How I Went from Art Historian to Full-Stack Developer in 1.5 Years
08/19/2024
8 minutes
Today’s story is from Janka Antalova, a 29-year-old Full-Stack Developer living in Padua, Italy.
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How I Went from UX Designer to Experience Designer at Spotify
09/06/2023
5 minutes
Today’s story is from Tiffany Koval, a 28-year-old Experience Designer at Spotify, living in Los Angeles, California.
How I Went from Technology Intern to Senior Software Engineer in 4 Years
08/08/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Byron Jenkins, a 26-year-old Senior Software Engineer at Capital One and Adjunct Instructor at Temple University, living in Philadelphia.
How I Went From Intern to Microsoft Software Engineer in 3 Years
07/13/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Jordan Guada, a 24-year-old Software Engineer I at Microsoft, living in Orlando, Florida.
How I Went From Lyft Driver to Pentester in 13 Months
06/15/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Mario Roman, a 25-year old Pentester living in Oakland, California.
How I Went From Delivering Pizzas to Software Designer in 11 Months
05/24/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Vic Ontiveros, a 22-year-old Software Designer at an IT consulting company living in Tampere, Finland.
How I Went From Bartending to Junior Front-End Developer in 9 Months
05/10/2023
Today’s story is from Joppe Montezinos, a 21-year-old Junior Front-End Developer at Touchwonders, living in the Netherlands.
How I Learned to Code With ADHD & Got Hired As a Trainee Software Engineer
05/02/2023
7 minutes
Today’s story is from Susanna Chapman, a 28-year-old Trainee Software Engineer at an energy tech startup called Zoa, living in Brighton, England.
How I Went From Assistant Ecologist to Data Engineer in 17 Months
04/21/2023
5 minutes
Today’s story is from Louise Jones, a 25-year-old Data Engineer and Kent County Council’s Energy Projects Support Officer, living in Canterbury, England.
How I Went From Hobbyist Programmer to Software Engineer II at Codecademy
04/04/2023
5 minutes
Today’s story is from Joseph Daniel Gollapalli, a 24-year-old Software Engineer II at Codecademy, living in Hyderabad, India.
How I Went from Technical Analyst to Front-End Engineer in 6 Months
03/21/2023
6 minutes
Today’s story is from Cristian Terán, a 29-year-old Front-End Engineer at Grid Dynamics, living in Guadalajara, Mexico.