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Recruited by Activision to code email templates (best first Developer job ever?)

🎙 About the episode


Tony is a successful Scrimba student from Los Angeles who was recently got their first Junior Developer job at Activision! Tony used to work in finance but hated it. He knew he wanted to find meaningful work that allowed him to prioritize his mental health but couldn't afford to quit outright. For months on end, Tony learned to code alongside his full-time job. Despite many setbacks, he managed to come out on top by niching down and becoming an expert at creating email templates. In this episode, you'll learn all about it!


🔗 Connect with Tony


⏰ Timestamps

  • Introduction (0:00)
  • Tony transitioned from the world of finance to coding (01:04)
  • Learning to code alongside a full time job (02:33)
  • The role of community and friendships in Tony's success (04:00)
  • How to make your Dad proud (05:02)
  • Joining Activision! (07:30)
  • Finding riches in niches by coding email templates (08:29)
  • Working 400+ hours on UpWork to earn reputation (12:33)
  • How Tony discovered their niche for email templates (14:31)
  • Activision reached out to Tony on LinkedIn (16:45)
  • Perks of the job (18:03)
  • Moving around in the company a little (18:49)
  • What do you think were the most significant contributors to landing this job based on what you experienced during the interview process? (21:23)
  • What would you do differently? (22:23)


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