FireDEV #15 - Morgan Ling: From ZERO Dev To Senior Product Manager At Amazon & Manager At Riot Games
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:42 - What did your company Bar Mode do?
0:01:36 - What did you do at Mars?
0:02:46 - How did you go from Mars to Riot Games as a developer?
0:06:05 - How did you feel about the Riot Games Kotaku article?
0:08:22 - Interview process for Riot Games
0:12:05 - Is it common at Riot Games for non-coders to be called developers?
0:15:01 - What projects at Riot Games did you work on?
0:16:45 - How did Riot Games work with indie developers?
0:19:05 - What is Riot Games’ stance on remote working?
0:21:16 - How did you find remote working during Covid?
0:23:40 - How did Riot Games transition from onsite to remote working?
0:29:02 - Webcam YES OR NO?
0:31:08 - What technologies does Riot use?
0:33:22 - What made you leave Riot Games and go to Amazon?
0:37:24 - 3 interviews on the same day
0:39:47 - Does Amazon provide lunch during the interview?
0:40:50 - What other companies did you apply to whilst interviewing at Amazon?
0:42:26 - Which other companies did you get offers from?
0:43:06 - How did Amazon get you?
0:46:32 - Who paid more, Amazon, EA, Riot Games or Epic Games?
0:48:17 - Why do you think gaming companies pay less than technology companies?
0:58:45 - Working at Amazon vs Riot Games?
1:02:18 - As an Amazon employee what do you think of their Lumberyard game engine?
1:02:46 - Why does Amazon not use its own game engine Lumberyard?
1:03:47 - What type of games do you like to play?
1:21:29 - Do you work on your own projects outside of work?
1:32:23 - When is your podcast coming out?
1:35:45 - What advice would you give to people with no dev experience wanting to become developers?
1:38:36 - What does Amazon look for in your portfolio?
1:42:08 - How to write a cover letter for Amazon?
1:45:00 - Does money buy you happiness?