I Applied to 500+ Software Engineering Jobs and This Is Why I Finally Got Hired

Just a few years ago, I was 17 and applying to my first software engineering internship with zero experience, getting rejected left right and center. Now at 22, I’ve had multiple software engineering jobs, and earned more than I ever expected, all while still being in school. This is everything you need to do to land a high-paying software engineering job in 2026. The tech job market is incredibly competitive, especially right now, but if you follow everything we do in this video, and repeat it every day, you’ll drastically improve your chances of being hired at big tech companies like Amazon or Meta.

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