"i'm a software engineer at Google"

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The video taps into the relatable struggle of aspiring tech professionals and the popular trend of "quit big tech" content, offering a personal and introspective narrative that resonates with viewers facing similar career uncertainties.

Summary

A software engineer at Google reflects on the common trend of people leaving big tech companies to create content, contrasting it with her own journey and aspirations. She questions whether to persist in her path despite uncertainty, ultimately concluding that she will continue, inspired by her father's early coding experiences.

Structure

1Introduction as a Google software engineer
2Critique of "quit big tech" content trend
3Personal struggle with coding challenges
4Microsoft's interest in her content, not her coding skills
5Reflection on career choices and inspiration from father
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thank you, dad. #softwareengineer #computerscience #programming #techstudent #coding

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"i'm a software engineer at Google" i'm a software in my notion, in the mirror at 2:00am. filming their i quit big tech while i'm to get in. like Linus Torvalds, i can't solve LeetCode like NeetCode. the screen turns red. every choice that led me here. Microsoft Microsoft noticed me. not about a job about my videos. they want not the coder. fine. it's still a door. i just want and yeah. a little. but.. about the money. i really wanna press run. watch something actually work. filming people who build things. the person building them. my dad wrote C back in the 90s. before coding was a vibe. a podcast. so.. me chasing it was before and yeah.. right now is logging out laptop for the last time. and i'm.. just getting started. five tabs open. half of them docs to understand. the question is: do you keep going when.. you have no idea what you are doing? what you are doing? cause.. i do. i do. thank you, dad.

Transcript

I'm a software engineer at Google. In my Notion, in the mirror at 2 AM. Everyone's filming their "I quit big tech" videos while I'm trying to get in. Like Linus Torvalds, I can't solve LeetCode like NeetCode. Our three lines, the screen turns red. Every choice that led me here. But last week, Microsoft noticed me. Not about a job, about my videos. They want the creator, not the coder. Fine. It's still a door. I just want the salary. And yeah, a little. But... about the money. I really wanna press run. Watch something actually work. Not the person filming, the person building them. My dad wrote C back in the 90s. Before coding was a vibe. Before it had a podcast. So... this isn't me chasing a trend. It was in the house before and yeah.. cool. Right now, someone is logging out their Google laptop for the last time. And I'm... just getting started. Five tabs open. Half of them docs I'm pretending to understand. The question is: do you keep going when... you have no idea what you are doing? What you are doing? Cause... I do. I do. Thank you, dad.