College Dropout Making $500K as a Software Engineer | Dev Stories

Hey everyone, welcome to this new series where I interview developers with unique stories! In this video, I interviewed Esco Obong a Senior Software Engineer at Airbnb, and chat about how he was able to break into tech without a college degree! I hope you enjoy this video! ► VIDEO RESOURCES -Join Esco's Black SWE Facebook group for help with interview prep: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1561185027368081 -Read Esco's Study Tips for how to land a job at FAANG: https://bit.ly/3jXNbVS 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 - Intro 1:02 - Childhood & First Experience Programming 2:35 - College Experience & Why He Left 5:00 - Passing Tech Interviews 6:27 - Negotiating Tech Salaries 8:40 - Is College Worth it? #devstories