As I was editing this video, I had an idea of maybe having a regular live show on this channel where I interview different people about their work, career, and life. If that's something you'd be interested in, thumbs up this comment 👍! For any ideas on the format, guests, and topics, or for any other feedback for how you think the show could be engaging and chill, leave a comment down below 👇👇👇
I think it would great to interview people from all different stages from their career (entry, mid, senior) and different industries! Software engineering can be applied to so many various industries so it would be cool to get that perspective! Thank you Mayuko!
Can I volunteer myself as a guest 😅 hit me up on twitter @johncodezzz I'm a senior engineer doing alot of backend services and getting my masters in CS with specialization in AI / Machine Learning. Would love to lend my expertise to the live show
It would be super helpful to get more information as to how to take the leap into the Software engineering world for people who come from a different career/background and want to make that transition. Any tips, resources, or advice as to how to navigate into that space would be great! :)
Graduated in June, I’d just like any software engineer related job at this point lmao * UPDATE: After 6 long months, I finally managed to get a job as a graduate software engineer! *
@@sotam8938 I was a fresh grad a year ago, went through lots of interview. When they state entry level, they meant knowledge of a senior developer willing to work for the pay of entry level. Of course it doesn't apply to all companies but that's what it meant for local companies here.
@@sotam8938 apologies, I wasn’t notified of any replies on my comment. Yeah, COVID kinda screwed me over, but I’m a pretty patient guy so I can wait it out haha.
I left my career in finance behind to join a startup helping with business development. While raising money for the startup, we needed a website to show investors. We didn't have anyone around so I stayed up 2 nights learning html and css to put together a landing page. Now I've been a full-stack developer for 7 years, the twists and turns are quite real but super rewarding :)
Ok now that I’ve watched the entire video, just wanted to show my appreciation *again* for talking about how everyone’s career can look so different because we’re all different! There is no one “right way” to do things and you talking about it is SO refreshing to hear amongst the typical tech content out there 👌
Thank you for posting this, Mayuko! This is actually really helpful. I never knew that there were many other options beyond just being a software engineer.
Thank you for this video. I feel like a lot of us needed this. Especially the students that are a little confused about the paths they have to take. We love you!!❤️❤️ Can't wait for your 1 million subscribers special.
This is definitely my favorite video on your channel! The tech career ladder seems daunting, especially because it's not linear, but it's great to know the feeling is mutual between so many of us. One of my biggest fears after transitioning from SDE to BSA has been not getting another chance at SDE, but this video makes me feel much much better! Thank you! :)
Been a Software Engineer for 4 years, I have done research while doing a master's. In my long term plans include research and teaching (maybe Ph.D.) but for now, I'm applying to management positions because I think I have it in me ^^ P.S. loving the gardening/life advice!
Did you have any coding experience before you went to college/university for the degree? I’m a junior in high school and think this is what I want to do, but I have minimal experience in coding
@@nrousseau7606 I had zero experience in coding before going to university and studying CS If you want an intro to coding I recommend you take the freecodecamp.org courses it is free and helps you make a project If you got any questions let me know here or on twitter P.S I make videos on being a Software Engineer if you are interested take a look at my channel ^^
@@nrousseau7606 Any language is ok, because you shouldn't know only one language. I started with C++ so I think C# is useful to know, but if you start with front-end related languages it is more fun, the next step can be the back end.
Thank you for sharing! I started with software engineering (high performance computing), went to machine learning, and am now exploring moving on to a solution architect role (within the HPC vertical).
I swear that every time I'm anxious about my future or about an aspect of my career you release a video about that same thing. Like just these past couple of days I was worried that I'm soon graduating but still have no idea what kind of software engineer I want to be. Again, I could have misunderstood the video, but hey, it did it for me, especially the hope across industries part. now I know that it's gonna be ok.
A question to anyone who studied computer science or similar: How are career prospects these days? If you have a job already, are you satisfied with where you are overall? I did a degree in industrial design but there are just no good jobs where I am. It's why I'm thinking about doing a second degree, and computer science sounds pretty fascinating. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Mayuko-san, you were able to purchase some nice plants.I enjoyed listening to you talk about the career path of a software engineer. I also spend my time working in various roles.Thank you for the easy to understand video. I would like to read the books you introduced. But still, we're getting a lot of content! It's so much fun to have more places for interactive conversations. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
MAYUKO AND PLANTS 🤩🤩 But for real, thank you for this video! It’s so cool to see how your past job experience resulted in being able to give such a wide range of advice for these career paths. I would love to see a similar video but for career paths closely related to software engineering. As a new grad with a CS degree, all I thought I could do was become an SDE or QAE. Thankfully, I found Support Engineering, which also has some flavors to it!
Hey Mayuko ! Great video as always ! If you feel like it, would you mind sharing more in depth on the differences between different company sizes ? (Path y 15:25) I find that subject to be really interesting and since you've went through all those, I think that subject can deserve its own video. Just a suggestion, thank you !
Thanks so much for this video!! As someone who has been working in software development for 2 years, it's really useful to see what kind of options there are available! Also the plants looked amazing!!
Working in Tech industry for 25 years, started as a software programmer moving to developer, Infrastructure Support for Wintel/Solaris/RHEL administration, being Team manager while doing some architecture review, helping Project Managers to deliver from technology logistic and supervising people to commit with the deadlines. Today just being Director of Infrastructure Department but knowing both Application and Infrastructure, like it or not Managing teams/people are far difficult than just solving algorithm problems but keep the tech side the yummy portion of all IT Fun!!
Hows life, was it worth it getting into the IT field ? Im a young person with some choices to make and you seem knowledgeable. Can you be happy & make a lot of money doing work related to a computer science degree or software engineering etc ( sorry Im a beginner If my wording is off for terminology in computers )
Great video. I am a UK chemical engineering student wanting to get into software engineering after I graduate. Learnt a lot about the different paths. Thank you!
Hi Mayuko, I am an iOS developer and really enjoy your videos. Video suggestion: apps you have developed yourself and published(or not) on the App Store.
Hi Mayuko! Great to see you exploring some plants to add to your work environment. Are you up for a challenge? Maybe consider a visit to one of those big box home centers and check out some potting mix, small planters, and seeds. I wonder, could you grow some lettuce or green onions or pak choi in your home? How about radishes if you enjoy those? The 3 empty containers you now have could be a great exploratory journey. Happy Gardening! -Bob...
Great video! I’m currently trying to switch career paths and beginning my journey as a baby coder...not sure if you already touched on this topic, but I’d love to hear where you think the tech industry is going with many companies letting staff work from home indefinitely. How do you think that will impact the experience of new people entering the tech world. Thanks xx
You should check out Barrels & Branches in Encinitas, if you haven't already that is! Just got some plants from there last week and it's a pretty nice little nursery not too far from you (my partner and I are fellow San Diegans). Loving all the content!
I started as a tester and moved in to DevOps. I'm thinking of moving completely into medicine, it's scary though as I've dedicated so much time to tech and on a good salary!
So I am a 9th Grade student and I want to become a software engineer. I've been asking many people on what I should do and what subjects I should study but I'm getting 2/3 different answer and I'm not really getting any straight forward answers.I would really love to go into this career field any help or any kind of assistance will be really nice.
If your class offers computer science or calculus take it so you’re prepared for some of ur college classes. Also try to learn coding on RU-vid as it may be beneficial to have a bit of knowledge on coding. But even if you have no knowledge on coding don’t worry you’ll learn all of that. I’m a senior in high school also pursuing software engineering. Hope this helped
To get a job as in google for sample, is better to have a computer science degree or a software engineer degree? I m worried if software engineer degree is too specialized in physics and electronics and there is too little programming
Thanks, Mayuko 😊 I've been in the tech industry for almost 6 years now. Started as a software engineer creating web apps but move on the automation (doing RPA). My career plan is to be a technical architect but my current company puts me in project management. Now I'm torn if I consider to shift into freelancing in order to go back to development and then shift to architecture or stay with my current course 😐
