How I Got A Big Tech Job After 221 Days Of Coding...

Want to land a big tech job but not sure where to start? In this video, I’ll walk you through exactly how I went from zero to hired in 221 days—including the coding languages I learned, the 5 portfolio projects I built, and the resume that got me noticed. I’ll also share the interview tips and strategies that helped me stand out and finally break into tech. Whether you're a beginner or just looking to level up, this video will give you the roadmap I wish I had when I started. Disclaimer: I've been coding for 6 years, but this was my focused 221-day FAANG journey where I committed to coding at least one hour every single day—no excuses.

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[hertzico]

Brooo please don't stop making videos like this i love your content it makes me feel confident to go for software engineer ❤ i found your today btw like this is my second video, first one was day in the life your lastest video

[ha-khef]

Highly recommend the odin project. Its free. And personally I never could pay attention to coding until the odin project

[emmettdennis]

I started to watch your shorts on TikTok last year, and you have been so inspirational to me. Thank you so much on providing this roadmap - it has given me a lot of confidence to start building more coding projects. Specifically, the "only doing leetcode after you are able to get interviews" point has really opened my eyes to one of the largest traps I have fallen into - being obsessed only with leetcode. Thanks again bro!

[fatimahonanusi]

You have single-handedly given me the motivation to keep going. I am just started my CS journey and you have inspired me soo much and given me so much ideas you don’t even know the half of it. I am so happy I follow you and I will never stop watching your videos. Again THANK YOU ERIKKK

[aryanr]

Thank you for the Motivation.
Let's get back to the desk and code something.

[catlebat]

Been watching ur shorts since last summer and picked up Springboot because of it. From that I was able to get an internship this upcoming summer working with it so I wanted to say ur the GOAT

[arc-ghaisan]

I Got Motivated after watching this Video Bro! Thanks !

[mono_]

I think you are younger than me but your entire journey is far better. I actually managed to land a full stack node developer job months ago and I used to watch some of your videos. Good job and hats to you brother.

[dvsino]

you made me want to stop doom scrolling and actually start coding something, Thank you so much ❤👏

[officialdanieldsouza]

like always, amazing video erik. u went into a lot of raw detail and truth. u couldn't have said it any better. this is exactly what anyone who want to get into the top big tech companies should follow. it's just a process and all one needs to do is put in the work, be smart about how you put in the work, be consistent and trust God.

appreciate you bro.

[AakashYadav-vvbm]

you are really the person which i have been finding on whole internet. truly inspiring.

[Elixiti]

You are killin it man, imagine where you’ll be in 10 years!
Keep it up

[Muircure]

congrats! starting my journey maybe ill get a job offer or i wont need one grinding so hard

[austinchima]

Thanks for this, Erik. I've been following your IG content since earlier this year and I have to say—your work is absolutely inspiring. I'm gearing up to use my growing C# skills to kick off a coding project of my own, so your videos are exactly the kind of motivation I need. Keep 'em coming!

[tarekhassan]

just a note before saying anything my words doesnt mean your content is bad or something in general its just about this video
how can u say to someone who barely or even learned programming since 1year build a complete full-stack well-rounded project not just that but even more its a startup that people will be using, but i think if someone reached to that level that he is capable of making that then they are already employable, they just didnt have the chance yet, usually thats not the case (ngl i can bet its not the case of 99% of ppl watching this video).
this is fr the most brutal advice i've ever heared on youtube on this topic or i might be just too stupid for it idk

[wisdomowuna]

Thanks for sharing your story, Erik as for inspiring many others like me. I’ll come back to this comment after I’ve secured my software engineering role🤞

[golden]

I completely agree with everything you said, i would do the EXACT same if i was just starting out, but just a quick note that everyone should tweak the tips given in the video to match their targeted market, in terms of :
- technologies ( frameworks, languages, cloud providers.. ), it wouldnt make sense to learn a framework thats barely used in your job market, some research should be done ( you can use linkedin or any other platform for that, or even ask experienced engineers ).
- business logic, what i mean is, if you want to get hired for a swe role where the business is highly related to finance for example, consider doing a project that involves that, will really put you ahead vs other applicants.

[BMBenkyou]

I'm starting my coding journey (smartly)

[ok-portal]

I'm tired of having to restart my career after 25 years at junior level offers just because the companies I've worked for ended up disgracefully sucking and not even realizing my full potential. I feel like my career is over and I've been a great senior engineer for 25 years in JavaScript, Visual Basic, C#, TypeScript and Go. Currently Go is still my favorite while I dabble in Rust and Zig but just sucks what they've done to interviewing and the job market in the US.

[gabrielalabi]

this has inspired me...I will come back to this video in the future