Rayyan Siddiqui

I graduated high school at 14, started university at 15, and then joined Microsoft at 16. I am currently 18 years old. In this video, I will be going over my journey of how I became a software engineer at Microsoft at the age of 16. My journey started when I was 9 years old trying to learn photoshop, fast forward 7 years, I managed to get a job at Microsoft. 📣 Wanna talk 1:1? Hop on a call with me: https://calendly.com/rayyansiddiqui/30min Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:24 My journey 2:41 High school and beyond 🙏 Help me reach 1k subs 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS ❤️ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 🙎🏼‍♂️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤝 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 🎙 Podcast- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ #microsoft #softwareengineer #tech

Join me in my journey of levelling up this summer. We must win this summer. Summer 2023: Rise of the Fallen 💪 0:00 Get out 0:50 Limit instant gratification 1:34 Read 2:57 Exercise 4:46 Extra stuff... 📣 Wanna talk 1:1? Hop on a call with me: https://calendly.com/rayyansiddiqui/30min 👋🏼 SOCIALS ❤️ YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 🙎🏼‍♂️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤝 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 🎙 Podcast- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ #summer #selfimprovement #rayyansiddiqui

**All views in this video ARE personal and DO NOT represent Microsoft in any capacity** In this podcast episode, I am joined by Bertrand Ong, Software Engineer II at Microsoft. Bert and I talk about how recent grads can get jobs during the current massive layoff period in the tech industry. Bert shares his journey how he went from working as a contractor to a SWE at Microsoft. He shares advice on how people looking to get a tech job can stand out. We also talk about the future of AI and how AI is going to replace programmers. 📣 Wanna talk? Hop on a call with me: https://calendly.com/rayyansiddiqui/30min 🌟 Chapters 🌟 Coming soon... 👋🏼 SOCIALS ❤️ YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 🙎🏼‍♂️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤝 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👉 Check out past podcast episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST The Life, Tech & Beyond Podcast dives deep into the world of technology, business, and other inspiring fields in the hope of uncovering the philosophies, strategies and tools that can help us be more informed and live to our full potential. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ #ai #tech #rayyansiddiqui

If you have just secured a tech interview, check out this free sample guide that will prepare you for all you need to know. 📣 (Sponsor) Ace your Software Engineering interviews with the ultimate guide (free sample and 10% discount for my viewers): https://softwareinterviewguru.com/?via=rayyan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this video we talk about 3 tips every Computer Science student should know to MAXIMIZE their chances of landing a FAANG job at companies such as Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Apple and Netflix. This can help you maximize your changes to get the most success out of your computer science studies/careers. Comment down below what videos you want to make. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Help me reach 1k subscribes by the end of the month 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS 💗 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 👤 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤓 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 👉 Check out my podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🍿WATCH NEXT Writing an incredible resume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5QO_3kyI CS Degree vs Bootcamp vs Self-taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVa0DcNdGY 4 Programming Project Ideas : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyFgJ-EIDs #computerscience #student #rayyan

Thank you Interview Guru for sponsoring this video! 📣 Unlock the secrets to cracking software engineering interviews and land your dream job: https://softwareinterviewguru.com/?via=rayyan (Use code "RAYYAN" to support the channel 😊) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this podcast episode, I am joined by Alex Okun, Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft. This episode was recorded in light of International Women's Day. In this episode, we talk about women in tech and the challenges they face in the industry. Alex shares her experiences as a woman in the tech world, providing insights into the unique obstacles she has encountered and overcome. Throughout the interview, Alex offers advice to upcoming women in tech on how to navigate the industry and overcome these challenges. She highlights the importance of building a supportive community and finding mentors who can guide you through the ups and downs of a tech career. In addition, Alex discusses the importance of self-advocacy and having the confidence to speak up for oneself in the workplace. This is a fun and valuable episode for anyone interested in women's experiences in tech and how to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for all. Checkout a previous video featuring Alex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZlrnyIgujw 🌟 Chapters 🌟 0:00 Introduction 0:30 What do you do? 1:15 How has being a women impacted your career? 3:18 Your tech career journey 6:44 Challenges women face in tech 8:43 Any women in tech you admire? 10:02 Advice for upcoming women in tech 11:57 Resources for women from Microsoft 15:02 What is diversity and inclusion important? 16:58 Importance of culture 18:11 Your vision for women in tech 19:45 What can companies do for supporting women? 21:56 What is growth mindset? 24:54 Your message to women around the world ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Let me know in the comments what you thought of this episode and what you would like me to ask in future interviews. 👋🏼 SOCIALS ❤️ YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 🙎🏼‍♂️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤝 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👉 Check out past podcast episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST The Rayyan Siddiqui Podcast dives deep into the world of technology, business, and other inspiring fields in the hope of uncovering the philosophies, strategies and tools that can help us be more informed and live to our full potential. #women #tech #rayyansiddiqui

To celebrate International Women’s Day, I asked four females in the tech industry – from a software engineer to a manager – two questions: 1) "What advice would you give to women as they pursue their careers in the tech industry?" 2) "Why is diversity and inclusion important?" Featured speakers: Anne Marie -- Chief of Staff at Azure Communication Services | Microsoft Minnie Liu -- Software Engineer II | Microsoft Jada Campbell -- Product Manager II | Microsoft Alex Okun -- Senior Software Engineering Manager | Microsoft Subscribe and stay tuned for full interviews with these leaders in the tech industry #tech #women #internationalwomensday

Thank you Interview Guru for sponsoring this video! 📣 Your complete guide for your software engineering interview prep: https://softwareinterviewguru.com/?via=rayyan In this video we talk about how you as a Computer Science student can balance your school work and your personal projects. Whether that's for starting a business or building a portfolio, this video we explore strategies you can use to maximize your time in making projects and keeping up with your Schoo work. Comment down below what videos you want to make. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Help me reach 1k subscribes by the end of the month 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS 💗 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 👤 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤓 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 👉 Check out my podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🍿WATCH NEXT Writing an incredible resume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5QO_3kyI CS Degree vs Bootcamp vs Self-taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVa0DcNdGY 4 Programming Project Ideas : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyFgJ-EIDs #college #university #timemanagement

📣 (Sponsor) Unlock the secrets to cracking software engineering interviews and land your dream job: https://softwareinterviewguru.com/?via=rayyan 🌟 My Free resume template: https://bit.ly/3VibteH In this video we talk about what happens during a software engineering interview and how you can prepare for it. If you are someone who has an upcoming FTE or internship interview at any FAANG company coming soon or you are just someone who is curious to know about what happens during a software engineer interivew, this video is for you. We talk about how SWE interviews is divided in two parts: - Behavioural - Technical And how you can prepare for it. Comment down below what videos you want to make. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Help me reach 1k subscribes by the end of the month 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS 💗 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 👤 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤓 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 👉 Check out my podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🍿WATCH NEXT Writing an incredible resume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5QO_3kyI CS Degree vs Bootcamp vs Self-taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVa0DcNdGY 4 Programming Project Ideas : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyFgJ-EIDs #softwareengineer #programming #rayyansiddiqui

Thanks you Interview Guru for sponsoring this video! 📣 Ace your Software Engineering interview with the ultimate guide (free sample and 10% discount for my viewers): https://softwareinterviewguru.com/?via=rayyan In this video we talk 5 of the most important soft skills every Computer Science student should know. This can help you maximize your changes to get the most success out of your computer science studies/careers. Comment down below what videos you want to make. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Help me reach 1k subscribes by the end of the month 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS 💗 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 👤 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤓 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 👉 Check out my podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🍿WATCH NEXT Writing an incredible resume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5QO_3kyI CS Degree vs Bootcamp vs Self-taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVa0DcNdGY 4 Programming Project Ideas : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyFgJ-EIDs #computerscience #student #rayyan

Thank you Interview Guru for sponsoring this video! 📣 Maximize your software engineering interview prep: https://softwareinterviewguru.com/?via=rayyan In this video we talk about how to pick your college/university major. Picking a major is really hard. It's one of the most crucial decisions in your life. Making sure your are satisfied with your major is important. I have this 3 step formula that can hopefully help some of you who are not sure what to major in. 1) Pick a end goal: money, impact or excellence 2) Identify your strengths/stuff you can learn quickly 3) Filter down major choices based on 1) and 2) 0:00 Tip# 1 2:56 Tip# 2 3:52 Tip# 3 6:04 Summary Comment down below what videos you want to make. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Help me reach 1k subscribes by the end of the month 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS 💗 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 👤 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤓 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 👉 Check out my podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🍿WATCH NEXT Writing an incredible resume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5QO_3kyI CS Degree vs Bootcamp vs Self-taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVa0DcNdGY 4 Programming Project Ideas : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyFgJ-EIDs #college #university #rayyansiddiqui

In this video we talk about 3 things that Computer Science Students can do to maximize their chances of getting high paying tech job at companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. Comment down below what videos you want to make. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Help me reach 1k subscribes by the end of the month 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS 💗 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 👤 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤓 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 👉 Check out my podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🍿WATCH NEXT Writing an incredible resume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5QO_3kyI CS Degree vs Bootcamp vs Self-taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVa0DcNdGY 4 Programming Project Ideas : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyFgJ-EIDs #programming #technology #rayyansiddiqui

In this video we talk about Google New AI called Bard which is a response to ChatGPT. As ChatGPT got launched and took over the world, Google wouldn't take the news lightly and launched an AI system of their own: Bard is powered by Google's Language Model for Dialogue Applications (or LaMDA for short). We talk about it in detail in this video. How it works, how it can rival ChatGPT and will it be the ChatGPT killer? Read more about Bard: https://blog.google/technology/ai/bard-google-ai-search-updates/ Comment down below what videos you want to make. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Help me reach 1k subscribes by the end of the month 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS 💗 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 👤 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤓 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 👉 Check out my podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🍿WATCH NEXT Writing an incredible resume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5QO_3kyI CS Degree vs Bootcamp vs Self-taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVa0DcNdGY 4 Programming Project Ideas : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyFgJ-EIDs #Microsoft #Google #technology #rayyansiddiqui

In this video we talk about what are the top 3 resources that helped me in becoming a software engineer without a Computer Science degree. If you want to get into a company like Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, and Apple you need to learn the key skills of software engineering. These 3 resources are the best free resources to help you in your journey. ⭐️ Chapters ⭐️ 0:00 Intro 0:21 FreeCodeCamp 1:09 Udacity 2:49 YouTube Comment down below what videos you want to make. ♥️ Like and Subscribe ♥️ Help me reach 1k subscribes by the end of the month 🙏 👋🏼 SOCIALS 💗 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@siddiquirayyan 💪 2nd Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@rayyansidvlogs 👀 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrayyansid 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrayyansid/ 👤 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mrayyansid 🤓 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrayyans/ 👉 Check out my podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUV4LVm-S2u7nxPAnO1iHZKfwDWcVlS4i 🍿WATCH NEXT Writing an incredible resume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5QO_3kyI CS Degree vs Bootcamp vs Self-taught: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdVa0DcNdGY 4 Programming Project Ideas : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEyFgJ-EIDs #programming #technology #rayyansiddiqui