Day in my life as a Software Engineer in New Zealand 🇳🇿 | what I do + how I got into tech

Hey friends! It's been a while~ I hope you're all doing well! And also a huge welcome to all my new subs!
I've been working for around a year and a half now, so here's my long overdue day in my life as a Software Engineer in Auckland, New Zealand!
There've been lots of comments and questions on my videos about CS, tech, career etc, so I thought I'd make a Q&A video next. If you have any questions, do drop them in the comments below!
Lastly, I hope you liked this video and don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe 😊
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🌷 t i m e s t a m p s 🌷
00:00 Intro
00:13 Morning work session + what I do as a Software Engineer
01:44 Lunch time
01:59 Afternoon work session + how I became a Software Engineer
03:54 Exploring Auckland with a friend
🌸 a b o u t m e 🌸
Hello, I'm a Software Engineer from Auckland, New Zealand! I make videos about Computer Science, tech, and productivity.
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  • @miguelemmara5046
    @miguelemmara504611 ай бұрын

    Third year AUT student here, your day in life is very inspiring and giving me heaps of motivation, I hope someday I can experience the same thing, glad I found you channel!

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your kind words fellow Kiwi! I'm wishing you all the best - you got this! 🥹

  • @studywithme-2030
    @studywithme-2030 Жыл бұрын

    What an inspriing video!!! I am in my first year at college as a software engineer. This video gives me so much motivation to keep up my dream.

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! All the best with your journey :)

  • @vanshikapal34
    @vanshikapal34 Жыл бұрын

    thankyou so much for uploading 🙏😇

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching! 😍

  • @preetpatel
    @preetpatel11 ай бұрын

    Coming back here to close the circle. Two years ago you commented on my KZread video about my path to software engineering and its awesome that I found your channel all these years later! Hope you continue making videos way better than I ever did 😆

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    What a throwback Preet! Glad to see you again and looking forward to your KZread comeback hehe 😄

  • @MrAnhydrous
    @MrAnhydrous Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff, very informative and love the clear speaking, chill music and mix of work and life stuff! Saw my 0.5 second cameo too 😅

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your support and feedback Andrew! 😁

  • @clariceguo6246
    @clariceguo6246 Жыл бұрын

    amazing vlog, miss u🥰

  • @wilfredoconcepcion2386
    @wilfredoconcepcion2386 Жыл бұрын

    Love the video Magdeline keep up the great work!

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! 😊

  • @woolgloves
    @woolgloves Жыл бұрын

    Welcome back ! ! ! ^_^

  • @eldar187
    @eldar187 Жыл бұрын

    I just watched your video that has 100k+ view and I loved your style and content, it is quite beneficial for me as a freshman IT student, thank you for creating such beautiful videos, keep going on❤😊

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I just made a Q&A video which you may find helpful! kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3aByJSoYrC8dMo.html

  • @jayteylee
    @jayteylee Жыл бұрын

    Magdeline! So good to see you upload again!! I can’t believe I’m so close to graduating already, I can’t wait to start working next year! I’m excited to see what videos you have lined up for us ☺️

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Hehe thanks Jay! Yyaassss looking forward to your grad and super excited for what lies ahead for you! 😍

  • @laurayoo9374
    @laurayoo9374 Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤ Thanks for sharing your life with us !! So amazing to see you again on KZread !!

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Aww thanks Laura! Hope you're well! 😍

  • @ZeryusXD
    @ZeryusXD Жыл бұрын

    Such a nice day in the life! I'm looking forward to achieving something like that one day!

  • @LewisLivingLife

    @LewisLivingLife

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s more than achievable. Keep working hard and never give up

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Yes, you can definitely achieve this if you continue to work on your goals!

  • @carterpaul2688
    @carterpaul26889 ай бұрын

    Perfect video. Thanks

  • @simaocheng1180
    @simaocheng1180 Жыл бұрын

    Andrew Meads is a cool dude, glad to take his course last year :)

  • @user-pn3pf1fp2k
    @user-pn3pf1fp2k4 ай бұрын

    Perfect ✨

  • @edricgalentino
    @edricgalentino9 ай бұрын

    Such a great new experience to see my dream life in someone's life :D. Currently, I'm also a software engineer like you and work in frontend side also but in Indonesia. Can't wait to get a job as software engineer like you in NZ soon 🙌. Nice video by the way Magdeline

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your kind comment and all the best!

  • @boy1nblu312
    @boy1nblu312 Жыл бұрын

    welcome back

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 🥹

  • @shashwatupcomingSE
    @shashwatupcomingSE Жыл бұрын

    It's nice to see you back!! Can you please tell me that do software engineer get performance bonus and stocks in New Zealand ?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your support! Oooh I’ll add that in my q&a vid!

  • @yiweidong2591
    @yiweidong2591 Жыл бұрын

    Lily came out was a surprise. I LOLed😂

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Hahaha 😂😂😂

  • @harshharisingani2680
    @harshharisingani2680 Жыл бұрын

    Magdeline I want to move to New Zealand & have a CS background any way I can get in touch?

  • @FazyWay
    @FazyWay Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! You mentioned that you did a bit of learning regarding Javascript, Typescript and GraphyQL. Do you have any recommendation on any courses or how to approach learning these languages?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello! I answered your question in my latest KZread video 😄 kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3aByJSoYrC8dMo.html

  • @parsefal4664
    @parsefal4664 Жыл бұрын

    Сразу лайк! :) спасибо за ваш контент :) вы добрая : )

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your support! ❤

  • @ashadashraf10
    @ashadashraf10 Жыл бұрын

    nice video 💫

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 😀

  • @natdanaiphattarasophasakul7600
    @natdanaiphattarasophasakul76009 ай бұрын

    I like this video

  • @byslo
    @byslo Жыл бұрын

    sweet vid, Magdeline! (:

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stephen! 😀

  • @sarahkekeli
    @sarahkekeli11 ай бұрын

    Interesting 😊

  • @veereshpatel.46
    @veereshpatel.4611 ай бұрын

    Waiting for next video ❤ from India

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Latest video here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3aByJSoYrC8dMo.html

  • @aldespeter
    @aldespeter Жыл бұрын

    I am just about to take cs this year. I am aiming to be a Software engineering too. Love from India ❤. Question: Which is the best programming language to learn for future?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello! I answered your question in my latest KZread video 😄 kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3aByJSoYrC8dMo.html

  • @parinitapatil993
    @parinitapatil993 Жыл бұрын

    Can you make video on hackathon and event ✨ pleaseeeeeee

  • @lay3437
    @lay3437 Жыл бұрын

    I study computer science here in Brazil and also only see python, c++ and java. Do you have a recommendation where to study front end? I'm having trouble getting an internship because the focus of the university is far from the reality of the market

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello! I answered your question in my latest KZread video 😄 kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3aByJSoYrC8dMo.html

  • @daichiishikawa2960
    @daichiishikawa2960 Жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @opthumara1463
    @opthumara1463 Жыл бұрын

    nice content | try to upload weekly ❤🙏

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your support! 😍

  • @guiimeris
    @guiimeris8 ай бұрын

    Hello how are you? Congratulations on the video, I'm from Brazil and I work in Information Security. I would like to know what your day-to-day life is like with the projects there, and how you deal with security controls on the front-end and back-end. Do you have a security team that supports you?

  • @flyernaruto
    @flyernaruto7 ай бұрын

    Hi Magdeline, thank you for sharing. I work majorly on frontend side, with little backend experience. I see many jobs in NZ required both frontend and backend skills. Do I suit for these full-stack job?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    6 ай бұрын

    Hmm if you want to apply for full-stack jobs, I think it's best if you can brush up on your backend skills so you can stand a better chance! Good luck :)

  • @flyernaruto

    @flyernaruto

    6 ай бұрын

    @@MagdelineHuang got it, thank you

  • @Niberspace
    @Niberspace5 күн бұрын

    You must miss Dunedin so much (as it's obviously a way superior city)

  • @miraihibinomasterred7800
    @miraihibinomasterred7800 Жыл бұрын

    #qna only one question how you stay updated with new technical stuff related to work

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello! I answered your question in my latest KZread video 😄 kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3aByJSoYrC8dMo.html

  • @Halland009
    @Halland0099 күн бұрын

    What salary can you expect as a junior software developer

  • @MrDpof
    @MrDpof Жыл бұрын

    1:35 to all scrum masters watching this video, take notes. Scrum master is not a position but a role.

  • @BeatriceChibamba
    @BeatriceChibamba10 ай бұрын

    Post more about about computer science please 🙏

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    10 ай бұрын

    Will do! I'm currently working on the "My CS degree in x minutes" video so stay tuned! You can also recommend some vid ideas here! forms.gle/ZkVJkqd49Fje1WPx9

  • @stellarwendy5795
    @stellarwendy5795 Жыл бұрын

    Is that really heard to get a job if u don’t have any connection?

  • @dragoneer121
    @dragoneer121 Жыл бұрын

    How big is the team? I did my first year of experience in software development and it was a 2 person team. How often do you complete tasks too? its interesting seeing someone doing so well in a similar situation to what I was in

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello! My team is around 4 - 5 ppl, but the entire Engineering department is around 30 people. In terms of tasks, the features are broken down into sprints and tickets. How long it takes to complete a ticket depends on the ticket itself. Thanks for your nice comment! We're all on this journey together 😄

  • @nguyennx2785
    @nguyennx27859 ай бұрын

    Hi can you tell me about interview process in New Zealand?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    9 ай бұрын

    Hello! The interview process varies between companies, but it generally involves face-to-face interviews (in person or virtual) and technical tests if you're looking for a technical role. Good luck!

  • @HimanshuSharma-sn3jr
    @HimanshuSharma-sn3jr Жыл бұрын

    Hii, I'm Computer Science and Engineering student ,Can you please advise a roadmap that how to do things In the era of AI.

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the suggestion! I'll keep that in mind :)

  • @zarifatima3117
    @zarifatima311711 ай бұрын

    can you lease give a little bit more detail of you becoming a software engineer coz im scared about choosing my major....ill be waiting

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Oooh what would you like to know about specifically? Maybe you could drop your ideas in here :D forms.gle/ZkVJkqd49Fje1WPx9

  • @naturelife7536
    @naturelife7536 Жыл бұрын

    For the q&a what are your thoughts on ai replacing tech jobs?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    Hello! I answered your question in my latest KZread video 😄 kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3aByJSoYrC8dMo.html

  • @naturelife7536

    @naturelife7536

    11 ай бұрын

    @@MagdelineHuang thanks!

  • @sudiptabain5756
    @sudiptabain575611 ай бұрын

    ❤ u

  • @user-uk6wg5lx7o
    @user-uk6wg5lx7o Жыл бұрын

    deep learning jobs are available in new zeland or not please answer me mam

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    I'm not too sure sorry! You might have to do some research online

  • @yosanamanuel2324
    @yosanamanuel23246 ай бұрын

    first sorry for being late to ask this because I am new to your channel. I am about to join CS what things are are needed from me like my class average or something like that....

  • @Trancccee

    @Trancccee

    6 ай бұрын

    Yoo your are looking for masters or job?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    6 ай бұрын

    Hello! I made a video on what you need to know about CS here kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3aByJSoYrC8dMo.htmlsi=-W9iPgWbHMVMY1LR I hope you find it helpful! All the best 😊

  • @briancruz3551
    @briancruz3551 Жыл бұрын

    what camera do you use?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    I use the Sony A6000!

  • @mihirxtc
    @mihirxtcАй бұрын

    Nice Video, i've seen you in official website of University of Otago.

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    Ай бұрын

    Oh wow 😂

  • @robinsingh5311
    @robinsingh531110 ай бұрын

    hello, which study did you pursue to become a software Engineer?

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    10 ай бұрын

    I studied Computer Science :)

  • @robinsingh5311

    @robinsingh5311

    10 ай бұрын

    @@MagdelineHuang Thank you

  • @robinsingh5311

    @robinsingh5311

    10 ай бұрын

    @@MagdelineHuang what did you pursue after computer science

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    10 ай бұрын

    @@robinsingh5311 After I graduated, I started working as a Software Engineer

  • @imshulei
    @imshulei Жыл бұрын

    雷吼啊 小姐姐

  • @alcampbell
    @alcampbell Жыл бұрын

    New Zealand........ There`s life down there. LOL

  • @Niberspace

    @Niberspace

    5 күн бұрын

    Have you considered a career as a comedian?

  • @alcampbell

    @alcampbell

    3 күн бұрын

    @@Niberspace hey, you`re alive. I cant tell tell you how many people want to kick my ass for making wise ass comments. LOL. Back in 1979 I got my first computers like the Timex sinclair and apple IIE and I started writing code in basic and later on in C and C++. I should have kept up with the coding and become a big shot like you, instead of having to work in a circuit board factory all day.

  • @Niberspace

    @Niberspace

    3 күн бұрын

    @@alcampbell hmm how did you know I was a coder? well.. I guess from the subject of the video maybe

  • @alcampbell

    @alcampbell

    3 күн бұрын

    @@Niberspace Well Maggie, I assumed that all "Software Engineers" Have to learn to code to get their degrees. Unless I`m mistaken as usual. Hey we`re communicating here, what the heck.

  • @shivinunitholi2493
    @shivinunitholi2493 Жыл бұрын

    I really do not understand what is the purpose of these "A day in the life of a..." videos. I mean what's the content creator looking for in such videos? To educate anything at all or just to show flaunt that lifestyle and get likes from kids who call themselves "aspiring engineers"

  • @MagdelineHuang

    @MagdelineHuang

    11 ай бұрын

    I really love watching "Day in my life" videos tbh! I make these to document and share my journey, with the hopes of maybe inspiring others too :)

  • @shahriarmahbub3170

    @shahriarmahbub3170

    10 ай бұрын

    If you don’t like ignore it 👍

  • @shahriarmahbub3170

    @shahriarmahbub3170

    10 ай бұрын

    If you don’t like ignore it 👍

  • @arjunkarki2667
    @arjunkarki2667 Жыл бұрын

    I would love to talk and learn about Web Development and Personal Life,Would you like to give gmail account Because i don't use Social Media☺