Day in the Life of an Amazon Software Engineer | Return to Office

Sarah Li • March 17, 2025

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hi i’m sarah. i started this channel to vlog my life as a student at ubc. now i’m a software engineer making fun videos about coding, and my life ❤️

Day in the Life of an Amazon Software Engineer | Return to Office

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