hello my name is Nina

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The video uses humor and relatable struggles of career exploration to engage viewers, making the journey to a desirable tech job seem achievable through unconventional means. The quick cuts and visual gags keep the audience entertained while conveying the core message.

Summary

A software engineer shares her unconventional journey to working at YouTube, detailing her career pivots from biomedical engineering to computer science, and her experiences with internships and job offers. The video humorously outlines her path, including rejections, unexpected choices, and ultimately landing a role at Google, which led to her position at YouTube.

Structure

1Introduction and career aspirations
2Switching majors due to job market realities
3Experiencing setbacks and rejections
4Getting accepted into internships and then full-time roles
5Receiving a Google offer and ending up at YouTube

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How I became a software engineer at youtube #softwareengineer #programmer #uni #computerscience

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hello my name is Nina I'm a software engineer working at YouTube and a lot of you guys have been asking how I got here so here's how I got to where I am today starting with go to uni for Biomedical Engineering because you wanna be a doctor go to a career fair realize that no one wants to hire your major and everyone's looking for a computer science engineer switch to computer science engineering date a guy that makes you feel like you're not smart enough to get into med school go for pre dental instead take data structures cry take algorithms cry get rejected for internships cry get accepted for an internship graduate accept full time position at your internship get accepted into dental school see dental school tuition rates reject dental school want to be rich Grind leetcode start interviewing get job at Hulu the mouse buys Hulu gets lower pay from the mouse Grind leetcode start interviewing get an offer from Google Google tells you to work on YouTube and work

Transcript

Hello, my name is Nina. I'm a software engineer working on YouTube and a lot of you guys have been asking how I got here. So here's how I got to where I am today. Starting with Google UI for BME because you want to be a doctor. Go to your career fair. Realize that no one wants to hire your major and everyone's looking for a computer science engineer. Switch the computer science engineering. Data guy that makes you feel like you're not smart enough to get into med school. Go for pre-dental instead. Take data structures. Cry. Take algorithms. Cry. Get a project for internships. Cry. Get accepted for an internship. Graduate. Accept full-time position at your internship. Get accepted into dental school. See dental school tuition rates. Reject dental school. Want to be rich. Grandly code, start interviewing. Get job at Holu. The mouse buys Holu. Get lower pay from the mouse. Grandly code, start interviewing. Get an offer from Google. Google tells you to work on YouTube and work.