Irena Yana
Software Developer
EDF Energy
Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
First I decided to the more "girly" -marketing only to find out that is not my path
then I decided to leave all my life and go to another country and study what I have always wanted
I started working for an amazing company where innovation was the key to success
now I am mentoring young girls and soon to be a teacher who hopefully inspires others
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Career
Software Developer
I create amazing stuff with code
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Technology
Education
Learning / Being Challenged
Day to Day
My working day is full of excitement. Technology provides you with so many opportunities to be creative and let your imagination goes wild. From mobile apps that could help a group of people to do their job in a more efficient way to virtual reality where you can go inside a nuclear station and get a real-time perspective of the environment. It is all about creativity, innovation, and challenge.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for professionals
Love what you are doing. If you do that would be enough for you to do great things. I don't know all programming languages but I am eager to learn every day. So be brave do not limit yourself at your work and don't be afraid of challenges, take all of them and if you fail that means you learned something new.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Society in General:
""You don't look like a coding girl" or "You will be the perfect housewife""
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
Learning Issues
First-Generation College Student
