A Day in the Life of an Amazon Software Engineer

Why do so many Canadian software engineers end up moving to the US? In this video, I'm breaking down the differences between working in tech in Canada and the US. From the opportunities and salaries to the completely different work cultures. I also talk about my own job-search journey, why I started considering roles in the US, and the conflict I felt about leaving Canada when Vancouver still feels like home. 📍 Chapters
0:00 Day in the life
0:52 My job at Amazon
2:02 Why everyone plans to leave
3:57 Job searching in secret
5:43 The $100K salary gap
8:08 Tall poppy syndrome
10:10 Canadians vs Americans
12:27 Dinner with friends Music by subscribers 107,000