the state of ai and your career w/ mark thompson, sr. devrel @ google
guest: mark thompson, sr. devrel @ google
- position yourself as an ai-empowered engineer, someone who uses ai tools to boost your work, not replace it
- fundamentals still matter because not every company allows ai tools and you need to know when the output is wrong
- build a portfolio project that looks polished and enterprise-level, modeled after a real app, then add an ai feature to stand out
- find a mentor and come prepared with specific questions, a focused fifteen minute ask gets better results than searching online alone
- show up to conferences and meetups and work in public since a strong network often leads to unexpected job opportunities