Nicholas Ocket is a backend and IoT software Engineer with more than a decade of experience.

In this episode, he talks about his experience in tech, his career journey and the industry wisdom he has picked up along the way. I hope you find this chat as invaluable to your career as I do mine.

Find Nicholas Ocket on LinkedIn: Nicholas Ocket

And on his platform where he teaches software developers to be better software developers: aboutcoding.be

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Intro: 00 00
00:47 - Nicholas explains his job to a 5-year-old
01:42 - Nicholas talks about what got him into tech
02:29 - Nicholas talks about the coolest thing he is currently working on
03:41 - Nicholas talks about the transition from backend to IoT software engineering
05:12 - Nicholas talks about how an entry-level software engineer can make the leap into IoT engineering
07:00 - Transferrable skills from Backend to IoT engineering
07:31 - The most challenging part of being an IoT engineer
08:30 - Backend vs IoT engineering: what field is more difficult (spoiler alert, IoT engineering is harder)
10:26 - No, the backend is definitely harder
11:48 - Do entry/junior/mid-level need the knowledge of systems design
13:46 - Software design (vs / and) systems design
15:06 - When is the best time to design your system/software for your application
16:10 - What Nicholas wishes he knew earlier on in His career
17:09 - 3 soft skills Nicholas considers most important
20:36 - Downsides of working in tech
25:07 - Don't be afraid to ask "stupid questions"