How I Became a Software Engineer at Microsoft at 30 Years Old

Let's talk about starting a career in your late 20s, early 30s. I switched from design to software engineering. It was a whole lot of emotions and challenges but, from the other side of that transition now I can tell you that: 1. despite your fears, it's NOT too late, and 2. it is SO worth it 🕊✨ Today we are talking about becoming a software engineer later in life. I switched careers by going back to college but there are many different pathways. This is simply my story.i never thought I would work in tech having dreamt about art and design my whole life. But dreams change, we get to know ourselves better, and we discover new goals and dreams along the way. If you've been thinking of switching careers to tech, I hope you find my story as a little beacon to show that it is possible. The website I used in 2020 for my practice interview is: https://www.pramp.com A day as an intern at Microsoft:    • VLOG: a day as a Microsoft intern, and cha...   Everything that is on my desk setup: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thatcodin... Get my 2024 digital planner: https://impactdriven.co/products/the-... CHAPTERS: 00:00 - intro 02:40 - how and why I switched from fashion design to tech 05:13 - discovering programming and teaching myself to code 08:37 - declaring Computer Science as my major in community college 10:03 - the start to my Computer Science Bachelor's degree 11:04 - studying for technical interviews 14:28 - my interview with microsoft 16:16 - footage from the vault (the day before my technical interview) 19:32 - i got the offer! - my first internship 21:07 - my second internship (in person ✨) 23:20 - the full time offer (at 30 ✨) 24:25 - thank you for watching ABOUT ME: I am Anto, a recent Computer Science grad and software engineer. I was previously a fashion designer, branding strategist, and illustrator. shop my amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thatcodin... SOCIALS: ☏ insta:   / antonella.swe   ☏ tiktok:   / antonella.swe   For business inquiries only: [email protected] topics: university, senior year, life transitions, software engineer, college student, seattle, washington, faang, maang, software engineering, tech, day in the life, routine, work, productive, productivity, work day in the life, week vlog, women in tech, programming, coding