Levi Okoye

Software Engineer 👨🏾‍💻

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

If you’ve ever wanted to make your own AR lens, you don’t need fancy gear,  just @LensStudioDev. I built my first lens in under 10 minutes and it actually worked. Download Lens Studio and try it: https://t.co/sPKmaYiyn2
#ad #LensStudioPartner #BuildWithSnap

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

I’ve built a lot of things, apps, websites, ideas, but this was different.
I tried building in AR using Snap’s Lens Studio, and seeing my imagination come to life in real-time was wild.
📷 Watch the full video https://t.co/iV5J2tOZXF

#LensStudioPartner #BuildWithSnap #ad
@LensStudioDev

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

I just found out that behind Snapchat's famous filters and Lenses is a tool called Lens Studio— and it’s way more powerful than I expected.
You can literally build your own interactive AR experiences…this tool is slept on fr. https://t.co/ztdvQzmAw5 @LensStudioDev #ad #lensStudiopartner

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

@EChijindum 😂😂

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

New Video: How I Found My Purpose Through Software Engineering https://t.co/GwmvKXaihW

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

#1 — Your GPA matters. (It doesn’t.)

There are so many people with perfect GPAs still roaming the streets, and people with under 3.0s working in big tech. Prioritize practical skills, likability (your personality), and effective communication over chasing a perfect GPA. Those qualities open bigger doors than your grades ever will.

#2 — You deserve a job because you have a degree. (No, you don’t.)
Just because you paid $180,000 and sat in a building for four years doesn’t guarantee you anything. Your degree might open doors, but you still have to walk through them. And the ones who successfully do are the people who put in work outside the classroom to secure their future.
You need to understand we were lied to, told that all we had to do was go to college, study, graduate, and companies would line up on our asses. That worked for our parents and grandparents. It doesn’t anymore.

#3 You need to have everything figure out by graduation. (You don’t)

If you look around at any graduation crowd, 90% of people there have no concrete plans after there. They’re just putting one foot in front of the other, and that’s fine. Most are still exploring, pivoting, or realizing they don’t even want to do what their degree says they should.
Finding your purpose takes time. A few people discover it early, but most figure it out along the way.

Remember, If college was supposed to guarantee success, everyone graduating would be successful.

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

My app crashed 5 times in production because one of my features wasn’t compatible with lower-end devices. But guess what, I wouldn’t have known if I never published it. Stop waiting for a “perfect” product to ship, nothing like that exists.

[Kyros @IamKyros69]

Hot take : Side project teaches you more than any college or degree.

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

Not gonna lie, this might be OpenAI’s first miss.
Google’s AI summaries when you type something on google already answer everything before you scroll. It’s either I google it or I ask ChatGPT in the app. who asked for an AI browser?

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

Every software engineer has that one project that was way ahead of their skill level…

But finishing it anyway? That’s the project that actually made you grow!
#softwareengineering #buildinpublic

[AnnorCode @AnnorCode]

We’ve all been there, watching endless tutorials, feeling productive, but never actually building anything. Welcome to tutorial hell. 🔥💻

Be honest… have you ever been stuck in tutorial hell? 😂 Drop a comment!
#DecodedStories

🗣️: @levi_dev_

[AnnorCode @AnnorCode]

🎙️ New Episode Dropping This Friday!

🗓️ Episode Date: 02/28/25
🗣️Special Guest: @levi_dev_

#DecodedStories #Podcast #TechJourney #SoftwareDeveloper #WebDeveloper #TechStories #Creatives

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

I never knew I carried a lot of gear until I made a 2025 EDC video! 😂 https://t.co/HQToqKMART

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

Imagine having to go through five rounds of LeetCode/technical interviews just to get an internship—it’s absurd!

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

I honestly don’t blame people who are dropping out of CS majors. Nobody wants to study CS anymore because, when calculating the stress-to-reward ratio, you could argue it isn’t worth it. The process of becoming a successful CS major is exhausting. Thread 🧵

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

The truth is, most of these new grads are incredibly skilled; they’ve worked on amazing projects. However, the reason they aren’t getting these jobs is because companies have raised the bar so high that it’s nearly impossible for a new grad to reach.

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

A woman will always be successful in a male dominated field as long as she gets the bare minimum right. But as a male you’re expected to get at least 80% right to even get noticed.
Sucks 💯

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

I just spent the past 2 hours fixing code that was not broken 🥲

Don’t ask me how, even me sef don’t understand 🤦🏾‍♂️

Now matter how familiar you are with a code base, it’s still very possible to mess up

Lesson learned

[Levi Okoye @levi_dev_]

My YouTube channel crossed 10k subs! #10kcreator https://t.co/krGYoPnXwz