Hear from inspiring developers about how they found meaningful and fulfilling work that that also pays them well. On the #StoriesByScrimba Podcast, you'll hear motivational advice and job-hunting strategies from developers who've been exactly where you are now. We talk to developers about their challenges, learnings, and switching industries in the hopes of inspiring YOU. This is the podcast that provides the inspiration, tools, and roadmaps to move from where you are to work that matters to you and uniquely fits your strengths and talents.
How these six self-taught developers got jobs
Pete has interviewed hundreds of self-taught developers for his website, NoCSDegree. In this episode, he shares his top 6 stories that YOU Can learn from to make money as an employee, freelancer, or entrepreneur (Pete covers all 3)
Timestamps
- 00:00 Introduction
- 02:00 How Beatrice used a meetup to advance their career
- 07:15 Arvid Kahl founded a $55K/month business
- 09:45 Please remember to subscribe and share the episode 😇
- 10:15 Aldhair went from cruise ship worker to developer in 5 months with Scrimba
- 12:32 Do you need to meet 100% of the requirements to apply for a job (nah)
- 15:54 Josy got a remote job as a junior dev 🎉
- 18:26 Richard earned $15k a month at just 22 from a rural area with low living costs
- 23:21 Tae'lur from waitress to developer
- 26:22 What do al these developers have in common?
- 28:05 Outro and thanks
Links
- Check out Pete
- Links from the episode
- Getting a developer apprenticeship with a sociology degree (Beatrice)
- Learning to code with no CS degree and making $55k a month (Arvid Kahl)
- Covid career change - from cruise ship cleaner to developer (Aldhair)
- Josy learned coding and now has a remote developer job (Josy)
- From Waitress to Software Developer in 8 months (Tae'lur)
- This 22 year old self-taught PHP developer earns $15k a month and lives in an Austrian farmhouse (Richard)