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Your first year in tech is all the things - exciting, exhilarating, nerve-wracking, daunting and much more. Join us as we hear the experiences of two Flatiron engineers and their first year in the industry. What were the challenges and obstacles they faced? What were their biggest learnings?...
Your first year in tech is all the things - exciting, exhilarating, nerve-wracking, daunting and much more. Join us as we hear the experiences of two Flatiron engineers and their first year in the industry. What were the challenges and obstacles they faced? What were their biggest learnings? And what advice do they have for new engineers beginning their own journey?
Bonnie Rhee is a software engineer on the Linked Data Infrastructure team at Flatiron Health, where she focuses on creating the best tooling and infrastructure for the downstream data driven teams. Prior to this she was at Yale University studying architecture and computer science.
Neha has an extensive experience of working as a software engineer both in a vibrant and multicultural environment in the US and in a developing and competitive environment in India. She started her professional career as a Software Engineer in Adobe,India. During the course of career, she has worked in multinationals like Goldman Sachs as well as startups like EdLab and Flatiron Health.
What is a great interview question for this type of position?
What are some effective ways to network on LinkedIn? What do companies look for from junior developers in the first 30, 60, and 90 days?
Do you still feel like a 'new' engineer? If not, what moment made you realize you were no longer new to this?
What advice would the "you now" tell the "you in the past" as you prepared for this role/applied for jobs
What training would you RECCDM for 'non-prgmr today? Python?
What is your top tip to prepared for your first day?
Starting my first dev job at the end of the month. How do I handle all the stuff I will not know how to do? What is the best way to reach out for help that doesn't come off as needy or annoying?
I am very interested in understanding how Flatiron differs in culture and collaboration tactics from other places you have been?
How did you land your first job and how long did you stay with the company
I want to start working remotely, How the client can show better trust me?
Want to restart career in tech as was raising up my kids. Need some guidance to begin with as technology is evolving.
How did you stay calm when you did not know how to do something that needed to be handed in asap?
What has been the motivation and driving force this one year. What came as most challenging to you?
What were your favorite resources for expanding your software engineering background?
How did you know how to approximate deadlines (how did you approximate how long a task would take to finish)?
What would you wish your male colleagues had done differently to give a better experience on your first year in tech?
What does "success" look and feel like a year into tech?
What was the most surprising thing about your first year in tech?
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