
Carolyn Lesser
Director of Engineering
Microsoft
Microsoft
Director of Engineering
I lead a multi-discipline engineering team that creates inclusive online learning experiences.
A great day starts and ends with learning, all centered around our customers. It includes a check-in on our real-time vision, business, operational, and behavioral dashboards and some time spent using our own products and services. I touch base with my engineering leads and conduct a quick huddle for addressing possible problems and concerns. I connect with our organization's functional leaders and business stakeholders and work through a prioritized list of items that need my attention.
Here's the first step for college students
Find internships! Technology (and Computer Science) is such an expansive field. There are a multitude of disciplines and domains. Use internships to explore your areas of interest and find the types of roles and fields you're interested in. You'll often find that what you experience in your internship will be new learning opportunities. I learned object oriented programming in my 1st internship before covering it in school and was exposed to different software development practices.
"You won't be able to install this. You won't figure it out."