Career Guidance

The tech industry has a gatekeeping problem. "You need a CS degree." "You need to grind LeetCode." "You need 5 years of experience in a 3-year-old framework." Most of it is noise, and it keeps good people from getting started or growing.

OOTO's career content cuts through that. I talk about what actually matters when building a career in software engineering — the skills, the mindset, and the strategies that work whether you're self-taught, bootcamp-educated, or CS-degreed.

This isn't career advice from a recruiter or an HR department. It's from someone who has been in the trenches, hired engineers, built products, and navigated the industry from multiple angles.

What I cover

• "So you want to be an engineer" — what you actually need to know to start
• Self-taught vs bootcamp vs degree — honest comparisons
• Building a portfolio that demonstrates real skill
• The interview process — what works and what's broken
• Career paths outside traditional corporate engineering
• Freelancing, consulting, and building your own products
• Skills that compound — what to invest your learning time in