Surviving On-Call as a Google Software Engineer | Realistic Week in the Life

Hey everyone! In this video, I’m taking you through a week in my life as a Google software engineer on-call. From handling urgent incidents to monitoring systems and managing stress during late-night shifts, I’ll share the real challenges and strategies behind maintaining Google’s services. Whether you're curious about the responsibilities of an on-call engineer or interested in the behind-the-scenes of tech operations, this video gives you an honest look into the role. Other day in the life of a software engineer videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0enYDl6SCI&list=PLX-TBo2xDrX0R33J31d_stzhz7Ten9SMT Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Tuesday 1:46 - I got paged 2:46 - Wednesday 3:47 - Thursday 4:51 - Oncall Story 5:59 - Friday (Another oncall story) 7:25 - Monday 8:23 - Outro Contact Follow my photography account - https://www.instagram.com/chrisyuphotography LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisyu1998/ Email - [email protected] Music and Videos (all credits go to the rightful owners) Chillpeach - 2:00 AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKi3oL2UDew&ab_channel=Chillpeach Lukrembo - Biscuit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtZ2m2Zm3vY&ab_channel=LuKremBo Loxbeats - Autumn 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4twe3BxxX8&ab_channel=AudioLibrary%E2%80%94NoCopyrightBackgroundMusic Disclaimer All experiences and opinions are of the subject and not of Google. #softwareengineer #google #techlife #faang