Why I Love Being a Software Engineer

[@yourfriendintech]

Did you remember to like the video? 😉 👇 What software brings you joy & what software brings you sadness?

[@andresmith9512]

Hey, is 35 years old too old to become a software engineer ?

[@yourfriendintech]

@@andresmith9512 Definitely not

[@nikitavaid8310]

Software Engineer career means "learn new things everyday". And that's the reason I love it 🌟🌟

[@yourfriendintech]

Yes! Always learning 📚

[@biaedoug]

Also an Software Engineer and identify with all your points, specially the one about impact in other people’s life! Digital products make a lot of change in our days and being able to be a part of that change is so awesome!

[@AZ-gs6hj]

My goal is to become a SEW too. I'm the first in my family to actually work towards a career like this. Also a first gen college student. Both my parents were immigrants so didn't have much support in that aspect. I wish I had known earlier when I was 18 that this is what I wanted to do, but I spent a couple years working some dead end jobs to figure out that's exactly what I don't want my life to be like. I guess my biggest problem was figuring out what I wanted to do as a career. Being 18, it was the hardest decision. I didn't have the money to just go to university not knowing what degree to pursue. I knew I wanted to make good money, but also do something that can have more good days than bad. I wanted to use my brain rather than break my back. I'm 22 now and luckily all the previous college credits I've taken back while in highschool and out of HS are counting towards a bachelors, I have about 1.5 years of core classes to take and that'll at least knock off the bachelors so I can say I did that. In this 1.5, my goal is to also learn outside of school so by the time I graduate I can at least have a couple projects in my portfolio and that'll hopefully get me a job quickly. Even if my first job isn't the greatest, just getting to the point of saying I did the work and became a SEW is something I look forward too.

[@yourfriendintech]

I agree, it's super hard to know what you want to be doing when you're only 18, or even 22. And 22 is still really young! You're in a great position that you know what you want to do, you know what you have to do to get there, and you have a plan. You're doing a great job. I'm sure you'll reach your goal 👍

[@nielskersic328]

I agree completely! One addition to your first point is that we get to work with some of the best software out there. Lots of people are forced to work with crappy software every day, but if software engineers are unhappy with the tools they need to use, they just build better ones!

[@yourfriendintech]

Yes I agree! Super handy skill 👍

[@mehedihasanlimon5333]

Supporting A KZbinr like you always pleasure to me ❤️

[@yourfriendintech]

Thank you so much 🤗, always glad when you comment on my videos

[@lynarreola2978]

Hi Jon, Your content is great, got me to go back to school and have an interest in Software/Data Engineer 🙂

[@yourfriendintech]

Glad to hear it! 👩‍💻 That's really great

[@karensoo7893]

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[@antorroy2757]

Lot of love man

[@TrickyLife945]

Your setup is getting dope now!!! Loved the video jon!

[@yourfriendintech]

Yess new setup 2022! Always appreciate you commenting 😄

[@TrickyLife945]

@@yourfriendintech 😄

[@TrickyLife945]

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[@ranjithr4286]

Nice work bro, good to see u again....

[@yourfriendintech]

Thank you! I'm planning on posting more consistently in 2022 😄

[@cathleenharmony9568]

This is inspiring Jon, keep it up! ❤️

[@yourfriendintech]

Thank you Cathleen! 😄

[@onclimber5067]

Really enjoy your content. Keep up the great work!

[@yourfriendintech]

Thank you! I really appreciate it 😄

[@MatthewMorehead]

Another great video Jon!

[@yourfriendintech]

Thanks Matthew! 👍

[@samuelannapureddy8640]

Please make a video on demonstrating different types of job roles in IT at google

[@yourfriendintech]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@chandoyoutube-o1d]

Loving your videos more and more

[@yourfriendintech]

Thank you! Glad to hear it, it means a lot 😊

[@DwightSchruteAsManager]

Hey man you look so happy and the background is great. Could you please help me to decide if i should become a SE cuz I am breaking my head, cuz I want to become a SE bit i am not sure if it first me. I am interested in coding, but I am an extrovert who likes to talk, so can you please tell me or give me advice if I would fit into Google as a SE? I understand that this will be your opinion and not a stated fact, so please dont worry to answer. Thanks

[@yourfriendintech]

There are lots of extroverted software engineers! I'm sure you can find a role that suits you

[@AbhishekChaudhary-pr1zf]

Hey Jon, I wanted to know if you can suggest some advance data structures resources that you followed for preparing for interview. That can help me alot, Thanks

[@yourfriendintech]

Hey Abhishek! For my interview prep, I mostly used Cracking the Coding interview! If I had to interview prep today, I would probably still do Cracking the Coding Interview + something like leetcode + mock interviews to simulate the actual interview experience as well

[@AbhishekChaudhary-pr1zf]

Thank You, You are really our friend in tech🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@beinspired6768]

Hello. I love watching your video. -Tony from Manila, Philiipines

[@yourfriendintech]

Thanks Tony! 🇵🇭

[@msugal]

Hey Jon. I’m doing backend dev now, but always wanted to dive into Android dev. I have couple of questions. Is the interview different for android devs? For example, do they have to build an app in the interviewing rounds?

[@yourfriendintech]

Hey Mohamed! It depends - each company will look for different things in their interviews; but in general I think building an app would be too much for an interview. But you may get asked how you would build an app so they can test whether or not you know how to build one.

[@aryanjain7819]

Hey John, how did you get your internships at google

[@yourfriendintech]

I applied directly online! careers.google.com/students/engineering-and-technical-internships/

[@alvincwu]

Thank you for the video! What are your thoughts on the Pixel 6/Pro? Which would you prefer?

[@yourfriendintech]

The 6 is a great phone, especially for its price point! But if you want and would use the Pro features, I'd say opt for the Pro it's also very worth it 👍

[@ziyodilloh6237]

In which languages do you write code?

[@ziyodilloh6237]

I mean in Google

[@yourfriendintech]

At work I mostly code in Java

[@rolandocruz1695]

I’m still so lost. I do codecademy and my schoolwork but when it comes to working on something im so confused when do i learn backend? Im so lost.

[@yourfriendintech]

Are you just starting to learn? It sounds like you may be going over the fundamentals of programming first. What part of the backend do you want to learn about?

[@CashMoneyMoore]

Any internships you're aware of for a bootcamp grad? Completing my bootcamp soon after a career switch

[@yourfriendintech]

Hey Chris! Congrats on finishing soon! I'm not personally aware of any but it's a great time to start looking. Does your bootcamp provide any assistance on finding internships/jobs?

[@CashMoneyMoore]

@@yourfriendintech thank you! Yes for sure, I'm at App Academy in NYC. I just noticed the Google internships seemed to be for college students, curious if you were aware of anything for non college students haha. Thanks for the inspiration!!

[@yourfriendintech]

Iirc Google has an Apprenticeship program open to all but applications closed a few months ago. Still worth looking into/seeing when they'll open again

[@spacejourneytechnews1439]

I wish I had this kind of APP: me too made me decide to begin a self taught journey

[@rowanfisher531]

Where did you go to college? if you don’t mind saying.

[@yourfriendintech]

I went to a California state university!

[@joshuwa3953]

I hope to become software engineer one day, currently a biologist. Any advice on how to get started from scratch

[@yourfriendintech]

Hey! I would recommend trying to find free tutorials online just to get your feet wet with programming. And then if you find you enjoy it then maybe a paid course or a bootcamp or degree

Inspiration to keep going

[@yourfriendintech]

You got this 👍

[@ziyodilloh6237]

You immediately started working in Google? I mean do I experience or I can work after University

[@yourfriendintech]

I got my full time offer at the start of my last year in college, graduated, took a few months off to relax and have fun, and then started working at Google in the fall

[@ziyodilloh6237]

@@yourfriendintech just wonderful🤩

[@ziyodilloh6237]

@@yourfriendintech How could do that? They invited you themselves(at 4 in college)or you applied? It is so interesting 😁

[@yourfriendintech]

I actually interned at Google, and I was offered a full time position when my internship ended! But to intern, I applied directly on the website!

[@ziyodilloh6237]

An interesting question (for me) 😅? How many google stocks do you have?

[@yourfriendintech]

Why is it interesting?

[@ziyodilloh6237]

@@yourfriendintech just asked, I saw one of them cost 2k . Also I'm going to work there one day

[@keentoknowher]

Notion made my life easier I really really wanna thank them.

[@yourfriendintech]

Notion is great! 👍👍 I am still learning how to utilize it to its full potential

[@fuunfaat4634]

What are the core skills a person needs to be a Software Engineer?

[@yourfriendintech]

I would say one core skill would definitely be problem solving! We solve technical problems all day long and we need to understand the problem in order to solve it

[@RealBusinessideas]

JackMaa in the starting, was awesome ✅

[@yourfriendintech]

I appreciate it! 👍

[@mahesh.s1639]

You take tutorial for a step by step Crack a Google interview algorithms and data structures and design Beginning to advance I know python

[@pulisichhh]

imo, if you ask yourself if it's "worth it" to pursue a career or study something, then you don't actually enjoy it, but you are rather only looking for what makes the most money.

[@yourfriendintech]

What if someone enjoys many things but has to decide which one to pursue as a career?

[@pikusarker1359]

Sir please make a video on lifetime earnings comparison between software engineers and doctors in usa

[@yourfriendintech]

That's an interesting topic! Thanks for the idea 👍

[@pikusarker1359]

@@yourfriendintech please make a video on it

[@dtsang508]

What are the downsides of being a software engineer?

[@yourfriendintech]

I'm going to make a separate video on this but one of the biggest downsides is burnout - solving problems all day can be hard and stressful, especially without having healthy boundaries

[@ashenperera7459]

How to be a google software engineer , please help me, i am 19 years old boy, can u explain me how to get google software engineer job.

[@yourfriendintech]

I have a video on my channel of my path to Google! It answers your question

[@diegopriess7164]

Great video!!! One question, do you intend to bring technical content to the channel? Note: I would definitely watch, you must have a lot of knowledge :D

[@yourfriendintech]

Thank you! I don't have any technical content planned anytime soon but I may later on if there's enough interest

[@diegopriess7164]

@@yourfriendintech Cool, thanks for the reply

[@daarkies7755]

Since u work on the home screen for android and google pixel, does this mean u get free handouts for each new google pixel iteration from the company? xD

[@yourfriendintech]

I do! It's part of the job since I need an actual phone to develop on 😉

[@Saurav4545jadhav]

best video

[@yourfriendintech]

Thanks! I appreciate that 👍

[@harahman]

Hi, I'm Hazrat Ali I'm a 2nd year Computer Science Undergrad student in India🇮🇳 Does class 12th marks or college grade really matters to get placed in google????

[@yourfriendintech]

Hi Hazrat Ali! In general, your grades are just one measurement to determine your knowledge and skills. It matters a lot if that's the only thing on your resume. It matters less if you have other relevant experience like projects, internships, etc.

[@harahman]

@@yourfriendintech Thank you so much❤

[@amanpuniya8174]

You graduate from csu los Angeles

[@yourfriendintech]

No I didn't graduate from there

[@amanpuniya8174]

@@yourfriendintech which university

[@asibulalam5777]

great

[@yourfriendintech]

👍👍

[@frameofmind8800]

👍

[@Vipintiwari___]

Hello bro 😀 How are you 😀

[@yourfriendintech]

Hey Vipin! I'm great, glad it's Friday today 😀. How are you?

[@Vipintiwari___]

@@yourfriendintech I am also good brother ❤️😀

[@taran7649]

you are in mountain view

[@yourfriendintech]

Yup my office is in Mountain View