Pressure to work at FAANG with Maya // Muko's Corner Episode 13

Today we have Maya on Muko’s Corner! Maya is a software engineer, content creator, and speaker who aims to inspire more people to get into tech. She’s worked as a full-stack software engineer at companies like Intuit and Slack, where she’s built features used by millions. Also known as Maya Loves Code, she has amassed over a million views across her various social media platforms, where she creates content about tech, software engineering, and her life. Maya has been featured in Khan Academy, Go Daddy Pro’s Documentary Series, and has been a co-host for Amazon Web Services. You can find out more about her at @MayaBello
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00:00 - Intro
2:43 - New Years and Resolutions
5:05 - Working at Slack
10:14 - Studying CS at UCSD
17:57 - Working at Intuit
23:09 - Why Maya chose Slack over FAANG
31:02 - Content creation
34:15 - Outro
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Mayuko Inoue is a content creator and Software Engineer. After working in Silicon Valley tech companies like Intuit, Patreon, and Netflix for six years as an iOS Engineer, she became a full-time creator in 2020. Her work aims to help people find their way through the tech industry by sharing her own experiences navigating this world through technology, career advice, and lifestyle videos. She is passionate about discussions around mental health, cultural identity, and creating technology with empathy and compassion.
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[@MayaBello]

Thank you Mayuko for having me!! It was great talking with you as always ❤️

[@skytaylor9767]

Love your channel

[@itskingshon]

Thank you both for being so transparent about your CS college experience and GPAs! Not enough people talk about how tough the curriculum is; hearing your experiences is comforting!

[@meg9732]

more female in tech conversations pls!!! I live for this

[@smuyaj]

Went to UCSD too and feel the same way about the tutor preference/elitism. I got a C+ in CSE12 and considered changing majors when I took CSE30. Ultimately stuck with it and got an internship at Google as a rising senior. Now I’m a senior SWE at Google. Don’t give up!

[@saldiamond]

I don't think I'll ever be in school for a CS degree but it was still comforting somehow to hear that even tho both of you didn't have the best GPAs, y'all have great careers. Thanks so much for sharing your story, Maya!

[@PoojaDutt]

So excited! I was thinking about how there are SO many amazing companies out there that are overlooked by the shadow of FAANG/BIG Tech.. excited to hear more from Maya!

[@MayaBello]

Thank you Pooja!! 🥰

[@rogercheng465]

Omg, I’m also a CS major from UCSD! I’m currently moving to Silicon Valley to work for a FAANG company!! Felt like I’m overhearing a conversation at school!

[@placeholder_name321]

You have no idea how reassuring this interview was for me as a junior software dev. Thanks for this!

[@MyBoxer96]

Such as amazing episode from start to end. Hope to see Maya again

[@Review4YYOOUU]

Wooooo muko’s corner is back 🎉🎉 great episode. Always take lessons from these even though I’m not in the tech industry. The LoFi intro/outro really puts me in the right space for these conversations too

[@vulpixelful]

I'm kinda glad I got the swe job first then pursued my cs degree part-time when I hear people talk about their college experience 😂 It seems almost designed to ground your self-esteem to dust before you even get started! Glad ya'll made it, great interview! ✨

[@zohraserhenova]

This was such a sweet conversation) Really enjoyed it, while sipping a cup of my morning coffee!

[@stevensong8784]

It’s funny. Intuit and Slack are two software I’ve been using this year. I used the former to pay TurboTax. And my dorm uses Slack to communicate. Thank you for sharing! Maya. And making our lives easier.

[@mikeyserrano9748]

Minnes & Alvarado are AMAZING, they helped a ton for CSE 20/21 🥺

[@MayaBello]

love them!!

[@jonxu327]

yass mukos corner is back ! 🎉🎉🎉 , hope to see /hear more, thanks mayuko

[@yalancyjunior3320]

I really enjoyed this. Thank you guys!!

[@_CodeLife_]

Thank you for this interview!!!

[@reemhazzaa9205]

The part about estimation at 3:50 to 4:09 is sooo relatable. Thanks for saying it out loud!

[@samuelodan2376]

Working at Intuit was what got her into it 🌚 Seriously tho, I loved the video so much. Can’t wait for the next one cos I heard Tom say in his last video that he recorded one with you. ✨✨

[@rezvlt9285]

That was horrible 🤣

[@samuelodan2376]

@@rezvlt9285 I’ll walk myself out 😂

[@rezvlt9285]

@@samuelodan2376 🚪👈

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Man I respect anyone studying CS, let alone at UCSD... I can't...

[@skytaylor9767]

I was just thinking of how my family baby talked me like my aunt Ruth and other family members dehumanizing me they say I'm not smart enough to do the things I want all I'm saying is you can YOU CAN I CAN WE CAN

[@skytaylor9767]

I just turned 23 years old and even though I haven't lived my dream yet doesn't mean I can't we have the power in our hands in hearts and minds

[@bluasterisk]

Took me 8.5 years to get my CS degree, starting from college algebra to differential equations. You just gotta find the drive to keep that fire going man.

[@umno.1128]

omg I love both of you guys

[@biggie2123]

I love the way you speak. Have any tips on how to improve how to sound fluid while speaking?

[@mikeyserrano9748]

A distinct CSE memory is pulling all nighters for Rick's CSE 11 PAs. Would get hungry and go to the Burger King in PC for some food... I didn't have the cleanest diet for that fall quarter LMAO

[@DenDev]

Good call-out on estimates - never in my entire career have I seen an estimate be true to reality. Thinks will always come up to derail even the most perfect engineering plan.

[@NoName-cl8lw]

Hellooooo 😂 new video yeyyy 🥳

[@say__wha8680]

Hello! When do you think you'll have more in stock of the code hoodie and shirt!? I need!

[@stevensong8784]

Thanks!

[@hellomayuko]

Thank you Steven!

[@Daniel-wt9bh]

It seems like it would be very cool to work with you both.

[@user-fs8hv3qn4o]

英語の発音好きすぎます！英語の勉強として見させていただいてます。

[@ScottBatson]

When you learn Mayuko is a "jif" person 😳 Great video!

[@honebunni]

Anyone know where the name muko came from?

[@xaviCOBAIN1]

“They’re not going anywhere”… except for Netflix 🥺

[@michaelbonnet590]

Mayuko making me feel better about my CS undergrad GPA

[@yuchanns]

I wonder if it’s an illusion but I feel that Maya had a higher frame rate than Mayuko.

[@skytaylor9767]

Please work with Maya I love her channel too and you to would perfect together as a bff team don't turn down this offer

[@patriciam6184]

As a new grad also from a UC, this conversation was so relatable, esp the part about the competition at UCSD and the CS dungeon haha

[@sui-chan.wa.kyou.mo.chiisai]

Is it not MANGA now?

[@CrashOverride332]

Nobody should be studying months for an interview at a company. This is a failure of industry to value people's education and experience, and google really needs to step up. I'm glad Maya had such a positive experience at slack, I wish I could've said the same for my one startup job. I'm Black and now finishing up an MS in CS and due to what happened to me, I'm never going back to the private sector if I can help it.

[@kandlerziv4733]

This is not a failure. A lot of people who claim to be software developers cannot code that well in practice. Why? The market is filled with people who are taught without experience from universities. So a degree is not all that good of an indicator anymore. Self taught developers are random in what they know and their experience. And big companies need to filter through a LOT of candidates. This system they have made is there to make sure that no one who is completely not fit for the job will get accepted. As for the kind of work and dedication people need to get accepted is just "part of the process". As for small companies, they should really stop this nonsense. They can just individually or semi systematically check their candidates in a more sane fashion. That just comes down to culture.of companies.

[@CrashOverride332]

@@kandlerziv4733 If you can't figure this out without a coding test, you're probably a bad interviwer.

[@kandlerziv4733]

@@CrashOverride332 Yeah, I agree with that. Now that I reread what I wrote it might seem that I support this kind of interview style. I just don't think it is a failure. If you have a good interviewer who knows how to ask questions about one's past projects, and sees the process of his approach to solving a problem he faces. Along with a technical dive into what was done, this will be a significantly better approach than what is currently done.

[@calahad]

So it’s JIFs again, huh?

[@hadigarhamidi9360]

Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 246 sentadillas son unos X18TINDER.Uno muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortalese abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k

[@renatofmsoares]

you've got it dude!

[@hellochii1675]

Thanks!

[@hellomayuko]

Thank you Chii!!

[@christinalindsay2944]

Thanks!

[@hellomayuko]

Thank you Christina!!