My Salary Progression as a Software Engineer in NYC
Video Overview & Insights
In this video, I go through all of the jobs I had in the past and my salary progression for each job as I went through my journey to become a software engineer.
Hey Ray fu,
Just wondering—do you already have a video editor on your side? If not, do you mind having a video editor?
This is a really transparent video for me and I hope that it can motivate and showcase to yall how to grow in your own career! I had a lot of ups and downs in this journey but am extremely grateful to have come this far.
Comment below if you're thinking about going to tech and any questions that you have for me!
there are internships like Unstop's Talent Park, its a good opportunity please make a video on that i really want to apply
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Is this a normal salary for tech. That's more than Primary care doctors make in New York City
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Timelines
But what do you do as a software engineer
0:00 - Introduction
0:34 - First Job
I'm interested in learning a programming language for DSA. Which language is the best for this, and why?
1:42 - Second job online
2:43 - First hourly job
$5 for a Pokémon pack is absurd. Especially back then. They were $1 where I came from
4:13 - First Internship!
5:11 - Job in college
after deciding to move on from computer science how can we decide to work on which area of computer science , like backend,frontend,data sci,ai,security . What paths in the future will benefit a person the most?
6:31 - First Software Eng Job
8:25 - Final Internship
cool video man!
9:45 - Current Software Eng Job
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the thing that is shocking to me is how easy it was for you to land that first internship...
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Love your story, but can you share a little more on good techniques to learn these technical skills?
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Wow… passing a an interview and getting an offer from Nordstrom as a SWE with literally 0 experience. You can’t do that now. You need 5+ years for a junior position
More User Perspectives
Hi, i’m considering between premed and comp sci right now. What would you feel are the pros and cons of your job Mr. Ray?
@minty380Super helpful video! How competitive is it to get a software engineering job in NYC?
@jackding66so inspiring!! your videos give me hope and motivation to keep studying at university
@BillyLiuuSir if you earn 280k dollars a year before taxes then what is your take home salary after taxes and deductions in new York? Plz reply. Thanks a lot.
@gourabsarker9552Thanks for watching guys! Sorry for the audio quality, will improve on it but will be posting a bit more consistently now! Comment below and suggestions and questions that yall have!
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