@jacksonk – Leaving FAANG for Crypto, Web3 Security, Software Engineering and Career Advice

Jackson Kelly is a software program engineer (ex-Amazon), sensible contract auditor and profession coach with over 10 years of expertise in tech.

In this dialog we talk about his transfer from FAANG to working within the crypto area, his sensible contract auditing methodology, alternatives in web3 and recommendation for college students contemplating a profession in tech.

LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/c/JacksonKelley
Tweets by sjkelleyjr
https://jacksonkelley.gumroad.com/l/how-to-become-a-smart-contract-auditor/
https://medium.com/coinmonks/5-solidity-code-smells-87bb2f259dde
https://code4rena.com/
https://yacademy.dev/
https://spearbit.com/

OUTLINE:
00:00 – Background
8:04 – Working at Amazon
14:13 – Software Engineering vs Smart Contract Auditing
16:46 – Lessons discovered from Amazon
19:09 – Adversarial/Hacker Mindset
21:53 – FAANG Interview Tips
28:13 – Coding Interviews
30:32 – Do you want a Degree
32:08 – Smart Contract Auditing Methodology
35:23 – Developing Intuition for Vulnerable Code
38:54 – Learning Resources for Smart Contract Auditing
47:43 – Getting a Job as a Smart Contract Auditor
55:12 – yAcademy
1:01:43 – Spearbit
1:05:11 – Senior Smart Contract Auditor Salaries
1:07:49 – Working at Robinhood
1:14:31 – Working as a Developer vs Auditor
1:17:24 – Cyber Security background vs Developer background
1:19:53 – Web3 safety within the subsequent 2-5 years
1:28:35 – Advice for Students
1:32:55 – Deciding what to work on
1:35:36 – Being a brand new dad
1:40:24 – Jackson’s YouTube Videos

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