MIT Grad Reveals What AI Engineers Actually Build in 2026

MIT Grad Reveals What AI Engineers Actually Build in 2026

Maddy Zhang went from MIT to Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, and now she's breaking down exactly what it takes to become an AI engineer in 2026.We covered her honest take on MIT vs the Bay Area, why she solved 400 LeetCodes, the email filter that almost cost her a Microsoft internship, why she thinks chasing money kills your career, and what AI engineers should actually be building right now (hint: not another GPT wrapper).If you're a student, engineer, or anyone trying to break into AI in 2026, this one's for you.Check out Maddy:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maddyzhangInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/madeline.m.zhangOnly Website you need for San Francisco : https://budgetsf.com📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ📌 Create LLC with Business in Box (Taxes everything) 10% off using the code DOOLAHARNOOR10 : https://partnersps.doola.com/64gf2eto223kMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 The power of the email or hard work?00:22 Drinking from the firehose at MIT01:15 Maddy's background and journey to MIT04:00 Why leave the Bay Area for MIT?07:00 The biggest dream of an MIT student14:00 The Microsoft email that went to spam17:00 400 LeetCodes and the grind20:00 Biggest struggle at MIT22:00 Internship journey: startup to Google27:00 How to become an AI engineer in 202630:00 MCP, RAG, and what actually impresses recruiters32:00 Is Silicon Valley overhyped?33:00 What she'd do differently35:00 The one skill that got her into MIT36:00 Is there a shortcut to becoming an AI engineer?My Gear:-💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Google Just Killed Half the AI Industry at IO 2026

Only Website you need for San Francisco : https://budgetsf.com📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ📌 Create LLC with Business in Box (Taxes everything) 10% off using the code DOOLAHARNOOR10 : https://partnersps.doola.com/64gf2eto223kMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false00:00 Reporting Live from Google IO 202600:44 #1 Gemini Omni: The World Model Era02:21 #2 Antigravity: Google's Coding Agent Killer04:12 #3 Gemini App: 100 Features in 100 Days04:42 #4 Gemini Spark: Your 24/7 Personal AI Agent06:41 #5 SynthID: How Google Detects AI Edits07:20 #6 Code Mender: Google's Answer to Anthropic Mythos08:23 #7 Google Glasses: Live AI in Your Vision08:57 #8 Isomorphic Labs: AI for Science and Medicine09:47 #9 Google Pix: 16 Videos from 1 Photo10:11 #10 Docs Live: Voice Agent That Beats WhisperFlow11:04 New Pricing: $100 and $200 Ultra Plans11:55 My 2 Favorite AnnouncementsMy Gear:-💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

He Needed $90,000 to Study Abroad… So He Made It Himself 🇮🇳 → UWaterloo → San Francisco

Imagine getting into your dream university… and then realizing you need $90,000 CAD to make it happen.In this episode, I sit down with Faisal Sayed, a Waterloo Software Engineering student and startup engineer, to talk about his journey from India to Waterloo to Silicon Valley.We talk about working 3 coding jobs, avoiding a huge student loan, Canada visa rejection, Waterloo co-op, cold emailing startups, and what it really takes to build your way into global opportunities.Guest: Faisal Sayed Twitter/X: https://x.com/faisal_sayed05 LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/faisalsayed10Only Website you need for San Francisco : https://budgetsf.com📕 Only book Software Developers need for Interviews: https://geni.us/EJHuJ📌 Create LLC with Business in Box (Taxes everything) 10% off using the code DOOLAHARNOOR10 : https://partnersps.doola.com/64gf2eto223kMy Recommendations: https://linktree.com/singhinusa 🎓SoFi Student Loan Refinance and you can get a $300 welcome bonus: https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans?gcp=174b310b-f306-454b-86e5-062ce06a9ec7&isAliasGcp=false0:00 The $90,000 Problem3:00 From Mumbai to Waterloo5:00 Dreaming Beyond JEE9:00 Failing JEE, Winning Abroad13:00 State Board to Global Admissions20:00 Coding Changed Everything23:00 Why He Refused Student Loans26:00 The Gap Year Gamble28:00 Hack Club and Discord Changed His Life31:00 Working 3 Jobs at 1834:00 Canada Rejected His Visa37:00 Making the Final $10,00040:00 Visa Approved After Classes Started42:00 Why Waterloo Sends Students to Silicon Valley43:30 Cold Email That Changed Everything46:00 How J-1 Internships Work50:00 Why Silicon Valley Feels Different52:00 Joining an AI Lab?54:00 Drop Out or Graduate?56:00 The Real LessonMy Gear:-💻 My Gear Page: https://singhinusa.com/my-tech/📱iPhone: https://geni.us/J9c6GoY📸Sony Camera: https://geni.us/zShMGT4⿍ Tripod: https://geni.us/iVsd🎙Vlogging & Podcast Mic https://geni.us/v915Z9HFollow me on - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iHarnoorTwitter - https://x.com/iHarnoorSinghLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/iHarnoorE-mail for BUSINESS INQUIRY & HELP- hello@singhinusa.comMUSIC CREDITS:Music From (Free Trial): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/2jy2t1/

Claude Opus Runs THIS Store & Hires Humans! (San Francisco 🤯)

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Funded by Nikhil Kamath to San Francisco! Ft. Shubham!!

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