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@Jackson Kelley Leaving FAANG for Crypto, Web3 Security, Software Engineering and Career Advice
Jackson Kelly is a software engineer (ex-Amazon), smart contract auditor and career coach with over 10 years of experience in tech.
In this conversation we discuss his move from FAANG to working in the crypto space, his smart contract auditing methodology, opportunities in web3 and advice for students considering a career in tech.
LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/c/JacksonKelley
https://twitter.com/sjkelleyjr
https://jacksonkelley.gumroad.com/l/how-to-become-a-smart-contract-auditor/
https://medium.com/coinmonks/5-solidity-code-smells-87bb2f259dde
https://code4rena.com/
https://yacademy.dev/
https://spearbit.com/
OUTLINE:
00:00 - Background
8:04 - Working at Amazon
14:13 - Software Engineering vs Smart Contract Auditing
16:46 - Lessons learned from Amazon
19:09 - Adversarial/Hacker Mindset
21:53 - FAANG Interview Tips
28:13 - Coding Interviews
30:32 - Do you need a Degree
32:08 - Smart Contract Auditing Methodology
35:23 - Developing Intuition for Vulnerable Code
38:54 - Learning Resources for Smart Contract Auditing
47:43 - Getting a Job as a Smart Contract Auditor
55:12 - yAcademy
1:01:43 - Spearbit
1:05:11 - Senior Smart Contract Auditor Salaries
1:07:49 - Working at Robinhood
1:14:31 - Working as a Developer vs Auditor
1:17:24 - Cyber Security background vs Developer background
1:19:53 - Web3 security in the next 2-5 years
1:28:35 - Advice for Students
1:32:55 - Deciding what to work on
1:35:36 - Being a new dad
1:40:24 - Jackson's YouTube Videos
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