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Jessica Heerboth
Jessica Heerboth
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Jessica Heerboth

Nvidia

Austin, TX USA

"Failure can look like a dead end but it’s important to know that it’s just a fork in the road to success."

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Jessica's work combines: Technology, Engineering, and Building Things

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Day In The Life

Software Engineer

I'm a software engineer working on drivers for a computer manufacturer.

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Day In The Life Of A Software Engineer In Computer Manufacturing

My Day to Day

I work on the driver team. Drivers interface the high-level software with the low-level hardware. I specifically work on a team focused on performance. I aim to make things go faster and fix a lot of bugs. I work more on weekly snippets than daily snippets. I start my week by breaking down the tasks that I have for that week. I work with my manager to prioritize these tasks. A lot of communication is involved to keep the team in the loop.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Electrical and Computer Engineering

    University of Texas at Austin

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life has been direct

  • 1.

    I grew up in Houston, Texas.

  • 2.

    As a kid, I was really interested in computers and video games, but I also really enjoyed band and music.

  • 3.

    When applying for college, I applied to some schools for musical education and others for computer engineering.

  • 4.

    I ultimately decided on computer engineering because I wanted to study something that would be advancing with time and pushing the edge.

  • 5.

    I earned my bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

  • 6.

    After graduating, I got a job with Nvidia, where I currently work as a software engineer.

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