I am fascinated by coding. Seriously, how does it even work? And what is it like to be the person behind the code — a software engineer?
00:00 Coding is magic.
00:53 Meet Lindsey Redd
01:46 What a day look like for a coder?
02:12 How Lindsey started coding
04:10 What are the different types of software engineers?
05:58 The interview process is a lot
07:28 How do you navigate a predominantly white, male industry?
08:47 Let’s talk money
10:11 Don’t forget the soft skills!
Lindsey Redd has coded for some of the coolest tech companies in the world: Slack, Lyft, and now Stripe. She shares her journey from wanting to be a doctor, to studying computer science at Stanford, to thriving in the top echelons of software engineering. She tells Ascend editor Kelsey Alpaio about some common misconceptions about software engineers, what it’s like to work in a predominately white and male industry, and how to nail an interview for a job like hers.
Produced by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Eliza Laycock
Video by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio, and Eliza Laycock
Assistant editing by Eliza Laycock
Animation and Design by Riko Cribbs and Karen Player
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