Thanks for the story. I took a similar path. I originally got a business degree with the intention of being an entrepreneur but never got there. Worked in mortgage as an underwriter for a while for a while but ended up doing a second bachelors in CS. Now at Amazon as SDE2
God to be back to your early vids. Had it similar. Graduated aerospace engineering, got my first job and realized that I was exactly where NOT where Id like to be. Started coding myself, 3 months later got my first internship which soon transitioned into junior. Now I cant imagine having a different job :P
Damn man, I am in a similar path too. I learned that I have a huge passion about software engineering. Just today I switched from Civil Engineering to Computer Science. Before switching, I was in my junior year in CivilE. After switching, In the same day, I learned that I have 4 more years of school to complete this program. I usually tend to be optimal when it comes to making my own decisions. So far, I have 3 options I can pursue in. Option A) finish four years in college in Comp Sci. Option B) Sign up to a coding bootcamp by next year and get the technical skills and education within a couple of months. Option C) Put my self in a self-taught journey and rely on the free (or close to free) information that is available online and create projects to make myself stand out. I'm honestly kinda leaning towards option B though...
The movie "The Social Network" inspired me into coding back when I was 13, in 2013 The fact that you got inspired by that movie as well makes me feel more motivated to get into a big tech company Some day, I'll tell people I've been your subscriber since you began your RU-vid journey
Hey Clement! Just curious, knowing your unconventional pathway to software engineering -- how did you prepare for the technical interviews and how did you learn all of data structures and algorithms in a such a short period of time? My assumption is that the coding bootcamp probably didn't teach you too much in depth with that topic.
That is literally what I did except I switched from Computer engineering to Fin Econ, actuarial science, then worked in fashion, then got back to coding. Now I’m trying to combine them all lol Cheers
8:20 1. Apllied for a Coding Bootcamp (Fullstack Academy) 2. Graduated 4 months after 3. Applied for fulltime jobs Great path!! (: I've been studying by my own for 6 months , but I couldn't find a job yet. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I still have hope!
I feel like there’s something missing in this story. You just keep changing your major, visit a 3-months coding bootcamp and get a job offer at Google? Maybe algo-expert made more of a difference to your employability. Would love for you to give a more thorough explanation if there is more to it.
Hi Clement, I really like your video. I feel like I was in your position when I was in the undergrad, now I know I am not alone, I wish you have a wonderful career!
Loved your story and how honest you are about your process. I'm enrolled in AlgoExpert and I'm really enjoying it. It is exactly the kind of prep material that I've been looking for. Question: how was your experience at the Fullstack academy?
I'm really glad you liked the video, and awesome to hear that you're enjoying AlgoExpert! This kind of feedback is very motivating to hear. To your question about Fullstack Academy: my experience was very positive, and I'd recommend the program to anyone seriously considering a coding bootcamp. You can actually see my slightly longer review of the program on the Fullstack Academy Google Reviews; my review's the highest rated one 😎 I'm going to make a few videos on coding bootcamps to really address all of the questions I typically get asked.
That would be most helpful! It would answer a followup question: were there any particular criteria that made you feel either unsatisfied or you would have liked to develop further that motivated you to create AlgoExpert? Or was it simply that you wanted to create an "online SWE prep bootcamp"? Thanks again and congratulations for the new role @ facebook!
Yoy saved your ass with that math major switch. I have a similar story as you but I chose marketing. Then I learnt code afterwards. But its hard to get interviews as a Software dev with a marketing degree. Wish I had math
15th may 2016 you graduated and i started my graduation 😁 and here i completed three years of my college and still don't know how to code like problem solving and building web apps stuffs. You motivated me soo hardly here, if you can do it than i can also do it now. Just want to thank you for this video 🙌 (I Wasted my three years and i don't want to waste more)
No one can teach but one can learn. If you don't know how to survive then a small pool can be very dangerous for you. On the other hand, if you can explore then you would surf over giant sea weaves or dive deeper under the ocean.
You already know how to get inspired. There are so many easier steps than that those could help you to find your path. So you would be able to connect your dots. Apart from Google, RU-vid, and Wikipedia, there are so many places you should check as well. I mean learn-anything.xyz/, "Stack Overflow (also, all other stack exchange sites), Quora, Medium, TutsPlus, Teamtreahouse, Codecademy, SmashingMagazine, A List Apart, CSS-Tricks, Freenode IRC channels, and so on and on. Just at the very beginning, you need to know your path. For that, you could try learn-anything.xyz/ first. That will give you insight. Good Luck with your journey.
Pretty nice video, very inspirational for me since I’m also learning to code and I’m 23. What did you study back in college? Any relevant major in relation to software engineering?
I hate the coffee sipping at the begining. Please don't do it, the arrogant "Tech lead" does it, and a couple more, please, refrain from that dumb habit.
