He got a SWE job at Ramp without leetcoding. Here's how
4.3K views · 2026-08-13
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Zi's journey to working at Ramp was scrappy. During college, instead of grinding LeetCode, he skipped class to build side projects. We sat down as if giving advice to our younger selves, covering how to actually learn to code, land a tech job today, and figure out which problems are worth solving at all.
PS: let me know if you enjoy this podcast-style video! Any feedback is much appreciated.
Zi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zineanteoh/
Zi's personal website: https://www.zineanteoh.com/
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:24 - How Zi taught himself coding
8:16 - How Zi got into Ramp
9:25 - Most surprising thing about startups
11:57 - How to choose problems
15:03 - Book recs
21:44 - Jiujitsu x working in tech
25:08 - Things that don’t change in tech
PS: let me know if you enjoy this podcast-style video! Any feedback is much appreciated.
Zi's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zineanteoh/
Zi's personal website: https://www.zineanteoh.com/
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
2:24 - How Zi taught himself coding
8:16 - How Zi got into Ramp
9:25 - Most surprising thing about startups
11:57 - How to choose problems
15:03 - Book recs
21:44 - Jiujitsu x working in tech
25:08 - Things that don’t change in tech