Hey Pirate 🏴☠️
Welcome to my weekly newsletter, where I’ll be sharing exclusive content, special promotions, and content updates that you won’t find anywhere else! 🎊
For those who don't know me, I'm PK, a software engineer in Seattle. I’ve worked at Microsoft, Amazon, and ebay, and currently work at another Fortune 500 company (after 🎬 saying no to Google, lol). I was born in South Korea 🇰🇷, immigrated to Canada 🇨🇦, studied Electrical & Computer Engineering ⚡ at Carnegie Mellon University, and then flew to Japan 🇯🇵 with a dream of becoming a game developer. 🎮 After returning to South Korea and meeting my lovely wife ❤️, I finally made my way to Seattle to work for Amazon. You can watch this video, 🎬 12 Years in the Life of a Software Engineer, for a 9-minute summary of my life journey. 🎞️
Since settling in Seattle, a lot has happened in my life. I moved to Microsoft a year after working for Amazon, learned to play drums 🥁, fought and survived COVID-19 🥷, and started a YouTube channel, which now has over 200,000 subscribers. 🌟 I never imagined my 🎬 A Day in the Life of a Software Engineer WFH video would become a worldwide hit, topping 7M views! 😱 And here I am, 597 days since my channel's launch, writing my first weekly newsletter to y’all. 😎
I'm really excited to share my stories and updates with you. 😋 Just a heads up, I'm still learning the ropes of newsletter writing, so please be patient with me. If you notice anything that needs improvement, feel free to let me know. I'm always open to feedback and suggestions. 👍
Before you go, I'm thrilled to announce that Careerist and I are teaming up! Careerist has sponsored me to help deliver quality content and find creative ways to share useful and helpful information. 🚀
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Thanks, pirates. I hope you enjoy my newsletter and find the content valuable. Thanks for being a part of this journey, and I'm excited to share what’s about to unfold with you all! 🏄♂️
Until next week, Arrgh! 👑
PK
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