Week in the Life of a Software Engineer | FAANG *realistic*

a realistic week in my life as a faang software engineer ft. meal prep, my side project, Q&A, workouts, content creation, and snacks. Thank u for watching :)
I built an automated crypto trading journal: edgesheet.com
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🤓 about
hey, i’m Jackie! I’m a self-taught software engineer based in London. I have a degree in mechanical engineering and started my career 3 years ago as an aerospace engineer. I got into coding by writing scripts to automate simulation workflows and then learned to code at home. Thank u for watching! 🧡
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3:35 tuesday
6:06 wednesday
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[@andhikahikmareta3526]

I watch this video to increase my motivation at work. Lately, videos like this have had a huge impact on me. Thanks, Jackie!

[@CSJackie]

Thank you, i'm glad it helps! u got this

[@christinar8419]

I subscribed immediately. It was refreshing to see someone actually working instead of eating and going out with their friends the entire video. This was so relaxing ❤️

[@CSJackie]

Thank you so much 😊😊

[@krillansavillan]

I'm a mechanical engineer making the leap into software development! Cool to see another person succeed at the transition.

[@MayankTyagi]

loved the aesthetic vibes in your videos jackie😊, feeling good to see taking over youtube as well with every new video 😀

[@steph8648]

found you on instagram and was so happy to find out you do youtube! This is such a calming video yet not boring for a moment. I liked how you show different facets of your life (work, self-care, winding down after work) and your little commentaries about the nuances of software developtment. As a developer myself I resonate with this so much. Luv to see more week in life videos :)

[@incogneeto2418]

Been watching a lot of your videos lately, they're super interesting and educational. It's actually unreal how intelligent you are, and it motivates me to strive to learn more and stay curious. Thank you so much!

[@lucianamadrigal6341]

I love watching you i feel like im seing my self in few years, i'm still studying systems engineer and it motivates me a lot thanks

[@kishanvaghasia4059]

Love your videos Jackie! 😍

[@afksteph]

it's awesome that you have an engineering background. it's always cool to see the different pathways people take into software engineering :)

[@CastlyDev]

I love the way you edit is so relaxing bestie

[@CSJackie]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoy it 🥺☺️ hehe love my cat lamp she keeps me company

[@thuyanhnguyen5772]

Love your videos Jackie 💛

[@uvedoblek]

Love your videos! Im studying software engineer and this type of videos keeps my motivation going! Greetings from Spain :)

[@Tech.Unicorn]

Living for the mechanical keyboard clicky sounds in this video 😅 && can’t wait to see your new flat 👀👀 city girl boss vibess 🥳

[@CSJackie]

Hehe thanks girl 🧡🧡 can’t wait to share it either! 🤞☺️

[@pedrormonteiro]

a great video as always :) also, you give really good vibes both here and on ig stories

[@LindaVivah]

absolutely love your videos & you!! Thank you for sharing this!!

[@CSJackie]

Thank u so much Linda, YOU are the best 🥺🧡

[@bernardolopezrosso3618]

Love that everything is pretty natural! Amazing video!

[@CSJackie]

Keeping it real 🥺 thanks!

[@satyavivekanandbattula1091]

Amazing video , really inspiring 😊. Thanks Jackie 😊☺ .

[@kooptroop2445]

Your videos are very aesthetically pleasing and have a nice calm feel to them.

[@CSJackie]

Thank you 🥰

[@dominickcharbonneau9250]

I’m currently a returning student and learning to code it’s just kind of weird because I’m studying for these IT certs as well, lol. Not exactly sure if coding is what I want to do, but it is alluring. Really liked the video!

[@wtomi2]

Cant wait for the setup tour!

[@hiro-cf4dv]

your video always inspires me a lot as a SWE, big thank you from Japan!

[@steffanovidalespinoza6481]

Love these videos! I'm a mech engr as well that recently went into tech! Best decision ever!

[@CSJackie]

Twins 🤞

[@faust011]

"self care for me means not talking to anyone". Haha that's me exactly me. I'm also a former engineer now coding as well 😊

[@thankyouthankyou1172]

you are so organized, Jackie. Love

[@fibonacci2010]

This video was a good one!. Your lifestyle reminds me a lot of mine hahaha. Keep on uploading these kind of vlogs. Congrats

[@Sonny0276]

Great Video. Thank you for posting.

[@KieranCrown]

Absolutely loved it! It’s interesting to see what working at Amazon is like. I work at a much smaller independent company as a software engineer and am thinking about making the jump 👀

[@_jyoti.sharma]

So calming and relaxing all your videos. Being a software developer myself feels so good to see a similar lifestyle. Thanks Jackie! How is London treating you? Do you like the city?

[@CSJackie]

I’m glad, thanks for the support 🧡 London is a very exciting and fun city from my experience :)

[@maceratomas]

excellent video! How the edition changed... love it 💜

[@InstantPaul]

I love when the only meeting of the day is standup!! Makes the day so much more productive

[@vadimpopov1674]

watch your videos cause they calm me down in some way, can’t really understand why 😀

[@Danroaz]

Hi from Brazil! Português não é problema, pelo que vi... você me pegou em background in Mechanical --> degree in aerospace --> same here... Dr. in Applied Aerodynamics... university professor. Durante o doutorado aprofundei minhas habilidades em programação a ponto de querer atuar na área mesmo depois de quase 20 anos atuando em aeronáutica. Adorei o canal... abração!

[@jimmycheong7970]

Just discovered this channel and this is surprising. Actually joining the Amazon myself at the London office in September!

[@lunaeclipse5768]

this is what im really looking for GOD bless you jackie

[@CSJackie]

Haha thank u so much 🧡

[@T-KiranMP]

Loved the your video editing and aesthetics

[@CSJackie]

Thank u so much 🥺☺️

[@stefanborek7101]

great video! very nice vibe 🤙

[@sangtranth]

Thank you for your video! In the next time, can you share more about your job!

[@Sh0ck4do]

Olá Jackie, thanks alot for sharing your week! I feel your mechanical keyboard - had the same sensation when I got mine... Make sure to try a wrist rest, works wonders for me!

[@Lulomo]

I have the same keyboard! I’ve been at amazon 2 years now but as a L1 in the warehouse. Now I’m in the amazon technical academy to get into the SDE side of amazon :) I’m excited

[@nothingiseverperfect]

OKAY UMM SIDE NOTE U ARE SO PRETTY AND LMAOOO THE EUPHORIA CLIP AT THE END LOL and yes queen that would be so helpful if you talked about projects you’ve worked on and that edge sheet journal you were talking about!

[@jonklopez]

Now I’m just watching a video daily, I’m glad I found this channel lol

[@ThaisSilva-vk1bv]

"Self-care for me means not talking to anyone". That's so me. :)

[@rominaprograma]

You're my inspiration. I'm studying fullstack developer front and backend and it's really heavy sometimes. ✨🇦🇷

[@CSJackie]

You got this 🧡✨

[@nature_nd]

That was a fun video! Thanks for sharing your week! I loved your comment that recharging means not talking to people! I was wondering, what is the most difficult part of your position right now? (Understanding that you can't share anything proprietary about your work)

[@CesarMartinez-bj2nr]

These videos are getting better! Can’t wait for the next one. I missed Kimba in this one

[@CSJackie]

Thank you 🥰 she’ll be in future videos when I visit Portugal again!

[@mattiaprincipe536]

you are the only one who i really enjoy watching… you are very motivating, funny and cute and you help us on gettin a better understanding of what a life of an Engineer could be. Thank you for your videos but i missed your funny face in the intro 😂

[@phatrickmoore]

I was at amzn a little over a year and it was the craziest time ever... the highs were high and the lows were low. Hope you are doing well there :)

[@rubinnitsuh4392]

The way you where berthing when you fast forwarded reminded me of the monsters in the movie I Am Legend ! nice vid...

[@gouravkumar9011]

amazing vlogs, keep up the good work

[@CSJackie]

Thank you :)

[@bike_and_bite_adventures]

Ate que fiquei com fome 😅 ! Continuação de um bom trabalho.

[@simitsans]

Love it! I also enjoyed the length of the video 💕 Im going to join a coding bootcamp end of this month so I would love to see your current desk set up🧚🏼‍♀️ kinda motivates me even tough i have no money for another keyboard😂

[@CSJackie]

Soon you will!! Wishing you all the best on your learning journey, it’s tough but worth it :) 🤞

[@simitsans]

@@CSJackie thank you so much 🥰

[@anyasyht]

what a girlboss! so happy to see you on yt!

[@CSJackie]

Thank u so much Anya 🥺🧡

[@DanielGarcia-yo9sz]

Hi Jackie! I recently found your videos and I like them so far. I just wanna say that you need urgently a wrist rest girl! min 1:00 One tip I can give you is to fold a small towel until it is level with the keyboard. That's what I do with my Keychrone K8 :)

[@hugosalazar88]

Nice vid, your apartment looks relaxing for working, I am moving to japan to work as software engineer too, will keep watching your vids 🙂

[@Ahmad-ob7tb]

Still killing it, keep it up!

[@CSJackie]

thank u 🥺

[@Cormac625]

Super content! Do you ever miss going into the office? Do you have the freedom to choose when you want to go in?

[@carosare6700]

I like a lot what you said about the "untold truth" about software development I never had to think too much about code and projects so when I got to the final courses at school, following a methodology and having that many meetings was exhausting and totally ruined my relationship with the degree

[@carosare6700]

I totally went from "woo, coding! I love it! Check this programming contest/robotics competition!" To "ughhh if I hear agile one more time I'll puke"

[@subhamkumariitan2606]

I watch your videos to increase my motivation ❤️

[@OetziOfficial]

"Its actually sunny and we gotta celebrate it" hahaha

[@etnies777]

Im a civil engineer and my plans have changed a lot because of the whole pandemic thing, since i was studying abroad. Im currently starting to learn to program. Im doing the cs50, its challenging work, and i have been procrastinating but your videos reminded me that its doable. Thanks!

[@AdventureSeeker88]

We are in the same boat! I’m a civil engineer myself, just started my transition into app development. How is it going for you?

[@etnies777]

@@AdventureSeeker88 It's been hard, mostly sticking to studying in the hard days, but i'm going forward little by little.

[@AdventureSeeker88]

@@etnies777 Good luck and don't give up💪🏻

[@etnies777]

@@AdventureSeeker88 likewise man! I'll ask how You are going in a few months. 😛

[@AdventureSeeker88]

@@etnies777 bet!

[@mdshahadatkabir7536]

Very motivational please make more

[@tayfunyardm9926]

beatiful, intelligent, hard working, it is a whole package...

[@souhardya1487]

some shots are really cute though like 3:19 this one LOL, great video.

[@nicoradin3436]

"... and self care for me means not talking to anyone" 😂 so true. Love your calm vibes

[@Ghst-yi2ke]

Thank you! I would really be interested in how you learnt coding

[@dominikthurau9944]

I really like your style and videos. An advice I would give you is to maybe smooth out the transition between some scenes, or overlay the audio tracks. It would make you videos a bit smoother. Keep up the good work. 🔥

[@javieracontreras9712]

Hi Jackie! Love your vidss, what camera do you own?

[@lobz]

I loved this video, it was great watching your week in the life - i just wondered, why don’t you work outside such as the park of coffee shop? Is it due to the meetings you have?

[@alexandergutjahr3640]

"Self-care for me means not talking to anyone" ❤

[@lucianbaciu]

You actually have weekends? And a social life? I am very impressed!

[@danielwilfredo5931]

I'm your fan, love everything you do💖😋❤🥰

[@CSJackie]

🥺😭 thank u that’s so sweet!

[@zoksss5323]

This video is just beautiful...

[@emmanuelchatzimanolis2788]

Can you do a video where you explain how to work from home. What programs do you use, how do you share your files etc

[@niklaswerwick1947]

Hi Jackie, I have noticed that you are using the Sony WH-1000XM4. I am currently searching for good ANC over ear Headphones for Homeoffice. I do really like the AirPods Max as well. (I am working from a Mac and have a couple apple products). Though I would really like to know how your experience is with the Sony. Do you like them so far? Is the experience of switching between apple devices nearly as good as with AirPods in your opinion? Thank you so much for your answer. I really like your videos. You seem like a really calm person and in rest in yourself. Have a nice day. Greetings from Germany. :)

[@user-un9jy2tr9w]

"Self care is mean not talking to anyone" I so so so love this sentence! me too!! LOL

[@gouravkumar9011]

Motivation 100 percent

[@CSJackie]

:)

[@Jmallia1991]

Hey, really nice setup you got there haha better than min for sure. May I ask what languages do you use? Do you work as a freelance?

[@snehaaggarwal39]

So I am trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up and this job is very interesting to me. I do have a couple questions though. Do you ever feel depressed working from home all the time? Do you ever feel stressed?

[@cburakyilmaz4383]

I love u♥️

[@suleymanov1990]

Hi Jackie, first really good video thanks for sharing with us. Can I ask which headphones are you using? And it would be great one video about products ( electronic ) which you are using. Good luck 😊

[@CSJackie]

yess coming next ☺️ I use the sony WH-1000XM4 they’re pretty good

[@tejassingh2971]

Hi Can you please suggest or make some roadmap video about what to learn to be a software engineer?

[@hugofegoncalves]

bom video! go go go

[@futureeme7721]

I was in a 6 months free fullstack bootcamp that I finished at the end of September, I started working in mid-December as a junior developer, I'm self training in my workplace, no mentor no training from the company yet, I'm not assigned any project either hahaha I'm doing mini projects to learn things by my own rhythm and space

[@opoae9422]

I support your chanel everything

[@nenadtaskovski]

Does it get stressful sometimes when you start working? I used to be quite interested in coding like around 5-7 years ago but now I am focusing on video eidting, filming and music.

[@brortiz]

Hi Jackie. I really enjoy your videos. I'm a self taught web developer but it took me way longer and still not completely ready to crack the interviews (working still on DS and Algorithms). Anyways, I was just curious what your main stack currently is at work? thanks and keep it up!

[@vium]

"and selfcare for me, means not talking to anyone" - I really felt that HAHA

[@dkliving6876]

Do you have anything to share about London living?? I just moved here recently for my software engineering job🤞🏼

[@fdm-foredemo2598]

wow u r a ME student!!! could u please post another video to introduce mechanical engineering major?

[@williamhonore8652]

You should do a vid on your desk setup

[@CSJackie]

Coming soon :)

[@geethu2860]

When do you usually start and end your work?

[@sillybiller]

How did you go from ME to programmer? I am 2 years into my ME job and wanting to be a developer!

[@hamira1696]

Tolles Video! Very motivatin, I feel like i have a very similar backround!

[@madison8590]

Product manager here. Thanks for creating this content 😊

[@axelreyful]

Where did you buy your keyboard? Also very nice videos!!

[@CSJackie]

Thank you! :) it’s the RK68 65% keyboard!

[@dmitriyobidin6049]

What stack do you specialize in? Still working with python or switched to another programming language?

[@aryanrahman3212]

How long do your workdays usually last? How do you structure your time for work when doing WFH?

[@CSJackie]

I’d say the standard 8h a day :) it varies a bit, the video gives more detail on that, but I usually start around 9/9h30!

[@Fictiion]

Great video! Mind sharing the keyboard specs?

[@CSJackie]

Thanks so much! It’s the royal kludge RK68 65% I quite like it, just uploaded a desk setup tour video it has all the details and a sound test of this keyboard ☺️

[@YashSharma0605]

I have been seeing your video to get some motivation to start working on my coding skills, thanks for sharing your life details with us, appreciate it!!! BTW I watched the video in 1.25x and saw you were breathing heavily is everything alright? is it something you are practicing?

[@Real_Saney]

Thank you for sharing part of your life, it's really interesting to watch, compare and think. I'm happy to see that the IT sphere is growing with beautiful and smart women. And, please, keep your intro face like in this video, with a cute and inviting smile, because the thing you did with your lips in the first two videos was something terrifying 😅