An *eventful* Day in the Life of a Google Software Engineer (NYC Edition)

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  • 22 year old does coding, gym, dogs, ping pong, nightlife and more. Follow me through my day (and night) as a software engineer in New York City!
    DISCLAIMER: While everything in this video did happen on the same day, I had to use alternate footage for a few things like ping pong, because I wasn't able to get permission from everyone that was in the original footage. Something cool though is that the fireworks were from the same night, and it wasn't even July 4th!
    Also, this definitely wasn't a typical day, since on most weekdays I just go home after the gym.
    EQUIPMENT:
    Monitor: amzn.to/3J2MOpa
    CREDITS:
    First song: BoyWithUke - Two Moons
    Second song: Joji - Sanctuary
    TIMESTAMPS:
    0:00 Introduction
    0:51 WFH
    1:51 Going to Work
    2:28 DOGS
    2:50 Free Food
    2:57 MEETING / PING PONG
    3:23 Gym
    4:32 Party Time
    5:13 Ending the night
    #softwareengineer #dayinthelife #google

ความคิดเห็น • 822

  • @sarahpan
    @sarahpan ปีที่แล้ว +640

    🙌 🙌

    • @MattYang
      @MattYang  ปีที่แล้ว +32

      OMG you’re amazing

    • @cryptotheos4107
      @cryptotheos4107 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @andrea Jr english

    • @EddieBlunt
      @EddieBlunt ปีที่แล้ว

      This was really cute

  • @childrey14
    @childrey14 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Lived this life on my 20s and it was great. Now I'm 45 and long retired living outside of Boulder, Colorado with no one around for 4 to 5 miles in any direction. I love the peace and quiet now. Enjoy it, because the years go by fast.

    • @dbikerlp9299
      @dbikerlp9299 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm 20, tips for retiring in 20 years?

    • @owbrianslender5834
      @owbrianslender5834 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      im entering my 30s, never have I experienced this life still studying (software eng) lol, doing mediocre and still not finding that cool college life not sure what I am doing wrong, I have crazy social anxiety tho and no friends haha.

    • @z3ro7o
      @z3ro7o ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@owbrianslender5834 hit the gym, do meditation. you will get there in the right mindset

    • @fredwerza3478
      @fredwerza3478 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dbikerlp9299 get a good job at a FAANG company and make $400,000 a year but save most of it and you can retire by 45 and live a good life

    • @fest8177
      @fest8177 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      bro beat the game

  • @dabrowen
    @dabrowen ปีที่แล้ว +977

    I’m still waiting for my code…

    • @cbg4
      @cbg4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      LMFAO

    • @aryalanjewar400
      @aryalanjewar400 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂

    • @siddhantdash4955
      @siddhantdash4955 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Haha! The code that never came!

    • @johnsontruong5688
      @johnsontruong5688 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OMG you know @owen Luo??

    • @AniketShaha
      @AniketShaha ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because, too many late night parties 😛😅

  • @ColletteCowan
    @ColletteCowan ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Definitely cherish these days forever. Great to see you work hard and have fun too. And nice bench and shoulder presses 💪💪💪

  • @williamikennanwosu
    @williamikennanwosu ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Amazing video man, really well made! Nice balance between work and play.

  • @_chrisirving
    @_chrisirving ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really enjoyed the video. I've been interested in coding for awhile now and it's great to see a glimpse into the lifestyle. That view at 3am of the city is superb also.

  • @Galbra1th
    @Galbra1th ปีที่แล้ว +92

    This was dope man, great work! Just started my job here in NYC doing consulting so cool to see a lot of similarities between our lives. Looking forward to more vlogs like this one!

  • @MaxiAttiogbe
    @MaxiAttiogbe ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Awesome vlog Matt!! Very inspirational and fun to watch haha 😁

  • @razijukes9435
    @razijukes9435 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This gotta be one of the best day in life videos I've ever seen so far sheshhhhh 🔥

  • @themilkiestmanalive2531
    @themilkiestmanalive2531 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    this is the best/most realistic day in the life video I've seen for software engineers. I think it has the best balance, which is what I want.

  • @MagedMegz95
    @MagedMegz95 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I have watched quite a few 'day in the life of a SWE' videos, but this one really stands out. Thank you.

  • @user-ju1yh2ql8m
    @user-ju1yh2ql8m 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Been having a lot of thought of doing software engineer as a career. This video is giving me motivation lol. Thanks man and keep up the work.

  • @owenmurphy2022
    @owenmurphy2022 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    this was actually super fun to watch! Glad to see the fun activities at night !

  • @mohdjibly6184
    @mohdjibly6184 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video...the quality is amazing....thanks for sharing Matt :)

  • @cheeseroll2398
    @cheeseroll2398 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The view from your apartment is amazing!

  • @imtired2124
    @imtired2124 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    I swear to myself that I will study and work hard to achieve this kind of life. Please upload more of your SE days. It's very inspiring to watch, especially after a long day of coding. I'm still a first year college student hhayss

    • @amilcarbarca7290
      @amilcarbarca7290 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's all an illusion; but I guess you need illusions to keep going... those guys at the top are hedonically adapted to their life, same as you now

    • @galmay_
      @galmay_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wish u good luck bro

    • @daudiii
      @daudiii ปีที่แล้ว +2

      me too bro, I want to work for apple at the apple park one day

    • @fredwerza3478
      @fredwerza3478 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just study hard and learn as much Python and JavaScript as you can and you will have this fabulous life, broh

    • @sadatsummit130
      @sadatsummit130 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hows Your study goin?

  • @jacob3373
    @jacob3373 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just moved to the city as well as a Software Engineer, glad I found your channel!

  • @notorious7706
    @notorious7706 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    I wouldn't mind a life like this at all. My current days consist of having a career crises cause I'm so unsure of what I want to do in tech but this fully swayed me. Thank you :) I know it's like 1 day out of many possibly boring/harder ones but the way things are going for me rn, one day of this is enough for a whole year

    • @dan7892
      @dan7892 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too trying to get from electrician to coder . Now wondering if trying school is good with work only once every 2 week or just better to learn at home and work meanwhile

    • @revoltoff
      @revoltoff ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ask yourself why you are doing it, if its money you are very very very likely to fail tbh.

    • @notorious7706
      @notorious7706 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@revoltoff 🧢, money’s a great motivator for me lol

    • @revoltoff
      @revoltoff ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@notorious7706 Okay then well how far are you with your AI and mastering 6 different languages for that fat 500K a year salary, until you meet scrub. Comments like this show me time and time again why 90% does not “make it” and also why a lot of software for the tools we have today so for this time is pretty crappy. Anyway I cba with this idk why I got this vid in recommended so thanks for the dev that wrote the turn this comment off for notifications LOL.

    • @notorious7706
      @notorious7706 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@revoltoff Lol the projection is surreal, good luck to you

  • @deshungrant31
    @deshungrant31 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the video bro! Yes yes yes enjoy those moments! Please! Love from Atlanta ga ❤️

  • @nikolajnguyen4273
    @nikolajnguyen4273 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely love this video bro, you really have a life many dream of. I hope when i finish my studies as SE, my life will begin to look like this :)
    Cheers, a student from DK!

  • @jacksargeant3065
    @jacksargeant3065 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tech recruiter from London here. Moving to New York this year with my job and this vid has got me gassed!

  • @HowardLinca
    @HowardLinca ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video Matt!!! Keep it up !

  • @carlosbenedictgarcia3791
    @carlosbenedictgarcia3791 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    75% reading/writing and 25% coding 🤯❤ The best S.E vlog I've watch.

  • @kayscrib8572
    @kayscrib8572 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved everything! The background music was the icing on the cake fr! Two moons 💯✨😣

  • @leyfuf
    @leyfuf ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Skipping leg day. That's bad bro. Amazing video by the way. Greetings from another software dev based in Colombia!

  • @sheelbhardwaj7400
    @sheelbhardwaj7400 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Living your best life! LETS GO!

  • @alvaritomc
    @alvaritomc ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Now I am understanding some layoffs

  • @joseschweitzer
    @joseschweitzer ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks you so much for this video, it keeps my inspiration high

  • @darkwoodmovies
    @darkwoodmovies ปีที่แล้ว +14

    That's... shockingly accurate for a young professional in NYC.

  • @benirabinowitz8579
    @benirabinowitz8579 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm starting there soon! Great video and superb Joji music choice

  • @igormoraes6838
    @igormoraes6838 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you motivated me a lot, thank you.

  • @dimabotezatu
    @dimabotezatu ปีที่แล้ว +10

    When I saw the title of your video I was like "ooh...another lonely guy" but...your daily life is much better than other developers working at big companies.

  • @ethanwang900
    @ethanwang900 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Wow, NYC looks so fun! Night life seems so exciting unlike certain cities on the West Coast. Too bad it’s so cold!

    • @sandromagalli8587
      @sandromagalli8587 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes but if you are asian there is a high chance that a black man will beat the shit out of you.

  • @kyoungjunhan1098
    @kyoungjunhan1098 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Apart from your awesome job at Google and NYC's cityscape, this video is just very well made.

  • @oumaimafisaoui9975
    @oumaimafisaoui9975 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for giving me motivation while I am coding in the middle of nowhere

  • @abroslife
    @abroslife 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for showing that you have fun and a life. Subbed my friend.

  • @IndianKidReal
    @IndianKidReal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    my dream is to be in google in nyc, i can see how its like now. the music makes it better! Thanks man!

  • @lixyfn9151
    @lixyfn9151 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Make more vids. I see u don’t post alot so please post more this is mybe the happiest I have ever seen someone and still doing things with their friends even if they are working at a big company.

  • @UskuYT
    @UskuYT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Banger vid waiting for more videos from you

  • @datpspguy
    @datpspguy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the vlog style of this video.

  • @NaveenKumar-vx7tk
    @NaveenKumar-vx7tk ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Meeting with friends, that is wholesome

  • @byte_me_xd-hk5zt
    @byte_me_xd-hk5zt ปีที่แล้ว

    proud of you! you're awesome!

  • @christinaz8341
    @christinaz8341 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    dang, i love the view from ur place!!

  • @iamguyfawkes1474
    @iamguyfawkes1474 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    was just gonna leave, but the night view from the apartment in the end reminded me to SLAP the like button

    • @MattYang
      @MattYang  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      appreciate it my guy

  • @jatinsharma3714
    @jatinsharma3714 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of the best vlogs I've seen in a while. Will surely try to see this everyday and motivate myself to get into GOOGLE!!!!

  • @raphaelliere1338
    @raphaelliere1338 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a cool video bro, enjoy your life ! ;)

  • @raheem81kg
    @raheem81kg ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The quality is really good

  • @jochoaus
    @jochoaus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    cool vid, i loved my times in nyc, it's intense

  • @dougwint
    @dougwint ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video man!

  • @ezzoy2752
    @ezzoy2752 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is better than my holidays

  • @danchare
    @danchare ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I work on your floor! Love this video; makes me nostalgic for the pre-pandemic days when I still lived in the city

  • @calicoesblue4703
    @calicoesblue4703 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vid my guy. You’re truly Blessed 😎👍

  • @gamm8939
    @gamm8939 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Keep making these videos!

  • @Alexys808
    @Alexys808 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I thoroughly enjoyed this and wish I was this young and start my life again but this time as a SWE!

  • @thythw9246
    @thythw9246 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    NYC looks lit!

  • @TimTan1
    @TimTan1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome!🔥

  • @a_mwans
    @a_mwans 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YOUR LIFE IS AMAZING 🤩

  • @angelo5274
    @angelo5274 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    hey! you're matthewyangcs, the guy who competed in the digital ultimate typing championship, no? it's awesome to see that you're a google software engineer, esp. since that's a route i plan on taking. congrats!

  • @Vasilii_Furi
    @Vasilii_Furi ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I am 36 and have been learning Python for 2 years. Now I work as a taxi driver in a small Siberian town. Your life is my goal! thanks for the motivation

    • @bishwajeetsensharma5704
      @bishwajeetsensharma5704 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I learned Python in 5 hrs youtub video and next week I cracked VMWARE and Altassian interview as Principle SRE. In order to get into Google or even in VMWARE or Altassian or Meta you need to demonstrate more of what you can deliver and innovate of what you already know

  • @KingMeeqs
    @KingMeeqs ปีที่แล้ว +12

    as a controls engineer my days are also pretty similar to this except i wake up at 7am, get to work at 8am, stare at excel spreadsheets for 9 hours, go home, eat and then cry myself to sleep
    then repeat

    • @yzwme586
      @yzwme586 ปีที่แล้ว

      im in the same field (mechatronics, controls/PLC programmer). the travel kills me, i had to stop.

    • @ckrgksdkrak
      @ckrgksdkrak ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stop crying, just go back to med school, thank me later.

    • @KingMeeqs
      @KingMeeqs ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ckrgksdkrak lmao no

  • @muhammad_abir
    @muhammad_abir ปีที่แล้ว +1

    your window view was awesome!

  • @kongkonbora7925
    @kongkonbora7925 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dude multitasking in another level , watching three anime at the same moment

  • @mickeynissan9887
    @mickeynissan9887 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I know filming yourself coding isn't very interesting, but honestly this video makes it look like you wake up late, eat and snack all day, go to happy hours, play games and go home.

  • @minhal.gone.0
    @minhal.gone.0 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep these videos coming 🫀

  • @JacobSucksAtCode
    @JacobSucksAtCode 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice video bro!

  • @yeetoblaze
    @yeetoblaze ปีที่แล้ว +2

    xdddd WHOA MATT WAITINT FOR THE NEXT VLOG also the gimme code gif 😍😍😍

  • @ramones1980
    @ramones1980 ปีที่แล้ว

    I discover your channel today, I like your content
    keep going, hug from Brazil

  • @Tomasrts
    @Tomasrts ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, that view from your desk, nice!

  • @kerenbanget1
    @kerenbanget1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally, a video of not a boring "day in the life of a software engineer"

  • @ikishi_life
    @ikishi_life ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very beautiful sight from your bedroom 🙌🏻
    I though I want to work in NY, thank you

  • @ecanahui
    @ecanahui ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really enjoy it!

  • @lesedi44
    @lesedi44 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the music made this video infinitely better😤

  • @generousyeh
    @generousyeh ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wow the guy dancing at 5:37 has some rad skills

  • @Asher89leo
    @Asher89leo ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a glow-up! You look different within 2 years.

  • @lawman2112
    @lawman2112 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Matt - thanks for sharing. Crazy question coming. About your Google office monitor setup. Are those shared desk spaces? Did I see 2ea USB-C cable connections coming from the desk monitors? You just occupy both of your devices ports on your MacBook to get 2 extended screens? My company looking for a way to satisfy the Windows and Mac users in shared spaces to get 2 extended screens without using a dock. Does this work well in your environment?

  • @benjamenkovalev2259
    @benjamenkovalev2259 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy Moly bro 215 WPM at a 100% accuracy is nuts haha. I strive to be able to type that fast one day!

  • @awk3340
    @awk3340 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YOURE SHREDDDEEEDDD HOLYYY GAINS 💪

  • @irishknightt
    @irishknightt ปีที่แล้ว +35

    you're really lucky to be able to achieve all this at 22yro. took me a few years longer to afford to live independently like that.

    • @MattYang
      @MattYang  ปีที่แล้ว +39

      believe me, I am so appreciative of the unbelievable privilege I have-I have my parents to thank for that

    • @GamingManiac1234
      @GamingManiac1234 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He's definitely lucky, but you can't disregard his hard work to get to where he is! Everyone has given circumstances. It's how you move forward that affects the outcome of your life.

    • @irishknightt
      @irishknightt ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@GamingManiac1234 not disregarding his hard work at all. this guy has clearly put in the work to get the position he's in now. however, when you're only 22 the things you can point to that are attributable to your success, probably, are rooted in parents, alma mater, and the individual. you need really, REALLY good inputs to "make it" at such an early age, and I'm saying this guy is not only lucky to have had them but had known how to make good use of them. it's a happy thought to think hard work can get you there, but you also need the right environment and persona, as well.

    • @GamingManiac1234
      @GamingManiac1234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@irishknightt Definitely and that's what I meant by given circumstances(friends, family, school, etc), but he did good for himself. Currently striving to get into Google within the next few years.

    • @datpspguy
      @datpspguy ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wouldn't say he's lucky at all, the amount of time and discipline it takes is far beyond luck. There are a ton of people born into advantageous circumstances that don't put in the effort needed to achieve what he has and vice versa. Tbh this is the kind of video I would want to share with middle school and high schoolers to motivate them and prove that if you take school serious early on, it will all pan out for you and here's proof.

  • @kerenbanget1
    @kerenbanget1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    finally not a boring A-day-in-my-life as a software engineer.

  • @babymiracle3882
    @babymiracle3882 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing!

  • @hanguyen221
    @hanguyen221 ปีที่แล้ว

    your room's window view is so sick 😂

  • @gaurav-cd7ib
    @gaurav-cd7ib ปีที่แล้ว +6

    bro built different the way he's watching three shows at once

  • @MarbleMeIody
    @MarbleMeIody 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    for curious people, he actually left google 1 month after publishing this video, he is actively involved in a startup named 'Stealth'

  • @perez3838
    @perez3838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aight I see you with those edm shows! Let me join your squad 🤙🏽 I’m graduating this year with CS Degree!

  • @__i.heart.myself
    @__i.heart.myself ปีที่แล้ว

    To be honest, this give me motivation to sturdy and work hard. I may be 13 rn but I know we're all going to active what are dreams are

  • @gmacani
    @gmacani 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this is awesome and so motivating, my dream is to live in NYC, I will make this happen

  • @be_kaifarik2027
    @be_kaifarik2027 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s awesome 🤩

  • @CODzyzz
    @CODzyzz ปีที่แล้ว +10

    how long did you debate doing this video after taking the 2 year break from your previous? I always find it inspiring knowing you might have sat on this idea for awhile waiting to execute it not knowing how successful it might end up being
    great for everyone to take example from

  • @JillyMae89
    @JillyMae89 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your view is insane 😍😍

  • @UncleChisel
    @UncleChisel ปีที่แล้ว

    This is all achievable if you study hard and stay committed to your craft. Lifestyle is achieves through commitment

  • @zznapolean
    @zznapolean ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very interesting, will consider it

  • @CodeRay
    @CodeRay ปีที่แล้ว +2

    dope stuff fam

    • @MattYang
      @MattYang  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      your stuff is awesome too

  • @thom9909
    @thom9909 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the vibe is amazing, it really makes me wanna work there.. Is the rent expensive compared to what you earn at Google?

  • @dinaadel1672
    @dinaadel1672 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing, good luck

  • @ryaminty3520
    @ryaminty3520 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn I always dream of life like this, this motivates me to keep working since google is my dream job

  • @gabrielveilleux5935
    @gabrielveilleux5935 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the wallpaper!! Where do you get it?? And nice video btw

  • @mariarg5445
    @mariarg5445 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wooooowww congratulacion men my dream is this ojalá algún día cumplirlo y vivir en New York

  • @bubble418
    @bubble418 ปีที่แล้ว

    so interesting seeing how you guys live ur life versus my life as a college student in nyc lol

  • @LinkThatC
    @LinkThatC ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so good.

  • @MN-fl3hb
    @MN-fl3hb ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Between google and facebook - I’ve never seen software engineers jack around more during the day.

    • @gouf_respecter4881
      @gouf_respecter4881 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When I watch these it motivates me to replace them. People get complacent and they don't realize there are others waiting to swoop in and grind