Why I Love Being a Software Engineer

In this video, I'll share some reasons I love the work I do as a software engineer. But I'll be coding from different nice spots around the office! Btw If you like the video, be sure to like the video :]
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0:00 Intro
1:10 Creativity
2:35 Flexibility
3:54 Sponsored Segment
4:54 Compensation
6:16 Impact
7:00 Collaboration

[@eddyelamin9015]

Bro got the whole office for himself

[@xatuber]

Yea no more ps5 building lol

[@xatuber]

Never mind its at 2:37 😂

[@jimmy1426]

It’s cuz everybody prefers to work at hone

[@edwardramirez9630]

​@@jimmy1426 Sure, but it is cool to go to office once in a while

[@hanan_np]

Bro your office and surrounding views are absolutely stunning.

[@brianm3160]

Fr, the office is amazing!

[@networkjpc]

Right on. That building that he works in, is on another level of perfection jeje

[@strider029]

Honestly I'm starting to wonder if he owns the whole floor/building. He's always the only person in the entire floor in every video.

[@Lucy-hu8gv]

just a good looking cage but still cage!

[@bully_5998]

@@Lucy-hu8gvit‘s not a cage if you‘re free to leave/quit whenever you want

[@roadstermane]

Your coding environment is absolutely beautiful, wish everyone can work like you ❤ You motivation is always never ending and your content is so entertaining with the tech and vlog you share with us

[@Sazeraa]

woow I respect that a lot I need a men who is an expert in softwares it fascinate's me s

[@rbsd952]

You have to love what you do to enjoy it!! Love this Brian!! Always look forward to your videos. 🔥🔥👌🏾

[@atlaskaiser9951]

Keep it up, my man, you are living the dream life of many of us solo tech hustlers, so kind from you to share !

[@user-qw5jn3wd4m]

Thank you for putting audio voice it is easier to follow the video then with subtitles 👌🏻 I like this type of videos of yours! Thank you for sharing your opinion about tech, I am not even working in this area, but seems pretty trendy and interesting! Waiting for new content :)

[@2ella_preppy]

Always so nice when you post your videos always makes my day!! Keep it up Brian much love right here from Houston 🔥🔥

[@juniorg1024]

Thank you for this video! Coming from someone that starting to learn programming, I appreciate your perspective. I know its not as easy as it looks with all these videos on yt but it shows what you can have if you work hard. Thank you!

[@brianruizy]

definitely, that's how it came to me. Long nights of coding haha. 🤞best of luck

[@Sazeraa]

woow I respect that a lot I need a men who is an expert in softwares it fascinate's me!!

[@hanastudy]

Hey! Thanks so much for sharing this video. It seriously motivated me to keep going on my journey to becoming a software engineer.

[@Nitro_320]

Amazing video. I really love the way you edit your videos, especially the into. Those background views as your on your way to work(spectacular✨). Those building models were so beautiful. Can’t wait for more of your upcoming videos.🙌

[@lliselsolis4456]

Great content always. Love how organized you are. Keep going young man. Saludos!

[@nguhelon7015]

Yes I enjoy when you move around and show the office, adding up some scenes were you code (especially those outdoors), it is just so refreshing. Looking forward for another day in the life video!

[@brianruizy]

cool! Thanks for letting me know 👍

[@sadatmoya1016]

definitely have always been enjoying watching your vlog videos, they are amazing and sometimes when i have had a break down in my projects i come and check out your videos to boost my morale in programming, one thing i have learnt for sure is that, if you keep on changing your positions on where you code, your productivity rate increases

[@brianruizy]

thanks! Yeah several people mention that it helps them stay productive or just relax haha. And, yup I feel that way too sometimes by simply switching positions or area.

[@hoopmaster5901]

@@brianruizyis that comcast center?

[@brianruizy]

@@hoopmaster5901No this is in Houston, TX

[@Peighter]

Throughly enjoyed this Brian, but also I just have to say, your thumbnails are just soooo beautiful to look at. You’re doing amazing🫶🏾

[@TheChosenRed]

Yes my guy! Your office has insane views. Another great upload Brian 👌🏽

[@Joachim.Jacobs]

You're awesome! Your working environment looks SOO gorgeous! I would LOVE to go to work every day!

[@Sazeraa]

woow I respect that a lot I need a men who is an expert in softwares it fascinate's me!!

[@littlemoonvlog]

woww! the view and the office surrounding is really amazing!

[@Frankisasavior]

Wow ! I'm a software engineer too ..this video motivated me so much and made me love my study much more ..thanks for this amazing video!❤

[@lakeras.2150]

The aesthetics of your videos are so soothing. Thanks for the content!

[@brianruizy]

Glad you like them! Thank YOU for tuning in :)

[@baldsportsfan9368]

Great video, and I have to say that is a beautiful office. Glad you get satisfaction from this career.

[@iiNems]

the inspiration on this video is awesome, thank you for this video

[@D3phN4ught]

It's nice to see people enjoying the flexibility of working instead of being confined to one space for multiple hours of the day.

[@mdiat45485]

great input and the shots keep on getting better

[@No_name_guy_]

You are living my dream life lmao the quality of your content is also stunning, congrats.

[@brianruizy]

Glad you enjoy it! 🙂

[@larsleo7059]

One thing i have to highlight i also love about being a software engineer/solution architect: The sheer number of different tasks and the infinite knowledge you can accumulate. I usually spend around 4 hours a day having all kinds of different meetings like tech plannings with other software engineers, product plannings with the project management, process optimizations with the agile coaches, architectural plannings with the other solution architects ... The list goes on. Besides that, i then also use a few specific "focus time" hours a day for writing code, implementing infrastructure or cloud components etc. There are also a million things you could specialize on, or be insane like me and try to learn everything :D

[@brianruizy]

Exactly! That’s why I said it’s like a video game of where you’re trying to master all things haha. Thanks for checking out the content :)

[@user-kw6fg4my4i]

That's awesome Brian, thanks for videos like that!!!

[@brianruizy]

You’re welcome! ☺️

[@DeltaXML_Ltd]

Great to a insight of your day to day life! Great video.

[@brianruizy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@krishnavamsi9082]

Really like the aesthetics of this videos. Every thing is very minimal yet appealing. Looking forward for more videos!!!!!

[@brianruizy]

Glad you think so! Don’t miss the new one :)

[@PointStudy2024]

I've been waiting. Always the best. ✌🏽

[@brianruizy]

thanks :)

[@akanyijukaenock]

I love the bike tech in it ❤❤❤

[@petronatech]

love this, really clean content!

[@brianruizy]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@otavioalexandre7575]

so clean and comfy video, thanks bro

[@brianruizy]

Appreciate it! Don’t miss the new one :)

[@ByronWrightJr]

I love that I came across this video because I have seen so many KZbin videos from current or former software engineers that talk about how people should not be software engineers. As someone who is learning and wanting to be a software engineer in the future it caused me to question if I should even want to do it. After sometime I finally realized that some people don't like the job, which is fine but I am concert on my decision that I do want to be a software engineer and this just showed me that I am on the right path.

[@thereviewer2508]

No, they like their job .. the problem is that You can actually get top engineer located in countries that offer 1000 USD monthly, which is 12k annually So, why would you get hired in 1st class countries?? That's why you see top companies make huge layoffs

[@alhusseinfarah4194]

I love the job. Honestly, it's my dream, but the reality is, at the moment, it's insane and challenging. You should be aware of that. People asking for a year, even three, for entry roles, getting hired during COVID was a hundred times easier. If you are serious about this, build a portfolio and, more importantly, get out to meet people in the industry and hiring managers; making connections is how a lot of the people I know got their first jobs. Good luck, man.

[@GuRuGeorge03]

I still remember starting as a software engineer and enjoying all the things you mention. Then at some point you get promoted to senior developer and eventually you get used to it. Everything, the compensation, the benefits, the tasks, the teammates, policits etc. And then at some point you start wanting more, but compared to when you started, it gets increasingly harder to get more. Jumping from 0 to 2500 € a month is like a jackpot, but going from 2500 to 4000 feels almost like nothing even though you worked so hard for it. I got promoted to lead developer recently and yes it is nice and all. Good compensation bump but essentially it's not really much different, just more official and something I can put on my linked in. don't get me wrong, I still enjoy my job and it's 1 million times better than most other jobs, but I already feel kinda sad knowing, that I will most likely never experience my job like I used to in the first couple of years.

[@BartasRapowanie]

Different life different problems I guess. If you want to feel more fulfilled, try to take a minute or two everyday, and just admire all the stuff you have currently, don’t think what you want, but appreciate what you have right now

[@brianruizy]

Thanks for sharing your story. It’s definitely something to keep in mind. Maybe there’s other ways to find more fulfillment at the top?

[@yoannme1181]

I think what you just described is true for most stuff in life, it's always more exilirating at the begining, then it can become mondane over time

[@brianruizy]

@@yoannme1181 I hear people mention that. Also in tech there’s a pattern to become really good at what you do just to end up in a management style position where you no longer get to code an all.

[@alexandriabaldizon]

Just discovered you recently! Love your vids! Great to see you striving in your career and in Houston

[@brianruizy]

Welcome aboard! You're from the Houston area too?

[@alexandriabaldizon]

Just moved here a couple years ago and loving it! @@brianruizy

[@brianruizy]

@@alexandriabaldizon oh awesome so I’m guessing you’re also in the tech field?

[@alexandriabaldizon]

Not necessarily. I work in healthcare research but do a lot of data analysis work in my role. I'm wanting to switch over to the tech field though. Putting out apps for data analyst positions!@@brianruizy

[@kevizzlecwalk]

Great video as always! Witnessing your channel's growth and the exceptional quality has been inspiring. I'm hoping to find non-traditional paths to break into software engineering in Texas, hoping to achieve a similar journey to yours. Any advice for someone aspiring to your level?

[@brianruizy]

thanks! I really appreciate the support. I would say to continue learning and stay patient, the opportunity will come :) Best of luck!

[@LwaziMgandela]

This was so informative

[@theumezude]

Gorgeous guy! Gorgeous videos! Gorgeous story! Well-done!

[@brianruizy]

Thanks for tuning in :)

[@stephenw2671]

Would be great to see you doing a code walkthrough like Marko. Maybe some personal projects you working on. Thanks for the vid.

[@brianruizy]

Thanks for the idea! I like the sound of personal projects to follow up on. Have considered maybe something open source as well to code together. 🤔 Not sure what to develop however.

[@xatuber]

always love the content man! Informative with specs of ASMR, keep it up brother 🙌🏽

[@brianruizy]

hahaa, thanks for the feedback, man! I really appreciate it 👍

[@xatuber]

@@brianruizy for sure man, you’re my favorite SE. Reserved and always keeping your head down, great content 🙌🏽

[@derickmoncado]

Another banger! 1:36 is a whole truth, if you're not being challenged, you're not growing 💯

[@jeffnhorner]

good views of the H. enjoyed this one man!

[@cbmontreal]

Love the video as always. Keep filming. And where did you get your tiny foldable iPhone stand from? 🙏🙏

[@yurisousan]

Come on, man. Your video takes are really nice haha. I'm a DevOps Engineer and trying to learn to code by Python and your frameworks. It being fun.

[@brianruizy]

Haha thanks man! And interesting what technologies do you use most for DevOps?

[@yurisousan]

@@brianruizy currently, I use mainly: Kubernetes and some of the most important addons for it, GitHub Actions, for CI/CD, Terraform for IaC and some stuff for Observability such: Prometheus, Jaeger, Grafana, etc. Is a lot of things, and I'm trying to put Python in this, as well... Tech is crazy man hahaha.

[@arnavhazra8806]

Brian, the Jedi Master of Camera Angles and captivating POV.

[@brianruizy]

🤣 glad you think so

[@shavindaabeyratne5450]

Loving the channel as always! , Just curious to know what kind of programming are you doing? and any advice to programmers who are finding their first job?

[@brianruizy]

Thank you!! I do full-stack web development at the moment. My previous video should help with advice :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGXNdJqercakjKc

[@DavidArmah.]

YOUR CINEMATOGRAPHY IS AMAZING BRO!

[@brianruizy]

I appreciate you commenting that :))

[@DavidArmah.]

No problem man, keep up the great work, this was sooo good@@brianruizy

[@bymunako]

vv wholesome video, keep creating 🌟🙏

[@brianruizy]

Thank you 🙌 I see you also did programming content. Nice!

[@user-cu8ev8gz1z]

Even as a beginner, I think it's true that creativity is necessary for programming. I'm glad you seem to be happy with these computer-related jobs. 10705

[@sneebert]

awesome video, also kudos for listening to flower boy, that shit's the bomb

[@brianruizy]

It is! But i think Igor tops it haha

[@sneebert]

@@brianruizy so true

[@leticgomes]

I love this channel

[@viraltube4232]

i would love to code from that place what an beautiful view

[@please_pin_me]

1% coding 99% finding a goood place to coding

[@user-ze4xc6tu4f]

Are u fucking high?

[@e10r14i]

What a views you have!! Nice message from you'r video 👏

[@MOBunbox]

thanks for motivating me to do my assignment

[@brianruizy]

You got this!

[@idylanxe]

Teamwork makes dream work

[@_ped_]

Nice Raycast wallpaper man 😎

[@throne_darkmetal]

How did you get the shot were we could see you ride the bike from above the street?? I really enjoyed watching you work in different places in the office, and honestly the view from the Texas tower is stunning😊

[@brianruizy]

switched into creative mode haha. Just a quick drone shot. Thanks 😊

[@brittneychill8787]

Your office is so beautiful

[@carsonnajera9900]

I just bought your entire worksetup for black friday!

[@brianruizy]

😳! The office or home setup?

[@carsonnajera9900]

office@@brianruizy

[@MatheusDinizsr]

Nice vid! Can you talk about the working hours? I heard that it's pretty common for software engineers to work overours.

[@brianruizy]

Thanks! That would really depend on company and culture. For the most part there is good WLB, but don’t be surprised for more work hours near releases or updates

[@skyrayzor3693]

Great video, keep it up

[@brianruizy]

Thanks!

[@Strafery]

hey bro, i loved your video, it literally inspirated me to keep going in my coding journey. I was wondering if I could ask how you coded your portfolio website, like what resources/tutorials did you use? Thank you! :)

[@brianruizy]

Thanks, bro! I really appreciate the support. For the portfolio, I actually used someone else’s open source project as a starting point and added my own features. Didn’t really follow a specific tutorial, just used some tech I was familiar with like Next JS, Tailwind, Framer.

[@alexandrubanciu7009]

great vid!

[@brianruizy]

Thanks!!

[@jkasbf]

It's insane how such a nice office is so empty!!!

[@armankhondker]

dope video as always Brian, hope we can link up in houston sometime

[@brianruizy]

Thanks Arman! Just DM me, we can make that happen 🤝

[@nicolastesla8791]

your videos are also dope bro 🔥, you two should link up 👌

[@alexislua2895]

I got a coding dojo ad right after the sponsorship 😂

[@tw1xe13]

😂😂

[@RocketPropelledWombat]

Slick office. If I knew there was a chance i'd get left dafuq alone to grind in an office like that I think i'd give it a shot.

[@sithijadinal5011]

This video is very helpfull for me.I am 17 years old Sri Lankan.I love like this video because my ambition to become a Backend Software Enginner.Now I am improving my programming skills.So this chanel's videos really helpfull for me.

[@brianruizy]

Glad it’s helpful. Best of luck 🤞 !

[@LukeMadeIt]

quality content 🤝

[@brianruizy]

Thanks, Luke! 🙂

[@dinohadjiyannis3225]

i liked it. keep it up. good job.

[@dinohadjiyannis3225]

can we get a list of your gear ? what do you use for the 1st person shooting ?

[@KeabetsweMonwametsi]

Hello, I really enjoy your videos and would like to become a software engineer one day, but i really wanted to ask about you bike which is realky impressive if u can please reply or make a video explaining your bike and the apps u use and how u manage it and how u track ur distance please, it would be much appreciated ❤

[@snjreid]

Great video! Really interesting to see the path and transparency of being a developer. Two questions 1. do you worry about AI taking over IT Developers? 2. What is the entry level experience like as a developer? Maybe that one needs a whole video lol. 😂You make it look very interesting and fulfilling 😀

[@snjreid]

@@Tolence Good to know. Was really curious about this and how it might impact things. I can completely see what you mean about business analysts being clueless and just not knowing what's possible. I guess things like ChatGPT and AI are still really only as good as the input - so if people suck at clearly putting together what they want then the output from AI won't be as good or efficient. I've seen flaws in the results from ChatGPT in some of the results too, so I guess there's still that.

[@shelbycollins6116]

Am a software engineer myself, as of 2024 January, ChatGpt is not yet powerful enough to completely write entire applications and sync them all together (think creating a complete application of back-end, front-end, cloud etc if you are talking about web apps). Chatgpt, however, is a powerful tool that helps you significantly improve your productivity, such as to refactor your code to make it look neat, source for bugs, or to do code language conversions, such as writing it in one programming language and getting it translated to another. As such, software engineers are definitely still needed, also in some big corporation, chatgpt is not allowed because of security reasons where the companies do not want you to copy and paste code into chat gpt. However, nobody knows what the future would look like and if the current advancements in ai continues, then yeah there is a very real possibility of software engineers being replaced one day

[@gu8097]

Hello Brian! Can you tell me what bike do you use to get to work? The one that you used at the start of the video. Nice video by the way!

[@thesleepacademy4012]

Nice shots dude! especially the ones on the bike, did you film those yourself? / how did you film those?

[@brianruizy]

I do like 99% of the shots by myself. But sometimes my wife helps me out :) You can see here down there controlling the drone shot haah

[@thesleepacademy4012]

@@brianruizy aaah very nicely done! love the content !

[@DusKed]

Great video - aspiring software engineer

[@brianruizy]

Thanks! Best of luck! Are you in Uni?

[@fay7253]

youre the first software engineer who ive seen dress corporate to work

[@zakhar01]

Great video! (as always) Could you please share the brand of your backpack? It seems comfortable.

[@cbmontreal]

It's the The Runner by Brevite

[@cuti9114]

As an introvert, I chose a freelance programming job for these benefits, and I am so happy coding while listening to my favorite K-pop music, solving problems, and working anywhere, even while traveling😊

[@brianruizy]

Same here, always been introverted. I feel like it suits that personality haha

[@lutfirasyadan3926]

Are you in college?

[@brianruizy]

@lutfirasyadan3926 me or the other guy?

[@Bill0102]

This content demonstrates a remarkable depth of insight. A book I read with like-minded themes influenced my direction. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

[@philipc9000]

Yeah, bro I enjoyed watching your video.

[@brianruizy]

Glad to hear that. What do you like most? :)

[@philipc9000]

@@brianruizythe creative substance of the content in the video and your good advice

[@brianruizy]

Thanks for the feedback :) I REALLY appreciate it 🙌

[@rivsxyz]

I'm in highschool and I've been thinking about going into the web dev/front end route but I've seen that a lot of back end & full stack devs seem to get more and better job opportunities and I'm not so sure anymore especially since the compensation isnt that good here in canada. What would your advice be ? (Been watching your since like over a year ago love the videos)

[@prabhasisaphilosopher3123]

Don't bother,they r available, but at the meantime, try to work on back end even though u don't want to work! It's easy to land a job

[@rivsxyz]

appreciate it@@prabhasisaphilosopher3123

[@naman6507]

Did you study very hard for this job? getting degrees etc, i want to become a software dev. as well but i sometimes wonder if it requires a lot of education?this job has always been my dream but I don't feel like I'm putting much efforts

[@caesaralkhalif]

@Brian Ruiz bro what is it that you do with your bike and mobile phone when you leave it at the bike lobby?😅

[@DL._.]

Love watching ur content 💯 which software engineering position that you do?

[@beeka3171]

Hey, sick video as always :) Can I ask you what coding langages/frameworks are you using at your job? Thanks :)

[@brianruizy]

Mostly Django + Next JS 😬

[@beeka3171]

@@brianruizy Thank you!! :)

[@DIVYANSHU267]

Vlog look cool. you should vlog often.

[@brianruizy]

Thanks for the feedback :). Sure will

[@JustChill_1031]

My future career, along with game and character developing

[@brianruizy]

Good luck 🤞

[@Moshware]

what a NICE VIEW to work!

[@brianruizy]

My favorite thing :) haha

[@startvpGvy]

I like your vid & your work environment..maybe a little too sanitized for my tastes 😂 Where are the people? Was this recorded after hours? Keep up the good work 👍

[@zephedits7088]

Hey Brian nice video, wanted to know if you needed a video editor/thumbnail designer for the channel?

[@TheMotivatorG]

I Need to work there

[@Jeesprinter]

maybe one day i will be the owner of this type of offices

[@prem3957]

Great Video Brian! Do you edit them yourself?

[@brianruizy]

Thanks! Yes I do

[@prem3957]

@@brianruizy That's Great. I'm a video editor and will help you edit them for you. So you can save your time as well.I can share my portfolio too.Let me know we can connect (:

[@prem3957]

You can check my portfolio here,  drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z_MlIx8tGo9bLJ6OrpvDwZcHCdJy2OLQ?usp=drive_link

[@prem3957]

Hey Brian, did you check out my portfolio?

[@LucasGabriel-pb9ix]

Great video, what's the name of your playlist?

[@davidgarciaparra]

Love the office! I gyattt to pull up 👀👉🏽👈🏽

[@brianruizy]

I can do tours ;)

[@bren4910]

wait whats that phone holder you were using on the balcony? looks super useful!

[@brianruizy]

It’s by Moft their tripod stand 👌

[@LetsPlayGreatGames]

Greetings from a developer from Germany. It’s quite interesting to see other developers from other countries, also the salary is quite different. 170k average ist 100k more than in Germany but for sure, we don’t have to pay for healthcare and so on. Also what comes to my mind, is it the office of your company u working in or is it a coworking-space?

[@brianruizy]

I’m not in big tech so my company doesn’t pay near 170k. And yes, this is the company’s building. Their business is commercial real estate so it makes sense to have an impressive looking HQ

[@awgiant112]

Great video! Where are all your colleagues? Or is the whole office just for you? I haven't seen any work colleagues in any of your office videos yet?

[@brianruizy]

Thanks! I prefer to respect their privacy pretty much

[@Goorlel]

Where do you work man, such a nice looking office. Shame there is nobody there at all haha