38: From Sales to Tech - How Kevin Made The Switch
Meta Tech Podcast8 Helmi 2022

38: From Sales to Tech - How Kevin Made The Switch

Kevin has had an unusual career path that led him to an engineering role at Meta. He first joined the company in a sales role before he moved into a more product-focused position. Working closely with engineers, Kevin decides to pursue a career in software development himself. Instead of dropping out of his job to get formal education in the space, he takes online courses and within less than a year smashes the internal interview process. To learn what his thinking behind the change was and which resources were particularly helpful, tune in to episode 38!

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Timestamps:

  • Intro 0:06
  • Introduction Kevin 1:22
  • Learning to Code 3:38
  • Learning Resources 12:50
  • Deciding When to Stop 16:42
  • Interview Prep 21:57
  • The Big Day 24:45
  • Dealing With Imposter Syndrome 29:53
  • Interviewing is Broken 38:41
  • Outro 40:52

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