Java in Finance: First Year on the Job as a Software Engineer
Have you ever wondered what a job in finance is like as a software engineer? Learn all about the first-year experience of working as a Java programmer in the finance industry. Claire Munds, a Senior Software Engineer & Facilitator at Kenzie Academy, shares how the skills you build in Java coding education will have an immediate impact on your day-to-day in the workplace and gives insight into what employers are looking for in entry-level candidates.
At the end, Claire answers questions from attendees including "is coding hard to learn?" and "what's the average salary for an entry level software developer?"
Visit Kenzie Academy for a list of upcoming events where we discuss a range of tech topics from "Coding for Beginners" to "How to get into the Cyber Security Industry.": https://kenzie.snhu.edu/community/eve...
Contents of this video
0:00 - Intro
3:23 - First day as entry level software engineer
5:53 - Importance of lifelong learning
8:58 - Month 6 as software engineer
10:15 - What is bug hunting?
11:22 - How to connect software systems
17:53 - How a tech education prepares you for a software engineering job
20:47 - First year as software engineer
24:48 - Artificial intelligence in the finance industry
29:37 - Questions
29:46 - Learning from mentors at your tech job
30:44 - Life after tech certificate program
33:23 - Software engineering jobs at Amazon
37:20 - Peer programming as a software developer
39:50 - Technical interview prep
42:02 - Is coding hard to learn?
43:36 - What is rubber duck debugging?
45:32 - Average entry level developer salary
48:15 - Working at a tech startup
