A podcast sharing the unique and amazing journeys of non-traditional software engineers, those who studied via any path outside a 4 year Computer Science degree, and the apprenticeships that helped them grow and thrive in their high paid technology roles.
Saron shares the highs and lows of her journey as an entrepreneur and community organizer in tech, after attending Flatiron and completing the thoughtbot apprenticeship program.
In this masterclass on mindset, learning, and growth, Grace shares her journey from Nigeria to Seattle where she became a Support Engineer at Microsoft through the LEAP apprenticeship. Don't miss Grace's own podcast show called Tech Unlocked!
Jenna shares her journey from being bullied as a kid growing up in Detroit, to finding her place as a Cloud Developer Advocate at IBM via their apprenticeship.
With laughs the whole way, Sandy talks about not knowing what she wants to do in her career, being an angsty art nerd, and transitioning to software engineering in the Twitter apprenticeship.
Coming from a small town in Mexico, Yuridia shares what it's like to transition to life in the United States, learning software engineering at Techtonica, and the Indeed apprenticeship. Today, she's a Software Engineer focused on accessibility at Indeed.
A self-taught software engineer and theatre major in college, Ian shares how he went from studying Daoism and tea rituals, to repairing Barnes & Nobles Nook tablets, to the 8th Light apprenticeship program. Today, he's a Senior Software Engineer at 8th Light.
In the follow up to her time capsule episode, Amelia tells us about leaving the full time workforce (for now!) and her growing family. Yes, we learn about remote preschool.
In this time capsule episode, Amelia talks about struggling in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon, her career in project management, and returning to software engineering in the Trunk Club apprenticeship program.
In the follow up to her time capsule episode, Lupita tells us that this chapter has been the hardest period of her life. We dig into what's happened and how she's learned and grown.
In this time capsule episode, Lupita discusses her journey from struggling in her Computer Science program, to 3 years in web design, and making her way back into software engineering in the 1st cohort of Twilio's Hatch apprenticeship program.
In the follow up to her time capsule episode, Meredith talks about her promotion to Senior Software Engineer, and how she's adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this time capsule episode, Meredith shares her story transitioning from work as a clinical dietician to UI engineering at LinkedIn through their apprenticeship program.
In the follow up to her time capsule episode, Roche discusses her promotion to Senior Software Engineer and how her life and career has changed during the pandemic.
In this time capsule episode, Roche discusses her journey from professional modern dance to privacy engineering at Uber through their apprenticeship program.
How do we address diversity issues in tech, the student loan crisis, and rampant underemployment and unemployment from the COVID-19 pandemic - all at the same time? Let's get started.
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