Best Software Engineering Career Advice of 2025
Hi all, it's been such a fun project for me this year launching this podcast and trying my best to make the content as helpful as possible Appreciate everyone who has taken the time to watch my videos and give feedback on how to make it better It wouldn't be the same without your support! Next year I plan to work hard to keep improving the content, see you in 2026 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Meta Distinguished Eng (Philip Su) 05:23 - Amazon Principal Eng (Steve Huynh) 06:23 - Google Staff Eng by 28 (Ricky Lee) 07:30 - Meta Staff Eng by 25 (Evan King) 08:51 - Shopify Distinguished Eng (Ilya Grigorik) 10:49 - Amazon VP (Ethan Evans) 12:24 - Meta Senior Staff Eng (Dwayne Reeves) 13:14 - CloudKitchens CTO, Ex Uber Senior Staff (Brian Attwell) 13:55 - Instagram Principal Eng (Jake Bolam) 14:42 - Uber Distinguished Eng (Joakim Recht) 15:03 - Creator of Claude Code, Ex Meta Principal (Boris Cherny) 15:45 - Outro
Retired Netflix Eng Director: Leetcode, Regrets, Hiring Stories
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How I learned to Code in 6 MONTHS & Got a Job Offer (Self-Taught)
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Amazon VP: Stack Ranking & PIPs, Working With Bezos, His Promotions | Ethan Evans
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Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we’ve ever built
AWS Distinguished Eng: Learning From 3000 Incidents And How Engineering Is Changing | Marc Brooker
The Co-Creator of Kubernetes: Engineering-Led Direction and Convincing Management | Brendan Burns
Learn 97% of Claude in Under 16 Minutes
What is Netflix actually like as an engineer? (from Netflix employees)
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AI Bubble: How AI's push towards IPOs became a death drive | Ed Zitron
