Hey 👋 Software engineering is just another word for the developer, so don't worry about it. The amount of money you can get mainly depends on the market demand in your location. So I would recommend you research how many web dev positions you have there and the average salary for them.

@@AshAsoyan is it hard for a new developer to get a internship in foreign company if he is doing remote work

Most big companies now have a “return to office” policy, so I think it will be hard to find remote internships. Where do you live, mate?

Hey 👋 I’ve been living in Amsterdam for almost one year, moved here at the end of June 2023. I have 10+ years of experience as an iOS developer. I was not targeting a concrete location when searching for a job; it was more company-related. As I can see, there are many big companies here hiring, but besides, the IT market is not so huge here. And the salary differs a lot between the top companies and the others. So, I would recommend you target only top companies and spend some time preparing for big tech interviews. Otherwise, your entire salary will be spent just on taxes, rent, and food 🥲

@@AshAsoyan yeah got you, I'm focused on Frontend right now, working with ReactJS and TypeScript, do you maybe have advice on how to stand out as an applicant and what kind of projects would be really good to show off my skills so I have best chances of getting companies interested in me?

If we talk about top companies, it's more important how you write your resume rather than what projects you worked on 🙂 Also, try to get a referral to apply through the internal system, which will increase your chances (you can use LinkedIn for it). And, of course, you need to spend at least a few months on solid preparation for big tech interviews (check my first videos on this channel for more context).

@@AshAsoyan thank you I will, but I think your projects play a big part in candidate selection, without them my resume would'd stand out as much. The biggest issue is I don't have work experience as a developer but I've been learning frontend development for a bit more than 2 years, I went to 2 coding bootcamps (both were free, I was selected for 1 because my coding skills were fitting for it) and I push myself to learn new things and build more complex stuff all the time. I understand that resume is very important but in my situation the projects also play a huge part because lack of experience so I have to show off my knowledge somehow :)

In your case, I will recommend you find any job as a developer as soon as possible to get real work experience.

www.uber.com/us/en/careers/

yeah, I was thinking about it 👌

@@AshAsoyan Thank you. Expect an email by Monday :)

Thanks for the comment, mate!

@@AshAsoyan Enjoyed Your Video Thank You! Keep it up My Friend.👍

Hey 👋 Thanks for your comment, mate! I have 10 years of iOS development experience. About Uber - It’s a long story, but overall I’ve spent 3 months to prepare for big tech interviews and passed them 🙂

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@@AshAsoyan tbh it feels like a modern version of Patrick Bateman's routine

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Спасибо за комментарий ☺️

Hey 👋 Yeah, the salaries are not so high as in the US, and taxes are huge, but if Uber stocks go up I will be able to save significant amount of money. Also I’m trying to build additional sources of income like KZfaq. Anyway, I don’t have much choice, cause I’m from Russia, and there is no way I’m going back there.

@@AshAsoyan yeah i suggest you always have something to work on the side and also take care of your mental health. the biggest take away really in working in the netherlands coming from a different country is the experience really.

@johndavedecano2438 True! I was delaying my well-being for a long time, waiting for a “better” time and place to start thinking about it. Even after getting an offer from Uber and moving to Amsterdam, which was a huge step forward in my life and career, I was considering it as an intermediate step on my way to the US. But then I realized, that I should start thinking about myself right now, otherwise the “better” time will never happen. And I believe that the Netherlands is the great place for it 👌

Hey Bradley 👋 Thanks for your comment! My journey as an iOS developer started spontaneously because I initially joined my first company as a C# developer. You can check my video “How I Became a Software Engineer” for more details. Are you familiar with general programming concepts already? If the answer is yes, I can recommend a few resources to learn Swift: • Free tutorials from Apple - developer.apple.com/tutorials/develop-in-swift • Free Coursera courses: www.coursera.org/courses?query=swift About searching for an intern position: it’s hard to recommend anything, regardless of location and the market situation. But my general advice will be to apply for any open positions you find and try to get the first job as soon as possible. Because the programming is all about developing real products, not going through tutorials, and you will learn a lot during your first year. And after that year, if you don’t like the company, it will be much easier for you to find another job because you will already have a production work experience 👌

@@AshAsoyan🙏 thank you! Greatly appreciated!

Hey 👋 Thanks for your comment! On the iOS side, it’s Swift and Objective-C. But I also sometimes use Python, JS, SQL, bash, and GO to interact with other codebases and systems involved in my projects.

Thanks for your comment, mate! I really appreciate it.

Thanks, mate! Glad you enjoyed it 👌

Thanks! Yeah, it's a nice game and a tough workout at the same time 🙂

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Thanks for your comment ❤️

Hey 👋 It’s hard to earn a lot here, even with a software engineer salary. Amsterdam is a costly city, and you will pay €2k+ just for rent. And the taxes in the Netherlands are very high, so even if you start earning more - you will spend most of it on taxes. For everything above €73k per year, you will pay 52% taxes 😬

@ashasoyan In nutshell, Amsterdam is nothing more than a beautiful trap.

It’s all about your goals and priorities. If you want to have a great work/life balance and be protected by law (it's very hard to fire someone here), live in a modern clean and safe city with a lot of green around - Amsterdam is great. But yeah it's not about money and fast career growth.

Hey, thanks for the comment 👋 Yeah, but I'm showing as it is 🙂

Hey 👋 For junior roles, companies usually don’t ask system design.

@@AshAsoyanUnderstood Thank you so much for the response☺

Good time to chill down and relax 😅 And get paid for it finally 😂

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Amazing vlog!!🍁❤️✨️🍂

it’s more a fun video than a vlog, but I'm glad you liked it 👌

Probably I have a snail DNA 😂

Thanks! I was editing the first videos myself (before moving to Amsterdam), but now I work closely with an editor cause it’s hard to do everything myself with a full-time job at Uber.

Work, games, editing KZfaq videos

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Hey bro 👋 Alienware. Don’t miss my next video, I’ll cover my whole desktop setup 👌

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Hey bro 👋 It's 100% depends on your team and the company. Usually, a lot of strict deadlines from management, without consultation with a team about the time required to develop a specific feature, is a red flag. A “software engineer” is just another word for a developer/programmer, so yes, you can do it as a freelancer for sure.

@@AshAsoyan Thanks, are you working in a team, is it stressful (Looking at your video it looks like a peaceful lifestyle) and is it for someone like me ( I come from a law study) easy to switch career and start over again?

At Uber, I work at the Platform team, and we focus more on long-term fundamental projects, that will affect the whole company. So I don't have short-term strict deadlines and much stress about it. I believe that everyone can learn programming, it's not rocket science. I’ve also know a lot of examples of such switches, so it's 100% possible. And you even don't need a full university education for this, you can pass 6-12 month courses. Check my video about choosing the first programming language, I cover the best free programming cornices there, so you can start from them 👌

@@AshAsoyan Can you send me the link?

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Hi @gevecht, thanks! It’s all about the practice, so keep trying and start from small simple projects. What is the main problem are you struggling with when you try to make projects from scratch?

Hi @monsieurcaruso5512, thanks! Sure, I got it on Amazon when I was visiting my team in the US. It's pretty solid, so I can recommend it: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2P4B8WL

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Hey 👋 It doesn’t make sense to learn just for learning. After all, you do it to get a job and earn money. So I recommend you focus on searching for a job as fast as possible, cause only there you will start practicing and getting production experience. And if you need any other fields during your work, you can always learn more 👌

Hey bro! It's a great question, thanks for it! Actually, I watched a few videos about this on the weekend. It's a big topic. Let me know if you want a video about this, but the main point is that it's how your brain hardware works. And unfortunately, there is no way to change it. You are alright, you do not lack willpower. And most people 2 of 3 are the same, and I'm one of them. If you have this in quick access, you will constantly be distracted by something. If you want to focus, one of the strategies is to create a kind of environment around you to exclude all possible distractions like your phone. Don't feel guilty about your distraction, bro, and try to improve your environment!

You have a point, now that i think of it, and as I watch your video, 2nd monitor could be part of the problem, I just cant sit in front of PC without having something like tv show running in a background, ill have to think about this topic a lot more, also video of your thoughts would be great. I mean as you said, willpower is not the issue, at the end of the day I'm getting everything done, I'm never late, but I think I can be much more efficient@@AshAsoyan

The fact that you finish all the work despite the distractions says more about your responsibility, not willpower. As I previously mentioned, focusing on work without an instant reward is challenging for people like us cause of the brain hardware. So the best way for us to be more productive is to try to exclude all possible distractions around us 😉 I will record a video about this, and I think it could be beneficial to understand how this mechanism works instead of using short-term motivational pumping.

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Hey bro! It mainly depends on the country you live in and the country you're gonna search for a job. Finding a full-time job in the US could be challenging, but there is always a way to find project work through freelance platforms like Upwork, TopTal, etc. If we talk about top companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, etc., it will depend on concrete position, but most of the roles will require you to move to their office location, City/Country.

Hey mate! It's hard to answer without an additional context cause I don't know your situation. If we talk in general, I recommend you focus on the field of programming that interests you most. Also, don't forget that learning something new is always challenging, and it's normal that your brain doesn't like it and prefers some more enjoyable things. Try to set some small daily goals, like learning programming for 1 hour straight, and don't be distracted by anything else during this hour. You can focus for 1 hour, even if you don't like it. And after one month, you will have 30+ hours of learned programming behind your back!

Now iam focusing on to become fullstack developer

Are you learning from scratch or have you had previous programming experience?

Learning from scratch

In that case, I recommend focusing only on one field and choosing between Backend and Frontend. After you master it and start working as a programmer - you can always begin to learn the second field to become a full-stack developer if you still want to.

Hey mate! Thanks for the question 😉 Logitech keyboard and mouse are connected to my PC. But I work on a MacBook (you can see it on the left) since I'm an iOS developer. So, I need an additional keyboard and a touchpad to connect to my Macbook. In theory, I could use the same mouse cause it has a wireless connection, but for programming, I prefer a touchpad. It's more convenient for me to use it while typing cause I don't need to move my hand far away to use the mouse in cases when I need to scroll something or switch pages.

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