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.
Tech Is Hiring, and Here's What You Need to Do! (With Chad Stewart)
🎙 About the episodeMeet Chad Stewart 🇯🇲! Chad is a Senior Front End Engineer and the founder of TechIsHiring - it's a hashtag, a community, and a transnational job listing channel helping great jobs and great engineers discover each other. In this episode, Chad talks about the inspiration behind TechIsHiring, plans for its future, and how he cultivated a community around it. More importantly, Chad will teach you how to cultivate community yourself! We all know we need to network, but networking can be daunting. Chad reveals how he networks, who he follows on Twitter, and why being part of a community can help you get jobs, grow as a programmer, and get help when you need it.Chad and Alex also talk about different paths to getting into tech. Becoming a developer is not the only way, and we hope this interview gives you some ideas. Plus: computer bugs, the threat of AI, and water.🔗 Connect with Chad 👨💼 Linkedin 🌐 Blog 🌐 TechIsHiring 🐦 Twitter 🐦 Tech Is Hiring Twitter 👩🚀 GitHub ⏰ Timestamps How Chad got interested in computers from a very young age (01:54) There were literal bugs in his computer at times! (03:07) Why do you eventually need to learn how to learn on your own so you can keep growing (04:35) Also… Chad learned React using Scrimba! We had no idea. (05:32) What is TechIsHiring, and how did it start? (07:36) Community break! We’re highlighting tweets and LinkedIn comments from the past week. (09:27) Starting a hashtag is not enough - here’s how Chad cultivates community and what the community says about it (10:57) Becoming a developer is not the only way you can get into tech (13:28) What TechIsHiring is about, and why Chad doesn’t want to branch out into other niches (18:51) Quick-fire questions: Will AI replace software developers? What is the most important thing that a new developer should focus on so they can get their first job? Leverage your connections to get jobs, but don’t forget to grow with your network (25:32) How to create a network and get involved in communities if you’re not good at networking? (28:42) Networking is a marathon, not a sprint (31:26) 🧰 Resources Mentioned TechIsHiring (also on Twitter) Learn React for free with Scrimba Angie Jones on Twitter Virtual Coffee Scrimba Podcast with Dan Moore, author of Letters to a New Developer ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏 Or tell Jan the Producer he has butchered your name here.
Niche Down and Focus: Scrimba Student Leo Reveals How to Land an Awesome First Dev Job
🎙 About the episodeMeet Leo de Leon 🇺🇸! Leo was a successful self-taught motion graphics designer. Today, he's a successful self-taught developer! He used to design motion graphics for billboards at an arena in Kansas City that seats 20,000 people. But he needed a change. Eventually, he taught himself how to code in 314 hours over 3.5 months and landed his dream job in a Web3 startup around four months later.In this episode, you will hear why it's essential to know your learning style and how not doing great at school doesn't mean you cannot learn new things. Leo will teach you how to approach your project and portfolio website, as well as his number one tactic for landing your dream job: niching down.Alex and Leo also talk about some shady recruiter practices you can come across nowadays, the perks of working at startups (yes, especially in this economy!), developers to follow on YouTube, learning opportunities, consistency, and blessings in disguise. 🔗 Connect with Leo 👨💼 LinkedIn 🌐 Website 🧰 Resources Mentioned Front-end Developer Career Path Scrimba's Discord Community DonTheDeveloper on YouTube James Cross on YouTube Chris Sean on YouTube Syntax.fm ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
Becoming a Standout Developer, with Randall Kanna
🎙 About the episodeThis is a rebroadcast of one of our most popular interviews. Meet Randall Kanna 🇺🇸! Randall is a software developer, lead product engineer, and the author of The Standout Developer.Once upon a time, Randall learned the unsettling truth that almost everyone on her team earned more money than her. She mustered the courage to confront her boss and said, “Hey! Google is interested in me. I could go there, or you can give me the fair salary bump I deserve!” They obliged, and at that moment, Randall learned just how important it is to advocate yourself.Randall wants you to have the best possible start to your tech career and joins the podcast to share what she’s learned about how to stand out and thrive in tech. Spoiler: It’s not just about your coding skills.🔗 Connect with Randall 🐦 Twitter 🌐 Website 📄 LinkedIn 🧰 Resources mentioned📕 The Standout Developer⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoy this episode please leave a 5 star review here and let us know who you want to see on the next podcast. You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
Ask Better Questions, Get Better Jobs: How Spencer Sped up His Interview Process and Got an Offer Only Four Days after the First Interview
🎙 About the episodeMeet Spencer Dye 🇺🇸! Spencer is a new developer who recently got his first dev job! In the past, he was a designer, but before that, he studied to become a biologist, and then, an accountant! While moonlighting as a designer during his studies, he discovered Webflow, and from there, realized that development is... kind of fun?In this episode, you'll hear how Spencer learned to code, kept up his motivation by practicing stoicism and filling in a habit tracker, and ultimately landed his first dev job after only five months since he decided to change careers. Alex and Spencer discuss whether you should focus on any job or only the jobs you like, why your background is your asset, and are your coding skills the only thing you should focus on. You'll hear how Spencer interviewed his interviewers and focused on making a human connection - which resulted in one of the shortest interview processes we've heard about on the pod!Plus: YouTube recommendations, your tweets, and many words of encouragement.🔗 Connect with Emre 👨💼 LinkedIn 🌐 Website ⏰ Timestamps How Spencer went from computers to design to biology to accountancy, back to design, and eventually, into development (01:25) Before learning frontend, Spencer freelanced as a designer and worked with Webflow (03:03) Spencer dropped out of college and decided to learn development (03:44) How Spencer created his own curriculum and why he used a habit tracker (04:40) What challenges Spencer faced while learning to code (06:17) Nobody teaches problem-solving, but it's essential (06:51) It only took Spencer five months to learn to code at a hireable level (07:53) Community break! Here's what you've been tweeting and posting on LinkedIn (08:35) Interviewing is a skill (11:17) What's the benefit of focusing only on opportunities you find exciting (12:07) How stoicism helped Spencer during his job search (12:46) What Spencer found surprising during his job search (14:23) Why the job Spencer ended up getting had the most effortless interview process compared to the previous ones (15:06) Where does Spencer work now? (16:30) Did Spencer's previous experience in design help him in his new role? (16:56) Another advantage: Spencer interviewed his boss! (17:49) On transferable skills (18:18) Quick-fire questions: favorite frontend YouTube channels, future coding plans, and English breakfast tea (18:52) Why Spencer chose a career in coding (21:03) Webflow jobs vs. coding jobs (22:37) How Spencer got the job within five days of his first interview (24:29) Spencer's interview process and interviewing his interviewers (22:54) Focus on making a human connection! (26:47) Did Spencer have a tech interview? (29:35) Your coding skills are not the only thing (30:31) Why it's important to practice interviewing (32:45) Spencer's tip: Apply at the same company through multiple channels! (33:30) Closing advice: You will get better! Just focus on the smallest steps. (34:58) 🧰 Resources Mentioned Front-end Developer Career Path Scrimba's Discord Community freeCodeCamp Everyday habit tracker Web Dev Simplified on YouTube DesignCourse on YouTube Traversy Media on YouTube ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
Learn to Advocate for Yourself with GitHub Developer Advocate Rizel Scarlett
🎙 About the episodeMeet Rizel Scarlett 🇺🇸! Rizel is a Developer Advocate at GitHub. She's also a career changer, software engineer, and community builder! Rizel dropped out of psychology studies after running out of money. Then she went into IT support, then into coding, and then realized that, after working in an organization that teaches women and non-binary people of color to code, developer advocacy could be a great career for her! In this episode, you will hear how Rizel learned to code, paved her own path, and knew when she needed to pivot. You'll learn why internships are cool and what to be on the lookout for if you're looking for your first opportunity. Rizel will also teach you why you need personal branding and how to do it even if you're an introvert - complete with step-by-step instructions on how to write a blog post, practice public speaking, or network. 🔗 Connect with Rizel 👩💼 Linkedin 🌐 Website 🐦 Twitter 👩🚀 GitHub 🧰 Resources Mentioned How to support early career developers freeCodeCamp ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
Pre-Interview Nerves Are Just Stage Fright: Learn How to Manage Them With Pianist-Turned-Developer Emre
🎙 About the episodeMeet Emre Albayrak 🇹🇷! Emre is a classical pianist from Turkey who decided to change careers, so he trained as a pilot! But then, the pandemic hit. Looking for something else to do (yet again), Emre discovered coding, tried it, and realized he enjoyed it! Only a year after starting to learn to code, Emre landed a job at an international IT company.In this episode, Emre talks about his long and winding but also efficient path to becoming a developer. You'll hear how he learned to code, what resources he used, and how he approached his portfolio projects and job applications! You will probably learn something about keeping up your motivation and managing stage fright before your interviews.🔗 Connect with Emre👨💼 LinkedIn🧰 Resources Mentioned Front-end Developer Career Path Scrimba's Discord Community freeCodeCamp ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
New to Coding? Take Action with Practical Tips from CodeNewbie Founder Saron Yitbarek
🎙 About the episodeMeet Saron Yitbarek 🇺🇸! Saron is a developer, entrepreneur, community builder, and the founder of CodeNewbie. Saron has been helping new developers break into tech for a decade, and in this episode, she distills her best and most sought-after advice! Saron, who recently launched a new project called NewDevCareer.com, is a career changer herself - she first studied to become a doctor! In this interview, you will hear how she decided to make that change, why her first attempts at learning to code didn't work, and what she wishes she knew then. You will learn the ins and outs of different paths you can take to break into tech. You will get practical tips for creating deeper connections within your online community - and learn why they're important. Saron and Alex also discuss the right motivation to learn to code, why tech is fascinating, and how to decide what to learn first.🔗 Connect with Saron 🧑💻 CodeNewbie 👩💼 Linkedin 🌐 Website 🐦 Twitter ⏰ Timestamps Saron’s road to becoming a developer: Originally, she studied to become a doctor and then worked as a journalist (01:31) How Saron got interested in tech after reading a book on Steve Jobs (03:32) How Saron approached learning to code and why that approach was wrong (05:43) Saron first joined startups working in sales and marketing and decided to try coding again out of frustration (08:03) Bootcamp, university, or a self-directed path? Here’s how Saron made that decision (09:38) The benefits of bootcamps… and coding communities (11:35) Community break! Jan the producer reads your tweets, reviews, and LinkedIn posts (13:21) How can an aspiring developer involve more in the community? (15:21) How to foster deeper connections online? (17:24) How important is consistency when learning to code? (19:21) Can anybody teach themselves coding? (20:23) What is the right motivation to become a developer? How much should you be passionate about coding? (22:00) What are a first-time developer’s biggest assets and why? (24:22) Is “passion” too strong of a word? Should you be passionate about coding? (27:15) The importance of mentoring juniors (28:53) Junior developers are an investment (30:45) What is newdevcareer.com? (32:22) Information is all around us, but we’re lacking action (36:42) What is the main problem new developers face? (38:38) 🧰 Resources Mentioned CodeNewbie NewDevCareer.com Scrimba Podcast: Tech Layoffs Are Still Happening, and ChatGPT Can Code: How To Stay Ahead of the Curve as a New Developer, With Lane Wagner How to Be Great? Just Be Good, Repeatably ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
How Butcher-Turned-Developer Jamie Got the First Coding Job He Applied For
🎙 About the episodeMeet Jamie Baker 🇬🇧! Jamie is a recently hired new developer who used to be a butcher. Recently, he took the plunge to leave his growing business and, at 38, start his first front-end developer job after only interviewing at one company! This is a story of perseverance and knowing when to niche down. You will hear how Jamie started coding, why he loves CSS, and how he fell in love with Shopify. You will learn why you should be enthusiastic about the tech you're working with and why if you're sending too many resumes, that might mean you need a better strategy. Jamie also talks about his typical day as a developer working at a Shopify agency, why honesty and people skills matter, and why you shouldn't sleep on domain knowledge. There are also some fun quick-fire questions!🔗 Connect with Jamie 👨💼 LinkedIn 🌐 The butcher shop ⏰ Timestamps How Jamie started learning CSS by hosting a football forum (01:54) How Jamie landed his first paid gig while knowing only CSS (03:16) How Jamie decided to go from a craft butcher shop owner to front-end developer (and discovered Scrimba) (04:33) Jamie learned to code alongside his day job (07:29) His butcher shop had a Shopify website, and Jamie loved it (08:01) Today, Jamie works in a Shopify agency (09:17) How Jamie decided to narrow down his focus on Shopify-related jobs (09:58) Community break! (11:32) How Jamie left his business and started a coding job at the age of 38 (13:11) The job Jamie got was the only job he applied for! (13:54) Jamie's personality and people skills played the biggest role when it came to him getting the job (14:29) Find what excites you! (18:44) Quick-fi e questions: Favorite coding courses? Is CSS a language? Why is everybody wearing headphones? (19:28) What Jamie's typical day at a Shopify agency looks like, and why you should put yourself in the shoes of the user (21:50) Why you should be honest with your prospective employers (23:27) Has the career change been worth it for Jamie? (17:00) Next week: Saron Yitbarek, the founder of CodeNewbie! (29:20) 🧰 Resources Mentioned Front-end Developer Career Path Scrimba's Discord Community Scrimba Podcast: Becoming a Standout Developer with Randall Kanna ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
Tech Layoffs Are Still Happening, and ChatGPT Can Code: How To Stay Ahead of the Curve as a New Developer, With Lane Wagner
🎙 About the episodeMeet Lane Wagner 🇺🇸! Lane is an engineering manager and the founder of Boot.dev. In this episode, as an experienced leader and educator, Lane talks about the recent changes in the job market and what they mean for aspiring and established developers alike. With tech layoffs and AI that can write code, how do you even stand out?Lane and Alex discuss the future of the industry as well as the ongoing recession and why it seems to hit tech companies especially hard. You'll learn what's the main difference between a developer and an AI that can write code and how to focus on it. They also talk about different types of companies, how different paths require different strategies to break into tech, and why it's okay to change companies as that's the quickest way to learn and figure out what works for you..🔗 Connect with Lane 👨💼Linkedin 🌐 Website 🐦 Twitter ✏️ Blog ⏰ Timestamps Why is the tech industry experiencing layoffs? (01:41) Do tech layoffs affect junior developers in the long run? (03:20) Why we are in a recession: the (tech) bubble created during the COVID pandemic burst (05:00) Why have big companies mostly hired seniors in the past three years (08:31) Should junior developers aim to work at smaller companies? (09:24) Getting a job requires different strategies for different types of companies (12:29) Changing jobs is okay! (16:06) Community break! (18:23) Get your first developer job ASAP because that's the quickest way to learn (20:36) AI can write code. Should developers be worried for their livelihoods? (22:37) The difference between ChatGPT and a junior developer (26:03) If your biggest selling point as a junior is what technologies you use, you're doing something wrong (30:21) What we can learn from the data available at layoffs.fyi (33:39) We can't control most things happening in the job market, but we can focus on the things we can control: Lane's advice for junior developers (35:21) 🧰 Resources Mentioned boot.dev layoffs.fyi Blog post: What Do Tech Layoffs Mean for Budding Developers Scrimba Podcast: How to become a successful Junior Developer with Danny Thompson Scrimba Podcast: How to Use Twitter to Beat Your Social Anxiety and Land Your First Job, with Scrimba Student Trecia ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
Why Finding a Mission Fit Is Important, with Scrimba Student Matheus
🎙 About the episodeMeet Matheus Pessoa 🇧🇷! Matheus is a recently hired new developer who landed his first junior developer job after only about a year of learning to code. To make this story even more awesome, the CTO of the company he works at reached out to him! In this episode, you'll hear how Matheus approached learning to code with ADHD, how he chose front-end development as a career that blends his several different interests, and how, ultimately, he landed his first dev job. You'll learn what's important when applying for jobs at startups (hint: it's not necessarily your tech knowledge, especially if you're a junior), can you apply for a position involving something you haven't learned yet, and how not to get stuck if everybody on your team is super young.🔗 Connect with Matheus 👨💼 Linkedin 👨🚀 GitHub 🧰 Resources Mentioned Frontend Developer Career Path Scrimba's Discord Community Matheus' museum project Optimize Your LinkedIn Page with Danny Thompson Scrimba Podcast: How to Make Your LinkedIn Stand Out Scrimba Podcast: An Introvert's Guide to Networking (and Becoming Amazing at LinkedIn), with Stephanie Chiu from PayPal ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
From Commodore 64 to Bootstrapping a Company: Netlify Ceo Matt Biilmann on Coding, Hiring, and the State of the Job Market
🎙 About the episodeMeet Mathias Biilmann 🇩🇰! Matt is CEO and Co-founder of Netlify, a cloud computing company you might have heard of. He's also a self-taught developer who was a music journalist in a past life! In this episode, he talks about bootstrapping a company, and hiring his first developers. He also talks about how he initially learned to code and, eventually, decided to change careers! Yes, this story will also take you to the time before everybody had Internet. Matt will teach you how to best position yourself as a developer, and why companies in different stages of their development look for different things in their hires. Alex and Matt will discuss the current state of the job market and whether you should be worried about the potential for finding job opportunities. And on top of that, this episode is also about the fascinating story about the inception of a company we all know and love.🔗 Connect with Matt 👨💼Linkedin 🐦 Twitter 🧰 Resources Mentioned Netlify Netlify Drop, formerly BitBalloon Jamstack Scrimba Podcast: How to Avoid Burnout, Improve Your Confidence and Keep Coding Fun, with Scrimba Student Sylvia ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
How to Use Twitter to Beat Your Social Anxiety and Land Your First Job, with Scrimba Student Trecia
🎙 About the episodeMeet Trecia Kat 🇿🇦! Trecia is a new developer from South Africa who originally wanted to work in healthcare. She eventually decided to study IT, but she dropped out of college when it turned out that online resources were better! Today she's a front-end developer. She got her feet wet in the world of Developer Advocacy, she beat her social anxiety, and she even spoke at a conference! In this episode, you'll learn why passion doesn't mean you'll be great at something - and how to recognize what you can actually be great at. Trecia tells us how she learned to code, overcame her fear of interacting with people she doesn't know, and landed her first developer job. Twitter was essential for Trecia's journey - she will teach you how to use it to get out of your comfort zone and what Tech Twitter tropes to ignore. You will also hear about Trecia's DevRel internship at Strapi and how she ended up speaking at a conference by trying not to speak at a conference. 🔗 Connect with Trecia 👩💼Linkedin 🌐 Website 🌐 Blog 🐦 Twitter 🧰 Resources Mentioned freeCodeCamp Learn Javascript for free on Scrimba Trecia at Next.JS Intro to artificial intelligence and Developer Relations with Pratim Bhosale Pratim Bhosale on Twitter TraversyMedia on Youtube Scrimba Podcast: How to get started in Developer Relations according to Head of Developer Relations Phil Leggetter ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
How to Get Better at Communication and Teamwork, with Patrick Akil
🎙 About the episodeMeet Patrick Akil 🇳🇱! Patrick is a software engineer, Golang trainer, and the host of the Beyond Coding podcast. In this interview, he shares his story of becoming a developer and talks about everything beyond coding - mindset, mental health, life- and soft skills. By the way, this is the 100th episode of the Scrimba podcast! 🎉In this episode, you will learn how to become a better team player and what being a good communicator actually entails. Patrick will teach you how to find your strengths even if you're not the best coder in the world, why mental health is important, and how creating genuine connections with your coworkers benefits everybody. You will also hear how Patrick pivoted to coding after initially missing an opportunity to study it at a university and how he learned from consultants from a company he later worked for! 🔗 Connect with Patrick 📹 YouTube 👨💼Linkedin 🌐 Website 🐦 Twitter 🧰 Resources Mentioned Beyond Coding on Youtube Beyond Coding on Anchor Beyond Coding: Mental Health Problems and Conference Talks, with Stacy Cashmore ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
Reach out to People You Know and You'll Be Surprised: From Comedian to Developer with Scrimba Student Amy
🎙 About the episodeMeet Amy Corson 🇺🇸! Amy is a recently hired new developer. She's also an aspiring comedian! During the pandemic, she realized she was unhappy with her day job and decided to change it. So: this episode is both insightful and funny!In this interview, Amy talks about learning to code and how her brother, also a self-taught developer, introduced her to Scrimba. You'll learn about ghost buses, local coding meetups, and how help can come from the unlikeliest of places. Amy also teaches you how to pick a coding project you're not going to give up on, even if it might give you food poisoning. Ultimately, you will hear how Amy approached both studying and applying for jobs, how she prepared for the job interview that landed her the job she's doing now, and why vague emails from recruiters are even more stressful when you're in the mountains. 🔗 Connect with Amy 👩💼 Linkedin 🌐 Website 👩🚀 Github 🧰 Resources Mentioned The Front-End Developer Career Path Scrimba's Discord server! ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏
It's about Who You Know: An Introvert's Guide to Networking (and Becoming Amazing at LinkedIn), with Stephanie Chiu from PayPal
🎙 About the episodeMeet Stephanie Chiu 🇺🇸! Stephanie is a self-taught iOS software engineer and career coach. She's also a chemical engineer who thought she would never code... until she met people who actually worked in tech!In this episode, you'll learn everything about her path to becoming a developer and landing her first job at PayPal! You'll also learn how important it was for Stephanie to be a part of a local developer community. Stephanie will teach you how to optimize your LinkedIn (and think about what recruiters see), seek mentorship, and reach out to senior developers for coffee chats, even if you're introverted.Stephanie and Alex share excellent tips to help you find your niche and stand out as a new developer. They also discuss predictions for the state of the industry and job market in 2023. 🔗 Connect with Stephanie 👩💼 Linkedin 🌐 Website 🐦 Twitter 👩🚀 Github 🧰 Resources Mentioned Levels.fyi - Salaries and tools to level up your career Scrimba podcast with Austin Henline: How to make your LinkedIn profile standout according to a LinkedIn expert Scrimba's Discord server! ⭐️ Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here and tell us who you want to see on the next podcast.You can also Tweet Alex from Scrimba at @bookercodes and tell them what lessons you learned from the episode so they can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏