Karol
Karol found that life doesn’t always go as planned, but they also learned to never give up!🥇
Incredible! After graduating from university in 2023 and a stint in mechanical engineering, Karol became jobless due to a rocky transition at their company. With a burst of determination, they dived into coding, studied diligently every day with Scrimba, and within months, their hard work paid off when they were offered a position as a Junior Frontend Developer.
Rachel
Rachel Lee Nabors’ award-winning record and ability to transfer their passion to the world of coding speaks volumes! 🎤
Meet Rachel Lee Nabors 🇺🇸🇬🇧! They are an award-winning cartoonist who transitioned to become a developer with a passion for teaching the world how to code. Rachel has worked at major tech companies such as Microsoft, AWS, and Meta. At Meta, they were a pivotal contributor to react.dev, the award-winning version of React documentation.
Rachel is also the author of the Tech Career Survival Guide, a series of Substack essays that may or may not become a book. In these essays, they teach readers about emotional resilience, managing change, and the practical aspects of working in tech. In this episode, Rachel will share their secret for landing high-profile tech jobs, as well as advice for owning your non-linear career path, especially if you're a career changer.
You will also discover how to deal with a job market where opportunities may seem scarce and what you can do if nobody seems to be hiring. Plus: why you shouldn't email Dan Abramov, who to reach out to instead, and why collecting feedback from people directly is often better than staring at analytics.
Sedmidivka
Sedmidivka embarked on something totally new, and decided that it was time for a change! 🧬
Jumping into a new career after 10 years as a network engineer, Sedmidivka embarked on an exhilarating six-month journey of mastering frontend development with Scrimba. Following four months of dedicated learning and two months of project-building, they successfully landed job offers from both interviews they attended. They credit Scrimba for 70% of the knowledge that got them there.
Alex
Alex epitomizes “Acceleration,” and what can happen when when an idea goes from your head
to the world at large!🏎
Meet Alex Kallaway 🇷🇺🇨🇦!
Alex is a Lead Full-Stack Developer, but they haven't always been a coder. Their first calling was as a violinist. Later Alex was interested in having a business. They also worked in product management and digital marketing. At one point, determined to become a developer and looking for a way to accelerate their learning, Alex thought of a coding challenge you might have heard of. Believe it or not, Alex created #100DaysOfCode just for themselves - they never thought it would become something that other people would want to do! But then Quincy Larson of freeCodeCamp got an idea...
You can also find Alex at
https://www.discomfortacademy.com/ , or read their newsletter.
In this interview, you'll learn about the origin story of #100DaysOfCode and Alex's career path. You will also hear everything about the challenge's rules and best practices. What do you do if you can't code for an hour every day? What should you do if you skip a day? How do you set goals? Can you do #100DaysOfCode more than once? How should you measure success?
Alex and Alex also discuss habits, procrastination, and "manifestations of resistance," as well as ways and tactics for overcoming discomfort and reaching goals. Does something really become a habit after a set number of days? Why is mindfulness important, and how do you define consistency? Tune into all this, and more, in the episode.
Lucie
After her immersive journey into programming, Lucie made a unique transition into a role that brought their passion for coding and community building together!🏘
After an immersive journey into programming, Lucie ended up transitioning into a unique role that combined her passion for coding and community building. Now, she’s working remotely as a Culture Coach at a global tech consultancy, helping other developers thrive while continuing to hone her own frontend skills.
Shaundai
As a current senior software engineer at Netflix, who not only had a successful career in sales, and over a decade of experience running her own business, Shaundai shifted gears, and traded her career to pursue her passion! 👩🏿🏫
Meet Shaundai Person! 🇺🇸 Shaundai is a senior software engineer at Netflix, but she hasn't always been a coder. She studied entrepreneurship and had a long, successful career in sales. After a decade in sales and running her own business, Shaundai discovered coding through customizing her business's Shopify website. As she got more involved in that process, she realized she was ready for a career change to something she felt more passionate about.
She also learned that you don't have to go back to school to become a software engineer and that much of engineering isn't NASA-level stuff. In fact, it's about listening to customers' needs and offering them solutions—just like in sales!
In this episode, you'll learn how Shaundai transitioned into the tech team of the company she was already working at. She leveraged her extensive sales experience and her passion for coding to create a personal brand within the company, building a reputation that preceded her. The key to a successful sale is believing in your product, and if you're learning to sell yourself, you are the product! Shaundai will teach you how to do just that while remembering that you're still human. Shaundai and Alex also discuss the often non-linear path to career change and why coding skills are nowadays a commodity (so you need to find a different way to stand out).
Naitik
Naitiks first experience of “dipping his toes” into programing, was something he couldn’t begin to imagine would lead him down the path that led to where he is today!👣👣
Naitik first dipped their toes in programming with LOGO and BASIC, then Java during their high school years, and finally Python and Flask in college - all the while nurturing a knack for design with HTML, CSS and Bootstrap. After a hiring freeze at a reputable MNC put his onboarding on hold, their passion for frontend development was reignited, leading Naitik to the Frontend Developer Career Path at Scrimba, where they tackled challenges and built projects, powering through even when the going got tough.
Monica
Monica’s less-than-straightforward path to tech, having studied marine biology first, proves that it’s not where you start, but where, and how you finish!🐬🖥
Meet Monica Fidalgo 🇵🇹! Monica is a front-end product engineer at Cloudflare, an advocate for new developers and women in tech, as well as a teacher, mentor and resume reviewer. Their path to tech wasn’t straightforward: they originally studied marine biology and were a licensed scuba diver!
Monica's life took a dramatic turn when they were involved in a serious car accident that temporarily left them unable to walk. After months of recovery, they regained that ability and were even able to run again! However, their recovery made finding a job in the already competitive field of marine biology even more challenging. In 2018, they began exploring other interests and remembered their love for customizing Blogger and Tumblr templates. So, they decided to learn web design!
In this episode, you’ll learn a thing or two about motivation. You'll also discover a fantastic technique you should be using when applying for jobs, and learn everything about Monica's inspiring career change. You'll also find out when to switch companies, how to evaluate coding schools before you sign up, and how Monica's car accident changed their outlook on life.
David (lumiuko)
David gives big ups to the Scrimba community after accepting an on-site internship as a React developer! 😎
After two arduous years of dedicated learning, David happily announces their new on-site internship as a React Developer at a major software development company, with potential employment on the horizon! They express their profound gratitude to the Scrimba team and the incredible community, giving a special shout-out to Bob from Scrimba for offering the best React course on the internet.
Don’t forget to check back next month for more Scrimba Student Success Stories!
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