Code the Change
“I view my work as a software engineer and my values as somebody who wants to make the world a better place, as deeply interconnected. Every person, myself included, should have a job that aligns with their values.”
Founder & Director
I work as a software engineer to make the world a better place.
I am somebody who likes wearing a lot of different hats and doing different things on a day to day basis. One day, I might spend a lot of my time programming as well as working with the rest of the people at my company to understand their code. It can be a lot about helping more junior members of my team to understand what the direction of the organization is and should be. I facilitate meetings to make sure everyone is using the same language and talking things through.
Here's the first step for everyone
Try not to cultivate regrets and wonder what if. There are so many people who start computer science in middle school and you can feel like you're competing against those people. Just take some computer science classes and see if you enjoy it. Even if there aren’t courses in your school, there’s a lot of good stuff online to help you. There is room and opportunity for you to enter this field, even if you’re from a nontraditional path.
"They're depending on you, but you don't know what the answers are."
