From ZERO to GOOGLE Software Engineer in 1 Year
From struggling to launch Terminal to landing offers at Google, Meta, and Amazon - this story is proof that anyone can become a top tech software engineer by focusing on the right things. In this interview, he shares the exact mindset, systems, and tools he used to go from zero experience to becoming a full-time Google engineer - plus why he turned down $60/hour offers along the way.
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00:00 Starting As a Clueless Freshman
01:03 Do This When You Can't Land Internships
01:50 How Did You Get Into Google?
02:17 Custom Job Application Tracker
02:33 How Did You Apply To Google?
03:10 Do This To Get Your Foot In The Door
03:42 How Did You Pass The Google Interviews?
04:52 What Was The Google Interview Process Like?
05:21 What Other Internship Offers Did You Get?
05:44 Why Did You Take The Lowest Paying Internship Offer?
07:21 What Was Google Like?
09:25 What Separates A Google Engineer From The Rest?
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