From 2.8 GPA to Netflix Senior Software Engineer | Dev Stories

Bukola December 5, 2021
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Hi, welcome to my cozy corner of the internet! I'm Bukola, a tech worker living in NYC. ► Connect With Me Business Inquiries: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bukola.dev/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bukola.dev Country: USA

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Hey everyone, welcome to episode 4 of my new series where I interview software engineers with unique stories. In this video, I interviewed Victor Anyirah who talks about his journey into tech. I hope you enjoy this video! Connect with Victor Victor’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cinematic_dev Victor Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClJ_5IM_-bzra7Ms57xcPOg Victor's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-anyirah-19b95156/ LET'S BE FRIENDS (IG) https://www.instagram.com/bukola.dev/ ► Music https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/t1k1c6/ https://artlist.io/Bukola-1928571 ► Desk Equipment https://kit.co/TheComeUp/desk-equipment ► Filming Equipment https://kit.co/TheComeUp/filming-gear ► Programming Video https://kit.co/TheComeUp/programming-books BUSINESS INQUIRIES [email protected] 📒Timestamps📒 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - Growing up and journey to studying CS 2:09 - Journey To Changing To CS Degree 4:15 - Choosing Not To Focus on GPA 6:30 - Interview Tips 8:24 - Experience Working At Netflix 9:40 - Being Black In Tech 10:58 - Long term goals #devstories

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