh]

Great place, really enjoyed the hour they give you during work hours to go learn about some random thing within the company. Congrats!

[@RukhyyaIsmail]

Thank you so much, you've inspired me earnestly, I'm from a developing country and watching this has provided me with so much hope to fearlessly pursue my dream.

[@sarahliyt]

That means a lot to me, u got this 🥹🥹

[@ralphlucio14]

Congrats on your new role! I'm starting at Amazon in February as a new grad, too. I'm super excited, and I hope it's similar to my internship!

[@sarahliyt]

aw ur gonna have a blast :)

[@kdub6898]

Dope vid! I work for the Department of Defense as a gov employee, and I used to work 5 days a week from home and they changed it to where we had to come into the office 3 days a week...at least i get 2 teleworking days. But 5 days is extreme! I hate the office!

[@sarahliyt]

Yeah it's definitely not for everyone!

[@reinen9006]

She must be a 10x engineer cause to get a job in this economy is amazing

[@II_Emilia_II]

I think this video is one of my new favorite software engineer yt videos 💖

[@sarahliyt]

awww i love that !

[@luzidamiano1313]

I discovered your channel before starting my SDE internship at AWS and have always appreciated your insightful content. Now I’ve received a new grad offer starting next November, your videos feel even more relatable and helpful! You really reached peak content with your passion for Beard Meats Food-top stuff! Keep up the great work 💪

[@sarahliyt]

wowww congratulations!! 🎉

[@II_Emilia_II]

Congratulations on the new job! 🍾🎊🎉

[@sarahliyt]

Thank you so much!

[@youngdomsey]

Wow! That was such a great video. I really like your style of storytelling. I think it is good for your career to be on site all the time. Especially in the beginning. I have learnt so much on my first five years of work and I did not do any home office at all (except the covid lockdowns). This way I had the chance to learn a lot from my colleagues. Now I work for another company and I do home office three times a week. While thats pretty comfortable for me I do not learn that many new things anymore and I dont think that I would have learnt that much even if I was at an earlier stage of my career. While it is nice that you are saying that you will work the next 30 years at amazon please dont put your career and amazon over your self. There could be some great opportunities for change at some point in the future. I love that you are a Beard meets Food enjoyer. I love Adams videos as well 😂

[@sarahliyt]

thank u for this comment, it was rlly reassuring ! and it is very true that u learn much more in the office :)

[@CodingMountainMan]

Wish you the best on your dev journey Sarah!

[@sarahliyt]

thank u @CodingMountainMan !!!

[@ironically_mahi]

Your's such an inspiration gurl... I am gonna start my Amazon internship from January soo excited.. Gonna try hard to get the FTE role also please keep making content like these... ❤

[@sarahliyt]

awww goodluck on ur internship it’s gonna b so fun !

[@MindYourBusinessYT]

Very nice video, best of luck to you and enjoy your journey! Don't be too hard on yourself if something does not work out, it's part of learning and growing.

[@sarahliyt]

ty! i needed to hear that :))

[@amiratamakloe3849]

Miss Christine and you so bad!! Loving the vlog as always and wish you the best on this new adventure!!!

[@sarahliyt]

we miss u tooo! u definitely need to come visit

[@Ahmad-h3z1v]

Just subscribed w video helps me set expectations for my swe internship at warner bros this summer, would love to see a video of advice you have to secure full time offer, thank you!

[@sarahliyt]

lucky for you i have made this exact video ! goodluck :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKnUandml56YZ8k

[@Ahmad-h3z1v]

@@sarahliyt no way you read my mind ty, I connected with u on linkedin also 🙌

[@jumbohumbo]

I’m wishing you the best, Sarah! You’ll be on top of things quickly. Wow, that’s awesome-keep it up! ☺

[@sarahliyt]

thank you so much! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ahmed_fsi]

Great video! I recently got a return offer to start as a full time engineer next year, and these kinds of videos really motivate me to get through my last year of college successfully 😅

[@sarahliyt]

Good luck with your last year!!! 🤩

[@florianstephan5745]

Congrats for Amazon, regrets for onsite work 9-5...working from home 90% during my last 30 years as a Computer Scientist (MSc) knowing how valuable home office is. Switched from employed to freelancer after first 2 years, that's how I did it... All the best in your IT career!

[@sarahliyt]

thank u @florianstephan5745 !!

[@edoardodepiccoli3004]

caffeine addiction is so real, can’t go a day without getting coffee

[@sarahliyt]

i’m trying to ween offf of it 😩

[@swathireddy8116]

Yeah 🎉 Your Back Congratulations love ❤

[@sarahliyt]

yayy im back!

[@et2931]

Smart tip - you won't work like that for next 30yrs. U will quickly realise that it is only a smart part of your journey :) I don't know how it looks like in USA but in EU one of the best approach is to start around 6 A.M - it won't fit all but I highly recommend to give it a try for a week or two :)

[@sarahliyt]

honestly my new year’s resolution is to definitely wake up earlier !

[@britachii8359]

omg pls make more of these videos! also congrats on the new position, sarah

[@sarahliyt]

i’m def gonna make more !!

[@nitishvobilisetti4640]

I start next June! Nervous and excited...

[@sarahliyt]

omg excited for uuu

[@pacomedtej]

I loved this video! Loved the jazz and the relaxing voice!

[@sarahliyt]

@@pacomedtej 🤗🤗🤗

[@vincentpauloo5123]

Congratulations, have fun in your new job and wish you success in your endeavors.

[@sarahliyt]

tyyy

[@gio_hdz]

Congrats! I look forward to your upcoming vids! :)

[@sarahliyt]

☺️☺️☺️

[@yaswanthyammy9890]

Great work on your channel-absolutely love your videos!😍

[@sarahliyt]

thank you so much! i appreciate it :)

[@alfredozarazua4431]

Congrats! and thanks for sharing your experience your video helped me a lot

[@sarahliyt]

I'm so glad it helped! 😄

[@g0ldenbri154]

i'm proud of youu!

[@abireltouaiti3771]

Congrats!!!

[@sarahliyt]

tyy!!

[@setacarinae6597]

It was such a great video, especially for those who want to be in these field💗

[@matriace]

could you make a video to talk about how you do leetcode questions (like how many leetcode did you do and do you think amount matters?) Tyyyy!

[@sarahliyt]

oo good idea ! i have done about 175 questions and i think the amount doesn’t matter as much as the type of questions u practice, each interview might ask different styles.

[@mae-lyn2277]

Im so excited for whats to come 😊

[@sarahliyt]

🥰🥰🥰

[@davidsha]

Super chill docu. I'm gonna have to make one of these videos for my first week at Amazon too!

[@sarahliyt]

yesss! send me a link when u post it :D

[@XenoHypes]

Nice vid, love all of 'em actually ngl😁😁

[@sarahliyt]

🤗🤗🤗

[@ChideraAbaraonye]

Excited for you

[@sarahliyt]

😁😁😁

[@ivandobrev122]

Hey Sarah, cool videos! Keep going. Please, let me know which brand and model is your desktop monitor?

[@sarahliyt]

my monitor at home is the samsung m8 ! i’m not sure what the monitors at work are

[@kvtys]

starting my new grad position at AWS near Seattle next week, thanks for posting this :) might end up making my own haha

[@sarahliyt]

omgg have fun on first week !! send me a link if u post a vlog :)

[@AZ-gs6hj]

What position?

[@WealthyChronicle]

I'm not the only one who feels like a caffeine addict during the workday, right? Matcha, lattes... caffeine is definitely the real MVP in those first weeks! 😆

[@sarahliyt]

ahahah i need caffeine to survivee 😭😭

[@studious_viewer]

wow, your videos are amazing. goodluck on your next journey!

[@sarahliyt]

Thank you so much!!

[@QK_Engineer]

ayy glad to see ur full time now!

[@sarahliyt]

🥳🥳🥳

[@ittybittysoccs3189]

God I see what you do for others. I can't wait for you to do it for me.

[@sarahliyt]

u got this!!

[@0xrugb]

finally update again, ad congrats for new adventure.

[@sarahliyt]

tyyy!! so excited 😆

[@tejsinghranaofficial]

Home Setup is OP. I loved it. What would you suggest to newbies?

[@sarahliyt]

i think a standing desk and comfy chair is the best if your are gonna sit all day at your desk ahah

[@setacarinae6597]

I enjoyed the video so much💗

[@moosekiss6543]

Thank you for sharing your great experience!

[@sarahliyt]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@allanche3302]

few seconds in and I hear the "commericial broadway" jingle - a fellow vancouverite ! :D

[@sarahliyt]

hahaha go canucks!

[@antoniamugisa]

the quality is insane! are you just using your iphone to film or a camera? love love love the style and aesthetic you're aiming for!

[@sarahliyt]

tyyy i just use my iphone to film at the office !

[@paul8086]

beard meets food is a legend

[@sarahliyt]

he’s the absolute best :D

[@doiyama4575]

Great video Sarah that’s awesome thanks for sharing 😊❤

[@sarahliyt]

ty!!! @doiyama4575

[@tiffanytsepiano]

Omggg slay I love your videos!! ❤❤

[@sarahliyt]

thank u tiffany 🥹🥹🥹

[@Leitaoo10]

Amazing content, congratulations :)

[@sarahliyt]

Thanks a lot!

[@justcurious1940]

Please talk about the technologies that u are using at Amazon.

[@sarahliyt]

i use a lot of aws services ! s3, dynamodb, glue, lambda :)

[@BobSponge-p6u]

30 years is crazy lol, im trying to get out the rat race as soon as i can.

[@elizabeth-v7f]

So insightful, thanks for sharing. ❤

[@sarahliyt]

🫶🫶🫶

[@marc_colb]

Hi! It’s the first time watching your videos, I’m really interested on IT. Where or what I need to start learning software…? Thanks a lot!! ❤

[@sarahliyt]

hi!! depends on how much background you have, if you know a bit about the coding languages you can jump into a fullstack project by following a tutorial online :)

[@PinAda92]

1. Grats!!!

[@sarahliyt]

agreed!! i like working from home :,)

[@IshanGupta-24]

At first I was like okay another day in the life video but then she mentioned BEARD MEAT FOOD and I instantly subscribed and liked the video. This is gonna be good content because you consume the content you create.

[@sarahliyt]

hahahah he’s rlly the best in the game !!

[@marticardoso]

Great video! Which apps do you use for productivity and note taking?

[@sarahliyt]

i use notion!

[@kellyschlect9847]

you rily inspire me

[@sarahliyt]

🥹🥹🥹

[@kanberakram7512]

First commentary !!!

[@sarahliyt]

🥳 yayyy

[@nc_fr87]

Congrats!

[@sarahliyt]

tyy 👩‍💻

[@nc_fr87]

@sarahliyt np! I'd love a job at Amazon but in the grc field hehe

[@ilkeeren27]

4:05 that grogu plush looks awesome!! where can i find it?

[@sarahliyt]

i got it from costco a few years ago! but maybe if u search squishmallow grogu it’ll b online !

[@adetokunboogunnoiki3767]

Lovely video Can I get the link to your wallpaper its soo cute

[@sarahliyt]

i didn’t save it :,( but i just searched cute macbook wallpaper !

[@adetokunboogunnoiki3767]

@@sarahliyt ohh cool 😅

[@MostafaKaoud-vn7xd]

which technology do work with at amazon like (spring boot or what)? love you ❤❤❤❤

[@sarahliyt]

i use aws services like lambda, glue and s3!

[@MostafaKaoud-vn7xd]

@@sarahliyt i hope to learn then if you have any refrence? and i hope you do will in your work with them❤❤

[@justinthec]

Nice vlog! what month was this filmed? I swear it gets too dark to go for a run after 5pm these days in the PNW

[@sarahliyt]

lol this was filmed in october before the time change 😅 im afraid i will not be able to run outside after work anymore ahah

[@benhawy]

I hope for your sake that when you said "this is gonna be the next 30 years" you meant working as software engineer in general and not just for Amazon 😅 Advice from a seasoned engineer: Learn as much as you can, be frugal & save up as much as you can, and if you ever overwork do it for yourself not the company.

[@sarahliyt]

haha i meant working as a software engineer in general! and ty for the great advice !!

[@ITcebu-r9d]

You have a beautiful camera, what camera do you use?

[@sarahliyt]

i use my iphone 15 at work!

[@PektraNao]

What did you do to make it to Amazon or to improve our skills? Leetcode? more projects I'm guessing?

[@sarahliyt]

hii i made a video about how i got into amazon kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2i1Z6xnmqeFfKcsi=xGlL9uVxKzv4dB5b :)

[@yevgeniysimonov5906]

As a professional software developer, the most difficult task is to stop yourself from consuming an uncontrollable amount of caffeine when the workload is high 😀

[@sarahliyt]

hahaha i need to get better at not doing that!

[@matheusmrno]

too satisfatory!!! 🤯

[@Tyheir]

Camera quality is crisp.

[@sarahliyt]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Digitale_Native]

yeah fr, what camera is that? iPhone 15?

[@Rednunzio]

Is the content covered in the technical interview something you find yourself using on a daily basis, or is it more of a way to assess the interviewee's preparedness?

[@sarahliyt]

haha nope! leetcode/algorithm questions are very very rarely ever used in my job :) it’s simply a way for companies to quickly filter out ppl

[@Rednunzio]

@ good work and greetings from Italy 🍕

[@deepmgn]

Hi. Can you tell me how is the work culture and if you have to work on multiple projects and complete tasks by the end of the day or week etc. For instance, if you learnt Java, JavaScript and Python etc do you have to work on 3 different projects with multiple features all in one day as Python involves data analysis and machine learning, Java is to do with back end services and JavaScript using React or Vue is to do with front end user facing features and node js for back end. I find it difficult to learn and code in multiple programming languages simultaneously and do you have to be fluent in all these languages to code and complete the given tasks? I am surprised if you can handle so much pressure at such a young age.

[@sarahliyt]

hi ! for my work i just started so im mostly working on one project at a time. i do only backend development i use java and scala :)

[@nuclearducks7387]

Nice video!

[@sarahliyt]

Thank you so much!

[@gennadykostyukov8291]

the golden cage with a free coffee

[@sarahliyt]

a bird’s gotta eat ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@danurahadi3607]

amazing.. btw, what kind of software engineering that you are doing?

[@sarahliyt]

i’m doing backend development!

[@danurahadi3607]

@@sarahliyt nice.. what tech stack you are using now?

[@craiggazimbi]

cool video, whats your tech stack at Amazon?

[@sarahliyt]

I use java, python and aws s3, lambda, and glue :)

[@jer.patterson]

Man I love Vancouver

[@sarahliyt]

it rlly is the best !

[@noursoltane04]

hi! so happy for you this is my dream! Can you give me tips as a student enrolled in software engineering pls? thank you i would appreciate it !

[@sarahliyt]

i would say focus on getting good internships under your belt! it’s a great time to explore different companies, teams and technologies :)

[@HuyNguyen-en4pr]

Any tips for people tryign to get their foot in the door? Especially if they are self taught

[@sarahliyt]

build some cool projects, share them online and connect with other ppl in the industry:)

[@HuyNguyen-en4pr]

@@sarahliyt I just had a engineer tell me the exact same advice. Emphasis on 'cool' because my projects right now are so generic. Thank you for the advice!

[@soyaleye]

Next 30yrs of your life? THat's a hella commitment to make in your first week returning as a FTE.

[@sarahliyt]

hahaha 😂

[@newtoneffect6642]

As a graduate, which projects should I include on my resume because I don't have formal experience?

[@sarahliyt]

full stack application! it gives u all round experience :)

[@yemisiogungbemi1061]

Lol.. i saw you in the office last week

[@sarahliyt]

👀👀👀

[@studious_viewer]

your dog side eyeing the camera in the first shot 😅

[@sarahliyt]

hahah she’s so funny 🐶

[@alexallard12]

@studious_viewer lol

[@renanalmeida3230]

just one monitor is crazy

[@sarahliyt]

🤣

[@michaell6886]

What's the name of the keyboard? It looks different than your previous one.

[@sarahliyt]

yes i got a new one! it’s the microsoft bluetooth one :)

[@Kizz6789]

Having a hard time choosing if i want a referral or a date🙈😹

[@sarahliyt]

😆😆😆

[@iambored4386]

im sorry to ask but how old were you when you became an intern 😞 and how did you get in?

[@sarahliyt]

i believe i was 22 and I made a video on how i got into amazon kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2i1Z6xnmqeFfKcsi=xGlL9uVxKzv4dB5b :)

[@nomadic4x4]

Nice video 🎉

[@sarahliyt]

Thanks for the visit :)