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In Conversation with Maddy Zhang: Breaking into Big Tech and Beyond — Google, Airbnb & More

In Conversation with Maddy Zhang: Breaking into Big Tech and Beyond — Google, Airbnb & More

Update: 2025-10-14
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In this episode of The Time I Left My 9 to 5, Maggie sits down in San Francisco with Maddy Zhang, a senior software engineer and content creator with over 100,000 followers online.


Maddy opens up about her journey from studying computer science at MIT to landing roles at Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Airbnb. She shares how she navigated rejections, defined impact in her work, and built a creative outlet through social media.


From the realities of Big Tech to handling online criticism and finding meaning beyond work, Maddy’s story is full of insight and inspiration for anyone pursuing a career in tech—or looking to express themselves outside of it.


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In Conversation with Maddy Zhang: Breaking into Big Tech and Beyond — Google, Airbnb & More

In Conversation with Maddy Zhang: Breaking into Big Tech and Beyond — Google, Airbnb & More