From 30k to 90k a year | Journey of a self taught Software Engineer 

Good job man, I can relate. Had my first development job starting at $30k 9 years ago and I'm at 150k now. Self taught, no excuses, just hard work and self belief. Congrats brother, it only gets better from here 🎉🎉🎉

Big UP my brotha💪🏾👍🏾. I appreciate you 🙏🏾. Thank you!

thank you for sharing this information with us! Hope for your continued success in your software engineering journey!

That’s what’s up! Good job man I’m trying the self taught route too just motivating to see others do it! Everyone learns differently so we all just gotta keep trying and getting knowledge nuggets as they come good vid you gained a subscriber 👍🏼

Bless you bro! A great support system you can get thru anything it's always better to see someone on the same journey as you but you had the best vision of that she was right next to you! Love the video bro! Love from Atlanta ga ❤️

Nice! Good job! I’m self taught too and from dayton. Thanks for sharing your experience.

So proud of you!! Keep this going!

Congratulationssss. Can’t wait to here more of your journey.

really cool man, thanks for sharing this, I honestly wish you the best!!

Great video good brother! Love the content!!

Thank you for sharing!!!

Proud of you my men 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Whats really cool is that you and your Wife did it together!👊🏿

Keep ‘em coming! I’m lovin it😎

Thank you for inspiration ❤

"over time I was gaining some knowledge" this is the best thing anyone can say to anyone aspiring to be something better. Great video and have a nice day

If it wasn't before, the battery fasho in my back now ✊🏽💯 from another creative entrepreneur, thank you for sharing your journey

Love it dood!

5 Minutes is def not too long man! Wish I could hear more about your story. I just started an MIT Intro to CS with python course a month ago - def not easy, but I'm hoping I can land something within a year. Was planning to go over CS50 too, and/or freecodecamp + odin project, but not sure if that's a lil too much lol Great video!

Subscriber to you. Hero!!!!

thanks for the words of encouragement man, it has been a tough week..

I know this video was a while ago but I’m in a place that I want to be self taught I’ve been very lost in finding a career and tech does interest me but school is really not the thing I thrive on and this video is so positive to see knowing that my dedication and hard work can pay off as self taught and not school

Hey man, I just wanted to say this is super inspiring to see. I’m a photographer/videographer from Dayton as well and have fairly similar background. I’ve flirted with the web development/software engineer idea in the past but have always found a reason to not pursue it or life gets in the way of setting time aside to learn. I recently decided to fully commit to trying to learn full stack web development over the next year and land a job in about a year too. I’m just tired of gig income if I’m being honest, and need some stability especially now that I’m getting older, (just turned 30). Anyway, thanks for the inspiration, it’s nice to see someone like me follow through and get into a field I’m trying to get into when I see so many peoples stories that I just can’t connect with.

THANK YOU 🙏🏽

so much more inspiring to see someone with the same skin as me do this!

Thanks for sharing bro

Thanks for the motivation, been coding and learning since Oct 2022 and plan to start applying in June since my job is laying me off(job was in IT helpdesk), need to collect that severance lol!

❤ great video

Finally a brother!! ✊

This is very inspiring especially as a black man! The journey to getting your first role stressful but extremely rewarding. I'm glad all your hard work paid off! I just finished some interviews earlier this month just waiting for the decisions, please pray for me! 😭

Love that for you

New subscriber! Thank you! Im a mom. I’m going to stick to this. I know it’s going to be hard.

Motivation!

Very good video!

Thank you

Let’s go 🎉

Very, very impressive stuff bro! I started CS50 and got what I think was Impostor syndrome - "how the **** have I a snuck into this class". I am now working through the Odin Project and am 50% through Foundations in a week. I will be doing CS50X alongside one I hit the Javascript section. Would be interested to see you compare CS50 to FreeCodeCamp and The Odin Project.

Howdy. What are your thoughts on Leetcode/Codewars? Did you use either of those to become job ready? About how much time would you say you spent learning your first language? I've completed a months long program with portfolio, but I definitely need more JavaScript training. What the program taught was minuscule. I've been advised to do Codewars next. Seems like gatekeeping to me. Your thoughts?

thanks!!!

thanks

Given the experience you have now, what do you think someone should have knowledge in prior applying a job? Like making CRUD apps?

How long was your journey? From the time you started self teaching till the day you landed a job.

I’m from Dayton too bro I’m trying to get into tech I’m about to take online courses with course caeers just to get my feet wet. I’m tryna get off the hamster wheel & into sumn that can change my life for the better. If u got any advice bro I’m all ears

How long did it take, the journey from learning to getting your first job?

Just a question, when learning a new course or certification, do you have a deadline for completion which you keep or do you do it at your own pace ?

How long did u take?

Wonderful video, thank you! Did you sign up to receive the certificate from Harvard for the CS50 course? I'm not sure if I should pay the extra bucks for that.

Man, Im happy to see this video. Recently had something similar happen. I went and took at free certification for Operational Risk at my job (underwriting.) Used that knowledge to work on some projects to get experience. Got a job in risk in income jumped. Most importantly why I love this video im from the midwest Detroit and went to Norfolk State University lol. #HBCU

You and your lady are a power couple!

In your interview you had to solve leetcode type questions?

damn your wife making everything happen

Can you mentor me🙂?

Not anymore lul is harder now since 2022

it took you 3 years from learning to employment?

First software engineer job $63k/yr no benefits...when I request higher salaries the recruiting people look at me crazy.

There aren’t anymore entry jobs. 30k isn’t a thing. It’s only 100k and everything is senior. Reason I’m joining the army so I can get vet preference and access to powerful government people.

i thought you meant Kilos and that you were anorexic 💀😅