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Calvin Li
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Hello,
My name is Calvin and I'm a Seattle-based software engineer currently working at Meta. I'm not sure where this channel will end up but for the time being I plan to create content related to my life in tech (as a software engineer) and maybe my lifestyle/hobbies.
All My Links: Socials (instagram, discord, etc), Gear and More
calvinxli.com
My name is Calvin and I'm a Seattle-based software engineer currently working at Meta. I'm not sure where this channel will end up but for the time being I plan to create content related to my life in tech (as a software engineer) and maybe my lifestyle/hobbies.
All My Links: Socials (instagram, discord, etc), Gear and More
calvinxli.com
EP11: Mentorship, Gym, Hiking, Tech Gadgets | Day in the Life of a Meta Software Engineer in Seattle
Back for another episode of my day in the life as a Meta software engineer vlog series. It was an eventful week. I visited the new Atlassian office in Bellevue, WA with my friend during the grand opening and went on my first hike of 2024. I finally filled the empty void in my office with a new piece of anime art I purchased from Etsy. Also featured is my chest day fitness routine, my mentorship work at Meta and reviews of some of the tech gadgets I received recently.
SISIGAD Arrow Max Plus+ Scooter
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Ultrahuman Ring AIR
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[instagram, keyboards, cameras, and more]
calvinxli.com
[music]
new jeans - cookie: ua-cam.com/video/DCoIvrrEKCk/v-deo.html
itzy - sneakers: ua-cam.com/video/kPxQP-h_mLk/v-deo.html
v - slow dancing: ua-cam.com/video/9vLKNDtj4Cc/v-deo.html
[chapters]
00:30 - Atlassian Office
01:24 - Gym (Chest Day)
02:32 - Post-workout Smoothie
03:18 - Get Ready
03:47 - Ultrahuman Ring AIR & SISIGAD Scooter
04:50 - Work Day (Talk about mentorship)
05:50 - Lunch
06:24 - Onboarding Guide Meeting
07:00 - Cafe Hagen
07:36 - Home Office Addition
08:11 - Dinner
08:40 - Heather Lake
[about me]
I'm Calvin and I'm a Seattle-based software engineer working at Meta/Facebook (at the time of posting this video) . I make content related to my life in tech as a software engineer (day in the life) and my hobbies/lifestyle.
[ftc]
I might earn a small commission at no cost to you, if you click on the product links above.
#softwareengineer #dayinthelife #vlog #bts
@UltrahumanOfficial
SISIGAD Arrow Max Plus+ Scooter
$100 Off w/ Code INFCALVIN100, valid for 30 days from posting:
www.sisigad.com/products/arrow-series-electric-scooter
Ultrahuman Ring AIR
10% Off w/ Code CLI10:
ultrahuman.com/CalvinLi
[instagram, keyboards, cameras, and more]
calvinxli.com
[music]
new jeans - cookie: ua-cam.com/video/DCoIvrrEKCk/v-deo.html
itzy - sneakers: ua-cam.com/video/kPxQP-h_mLk/v-deo.html
v - slow dancing: ua-cam.com/video/9vLKNDtj4Cc/v-deo.html
[chapters]
00:30 - Atlassian Office
01:24 - Gym (Chest Day)
02:32 - Post-workout Smoothie
03:18 - Get Ready
03:47 - Ultrahuman Ring AIR & SISIGAD Scooter
04:50 - Work Day (Talk about mentorship)
05:50 - Lunch
06:24 - Onboarding Guide Meeting
07:00 - Cafe Hagen
07:36 - Home Office Addition
08:11 - Dinner
08:40 - Heather Lake
[about me]
I'm Calvin and I'm a Seattle-based software engineer working at Meta/Facebook (at the time of posting this video) . I make content related to my life in tech as a software engineer (day in the life) and my hobbies/lifestyle.
[ftc]
I might earn a small commission at no cost to you, if you click on the product links above.
#softwareengineer #dayinthelife #vlog #bts
@UltrahumanOfficial
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A Software Engineer's Minimalist Desk Setup for Gaming, Coding and Content Creation (2024)
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Welcome to my home office tour. My philosophy with this desk setup is to be as minimal as possible while having having just enough function to satisfy all of my use cases as a software engineer, content creator and gamer (in 2024). I hope you find this video useful/entertaining! Comprehensive, update-to-date list of my gear: calvinxli.com/gear Vlogs featured in this video - ep09 ditl of a meta ...
EP10: Bellevue Office, Seattle, Food in Vancouver BC | Days in the Life of a Meta Software Engineer
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Welcome to episode 10 of my day in the life of a software engineer vlog series! In this video you'll see me working at the Meta office/campus in Bellevue, working from home in Seattle and going up to Canada to to explore and eat in Vancouver/Richmond BC. Vancouver Restaurants/Cafes Visited: - Takenaka - Whisk Matcha Cafe - The First Dessert - Malaysia St / Chirpyhut Fried Chicken [instagram, ke...
EP09: Productive Days, Gym, Food in Seattle | Days in the Life of a Meta Software Engineer
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I know it's been a while but I'm back with another episode of my day in the life (of a Meta/Facebook software engineer) vlogs. This vlog has a bit more of my daily life (like working out at the gym, exploring the Seattle food scene, etc) as opposed to mostly work like most of my other vlogs. I hope you guys enjoy and let me know in the comments what you thought of the vlog! [socials, gear, and ...
Tokyo in a Day: A Walking Tour of 15 Popular Sights | Travel With Me
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I visited Tokyo in October/November of 2023. During my stay I went on an all day walking tour of Tokyo through Airbnb. In this vlog you'll catch a glimpse of a bunch of popular sights and some of the street food. Full list of places we went to (I did not label them all in the video and I left out a couple from the video like 7-Eleven and Statue of Hachi, oops): Seven Eleven Meiji Shrine Harajuk...
My Chill Days in Hakone, Japan | Travel With Me
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Stopped by Hakone, Japan with my sister for a few days during my month-long vacation. This was basically a vacation within a vacation where I actually got to relax without too much on the itinerary. Oh and of course I ate a bunch of food! [all my links: socials (instagram, discord, etc), gear, and more] calvinxli.com [music] Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by TossedOnion - Strawberry Sundae - thm...
SINGAPORE: 3-Day Foodie Adventure | Hawker Centers & Gardens By the Bay | Travel With Me
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My sister and I recently went on a month-long Asia trip where we visited Singapore, South Korea and Japan. I was originally planning on making a more general travel vlog but I ended up with a lot of unusable footage so I decided to make it more food focused. You'll see us eating a ton of Hawker Center food and exploring the beautiful Gardens by the Bay! This is my first dedicated travel/food vl...
EP08.1: Team Change & What's Next | After Hours | Day in the Life of a Meta Software Engineer
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Part 1 (day in the life vlog): ua-cam.com/video/GB7lIbyJe_I/v-deo.html A follow up video to episode 8 of my day in the life as a software engineer vlog. In this video I talk about why I changed teams, the pros and cons of switching teams at Meta and also the future of this channel. Should "After Hours with Calvin" be a series? 🤔 [links: instagram, keyboards, camera, etc] www.calvinxli.com [chap...
EP08: Seattle Office, Changing Teams | Day in the Life of a Meta Software Engineer
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💘 Download Coffee Meets Bagel, the dating app for serious daters here → coffeemeetsbagel.onelink.me/8b1v/nyv98flk Welcome back to another work vlog! My office building was recently changed so today I'll be working out of Meta's Dexter office (in Seattle, Washington). I'll be giving you guys a glimpse at life at the new office. Also something kind of crazy happened at work so make sure you watch...
EP07: Bay Area Trip, Team Offsite, Food | Days in the Life of a Meta Software Engineer
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Welcome to episode 7 of my software engineer day in the life vlog series. I recently went on a week-long business trip to visit the Meta Headquarters in Menlo Park. This vlog is more than just a work day in my life as it also includes highlights of my adventures throughout the week. My Bay Area activities include exploring Stanford, trying out local restaurants, going to the Golden Gate Bridge ...
EP06: Impacted By Layoffs | Day in the Life of a Meta Software Engineer
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My first vlog since the April layoffs at Meta/Facebook. Trying something new in this vlog. No subs or commentary except when I'm talking directly to the camera between shots. I hope you enjoy watching this day in my life as a software engineer video! [links: instagram, keyboards, camera, skincare, etc] www.calvinxli.com [chapters] 00:00 Get Ready 00:38 Make Breakfast 01:25 Breakfast Work 01:48 ...
From Meta to Google: How I Built a Resume That Attracted Top Tech Companies | Career Talk 1
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Welcome to the second video in my career talk series. I've received some requests to show my resume and to talk about how to go about getting noticed by top tech companies so in this video I'll talk about how I built a resume that attracted top tech companies! Some companies I've interviewed with: Meta/Facebook, Amazon Web Services, Google, TikTok/ByteDance, Microsoft, Confluent, Uber, Atlassia...
EP05: Chill Day as a Facebook/Meta Engineer | Seattle Office Tour | Day in the Life Vlog
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This vlog covers a whole work day in my life as a software engineer working for Meta/Facebook in Seattle. This was definitely more of a chill day for me and I hope you enjoy the mini office tour. [links: instagram, keyboards, camera, skincare, etc] www.calvinxli.com [music] Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses...
How I Became a Software Engineer (at Meta/Facebook/FAANG) | My Career Journey | Career Talk 0
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How I Became a Software Engineer (at Meta/Facebook/FAANG) | My Career Journey | Career Talk 0
Office Snacks Review / Snacks Tier List | Google Seattle | Calvin Eats
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Office Snacks Review / Snacks Tier List | Google Seattle | Calvin Eats
What Google Engineers Eat / Office Tour | Seattle (South Lake Union) | Calvin Eats
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What Google Engineers Eat / Office Tour | Seattle (South Lake Union) | Calvin Eats
EP04: Performance Reviews + Project Planning | Day in the Life of a Facebook/Meta Software Engineer
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EP04: Performance Reviews Project Planning | Day in the Life of a Facebook/Meta Software Engineer
Office Snacks Review / Snacks Tier List | Meta/Facebook Seattle | Calvin Eats
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Office Snacks Review / Snacks Tier List | Meta/Facebook Seattle | Calvin Eats
Interview Prep Vlog | LeetCode | Study With Me
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Interview Prep Vlog | LeetCode | Study With Me
EP03: REAL Day in the Life of a Software Engineer at Meta | Seattle
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EP03: REAL Day in the Life of a Software Engineer at Meta | Seattle
EP01: Just Another Saturday | Day in Seattle
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EP01: Just Another Saturday | Day in Seattle
EP02: DREAM OFFICE in New York City | Day in the Life of a Facebook/Meta Software Engineer
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EP02: DREAM OFFICE in New York City | Day in the Life of a Facebook/Meta Software Engineer
EP01: A Real Day in the Life of a Software Engineer at Meta/Facebook in Seattle Vlog
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EP01: A Real Day in the Life of a Software Engineer at Meta/Facebook in Seattle Vlog
I really enjoy watching your videos, and the vibe you transmit is awesome.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words 🙏
I find myself more often than not driving my spring district while headed to downtown bellevue, nice to see what the meta office looks like from the inside. Always wondered how it'd look.
Hey again Mr. Handsome, it's great to see you with a new vlog again! 😍🤩🧡🧡🧡
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hah like your keyboard, what's brand?
I think in this video it's keydous. You can find all my keyboards here: www.calvinxli.com/gear
Great! What a nice day, btw, which brand is your keyboard? it's very cool
Thank you! And you can find my keyboards here: www.calvinxli.com/gear
I can't understand why Africans and Asians would be active Catholics, this is sad.
Bro, I have 2 questions. First, what is your age If you wanna tell? 2nd Is cloud computing a good career to get a job at FAANG in the future. Many thanks 😃
I'm 31. Cloud computing is probably good right now but I'm not sure about the future. The industry moves fast.
Damn I love your gym room. Is ist youre own or a re youre sharing this with someone? Greetings from Germany
I have a roommate but he rarely uses the gym room. I also don't use it that often because I mostly workout at work 😅
Meruem and komugi are still playing shoji in the afterlife🙂
Hi,its been some 3 weeks ,i started watching ur videos.Really interesting😊.I do have a request like can you do a video on how can i get into a company like meta and what all techs to prep like data structures and so on,also like how to apply for the company .Currently i am having 5 years experience into data engineer with some mnc company.Hoping to get reply from you 🙂
Hi! I think there's a lot of material out there already that addresses the topics you're looking for and I'm not sure if I can really add more value there. I'm focusing more on lifestyle content for the time being.
かっこいい😎
Love the HxH reference
excuse me what type of key for mechanical keyboard do u recomend for programing ?? thank u for your time
I'm using the lofree flow right now. You can find it here: www.calvinxli.com/gear
Hunter x Hunter 🎉. Love that you used slow dancing instrumental.
Could you let me know the name of the mountain/trail you hiked? So beautiful trail
It's Heather Lake!
I'm out here in NYC, but Seattle nature looks like the dream.
I love NYC!
You do not know the kind of smile it carved on my face, getting a notification "Calvin Li posted....". How are you my crush? 1- The shots are a lot better. Its more "you". 2- In some posts before, you love to post shirtless, please dont kill me that way 3- When you walk in with sisigad, that "pissed school boy" look is hillarious. 4- I experience assisting onboarding, more nerve-wrecking than doing core work 5- Love the outfit, I guess all can agree that there is a huge benefit keeping your tummy and waist in check 6- Heart dropped at 7:15. WHO IS SHE?? FRIEND AS IN FRIEND FRIEND? OR...??? 7- Here are some content ideas: - if you are doing deep work, record the whole process, 1hr should be alright - if its just eating or your "cafe" day, tell us the place, menu, and do you like it, but only about food. Like your snacks video. - your biography? Unless its not a personal life channel. This kind of post suits your style really well. Your aesthetic is more like "as life goes by, here is the next cafe..."
I'm so glad you liked the video and thank you for your wonderful feedback as always!
Saw the thumbnail, clicked right away. Feeling thirsty.
😆
Calvin, you have recently been my favourite UA-camr and a great inspiration to me. I love following your journey as a software engineer!
Every time I watch your videos I tell myself that healthcare was the wrong choice when deciding on a career. 😭
😆 I think it's important to do something you enjoy
nice to see you upload again! feel like it's been a while
The Atlassian office looks pretty nice. I just got an SDE2 offer at Amazon in Seattle so I’m gonna go there for a time, but looking at other places in the area is definitely interesting. Maybe if meta is hiring in two years or so I’ll try to hop there. Just gotta keep the leetcode skills sharp lol
The grind never stops 😌 congrats on your offer!
Outstanding scenery man, shots are amazing! Absolutely gorgeous content 👏
Thank you so much!
newjeansss
Your best vlog yet! 🙌🏻
Hunter!
Yessss🥳🥳🥳, ep11🎉
I didn't see any frogs calvinxli.com
No forgs? That’s sad. But all in all, this was a really nice vlog. Well done.
amazing life
I drank the Kool-Aid and ordered the Grovemade shelf unit. Order came fast enough and well packed. When I took it out of the box, I saw some styrophone which I assumed was for packing. Turned out the styrophone was the actual legs for the desk shelf. The top is made of stacked plywood with a real oak veneer. Add the metal shelf in the mix and the unit was close to $600 with tax and shipping. To say I was underwhelmed is an understatement. I do not understand the rave reviews on every UA-cam office makeover. How in the world can this mediocre unit be worth so much? On top of that my 32" dual monitors felt so high that I had my head cocked like I was sitting too close in a theater watching a movie. Uncomfortable for sure. I tried to accept my fate but could not comprehend what I received vs the cost. Didn't see the value. Didin't see the need for the premium price. To add the icing to my crumb cake, I decided to return the unit less than 24 hours after receiving it. I carefully boxed it up and took it to a UPS store to ship it back and get a refund. First mistake, Grovemake does not provide a return label. The unit has to be returned at my cost. I hated the unit so much, I decided it was worth the cost. Did not even hesitate. To my dismay, the cost to ship it back to Portland, Oregon from Chicago was $116. Yowza!! Second mistake, I was already out the $35 original shipping charge and now will lose $150 total for the priveledge of trying a medicre product. Don't believe the hype. The product is mediocre and you will never feel it is worth close to $600 with the extra overpriced $160 mid-tray. Skip it. Plenty of DIY videos on UA-cam. Spread the word.
Hey Calvin serious question why when fake accounts on Facebook are REPORTED they are never taken down? Just keen to understand why Meta/Facebook never remove scammers off the platform. Can you people remove them at all on your end? Thanks
I don't work in that space so I can only guess and my answer doesn't represent Meta in any way. My guess is that there's probably too much volume compared to the resources dedicated to the problem. My guess is based on Facebook having like 3 billion users.
@@calvinxli no worries at pal, cheers. just so annoying as I'm trying my best to clean up some of these fake accounts and scammers and try and warn people and just so annoying that meta/facebook don't take them down. What a train wreck it has become now as lets be honest facebook is a breeding ground now for these low life scums of the earth nowadays. cheers from Oz!
Start working at 09:50am....😄😄😆😆😅😅🤣🤣😂😂
what backpack do you use for school?
I don't go to school but I use a backpack from Peak Design. You can find it in the everyday carry section here: www.calvinxli.com/gear
@@calvinxli thank you
Love ur vlog🎉
Hope to have asmr of typing🤩
It seemed the happy hour was boring :(
your setup looks so clean kinda jealous haha
Best sharing, I hope to see your more daily life👍
Nice Setup! Where did you get the custom made Calvin LI figurine on your desk?
Thanks! If you're referring to the Hunter X Hunter themed nameplate, it's from Etsy. I have added it to the video description 😀
@@calvinxli Thank You!
You're welcome!
Waiting to see your day in life vlogs, Mr. Handsome! 🥰 One more thing, please upload atleast one vlog per week, because I love watching your vlogs, you make my day better! 😌🥰💜️💜️💜️
Late to the video, sorry crush. Love this. Love how simple this looks like. And you talk about it like someone who is not promoting it, but rather living it. Maybe next one, what you do career wise (life as a SWE, not day in the life)
Omg Inumaki <3 a man of culture I see.
Salmon
Love the lightning 🙂
Love the set up! Super clean and aesthetically pleasing
After much procrastination (mostly on voice overs), the home office video is finally here 😩 Be sure to check my website for the full list of gear! calvinxli.com
ick... didn't clean up your own mess at the expresso station
I also don't put footage of me using the toilet in the video 🙈
@@calvinxli let see 'em 🧐
There are areas of SF that are bad but not all. Chinatown, Pier 39 and Ferry Building.
I like it
Guy’s bus is way better than a Greyhound