The Programming Podcast

Can You Really Work 4 Tech Jobs at Once?


Listen Later

Is it WRONG to work at 4 different tech companies at the exact same time!? This is a very spicy episode, Danny Thompson and Leon Noel dive into the viral story of Soham Parekh—the engineer who somehow landed four tech jobs at the same time., multiple times. We unpack:

  • Ethics & Overemployment: Is it right or wrong to juggle multiple full-time roles?

  • Viral Playbook: How Soham’s informal outreach email and Harvard-style resume “gamed” early-stage startups.

  • Interview as a Game: Why knowing the rules—and playing them—is your biggest advantage.

  • Networking Secrets: Low-noise, high-signal tactics that beat out 60,000 applicants.

  • Audience Q&A: Your burning questions on representing yourself vs. outright lying in interviews.

💡 Want more insider tips? Hit Subscribe, smash that Like button, and drop your questions in the comments below!

00:00 Intro & Episode Overview

02:27 Meet Your Hosts: Danny & Leon

04:04 Who Is Soham Par?

05:07 Viral Mixpanel Tweet Breakdown

09:36 Anatomy of the Outreach Email

13:40 Why Early-Stage Startups?

17:05 Can You Really Juggle Four Tech Jobs?

19:28 The Interview Process as a Game

23:50 Deep Dive: Soham’s Resume

29:11 Power of Referrals vs. 60,000 Applicants

32:09 Low-Noise, High-Signal Networking

35:04 Authenticity & Human Connection

46:26 Leading Cohort Teams: Tips & Tactics

55:34 Ask Danny & Leon: Your Questions

56:05 Q&A: Representing Yourself vs. Lying

59:48 Q&A: Humble Bragging & Self-Promotion

1:00:42 Outro & Closing Remarks


...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Programming PodcastBy The Programming Podcast

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

64 ratings


More shows like The Programming Podcast

View all
Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers by se-radio@computer.org

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

270 Listeners

.NET Rocks! by Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell

.NET Rocks!

243 Listeners

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source by Changelog Media

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

283 Listeners

The EntreLeadership Podcast by Ramsey Network

The EntreLeadership Podcast

4,367 Listeners

The Side Hustle Show by Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation | YAP Media

The Side Hustle Show

1,582 Listeners

Software Engineering Daily by Software Engineering Daily

Software Engineering Daily

626 Listeners

Founders by David Senra

Founders

1,942 Listeners

Y Combinator Startup Podcast by Y Combinator

Y Combinator Startup Podcast

224 Listeners

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats by Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

986 Listeners

The freeCodeCamp Podcast by freeCodeCamp.org

The freeCodeCamp Podcast

484 Listeners

CoRecursive: Coding Stories by Adam Gordon Bell - Software Developer

CoRecursive: Coding Stories

189 Listeners

Kubernetes Podcast from Google by Abdel Sghiouar, Kaslin Fields

Kubernetes Podcast from Google

184 Listeners

The Stack Overflow Podcast by The Stack Overflow Podcast

The Stack Overflow Podcast

65 Listeners

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth by Lenny Rachitsky

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

1,362 Listeners

The Pragmatic Engineer by Gergely Orosz

The Pragmatic Engineer

61 Listeners