I started programming at the age of 10 on a commodore computer. Did not have any friends or family members in the field. A lot of hacking, experimentation, and continual improvement. I still take the same approach today.
I am a big believer that for many of us, curiosity, a desire to learn, and no fear of failure are key to learning. I happen to be work in the industry full time, however I apply the same skillset towards art, cooking, welding/fabrication. The ability to analyze and problem solve is really what it is about.
'Learn to learn' is the advice I give anyone entering the field, and oh yeah, drop the ego as that tends to hold you back from your potential; we are are continually learning...
Location: CA/US
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: (Full stack emphasis) Java/Spring, NodeJS, NextJS, React (Typescript focused), RDBMS and Mongo, CI, all that fun stuff.
Summary:
I have over ten years working for startups, high growth startups, and large enterprises, seen a little bit of everything. Would --->love<---- to join a startup (early on or in high growth mode). I have built products, hit the floor at tradeshows in a sales position, and am used to wearing many diffrerent hats. From an engineering perspective, I am a bit of an oddball because I also have formal training in visual communications.
First programming experience at 10 years old on a Commodore 64 (basic programming) and ironcally ended up rewriting a legacy system at one point in my career that was dec basic based into a modern stack. This was the an proprietary system for the worlds largest company in a certain manufacturing space.
Ideally seeking an opportunity to find an opportunity where I can make a high impact, tired of working for boilerplate jobs, performing bug fixes and minor enhancements. Open to contract work, if you have a new project idea, I can get you up and running, and help you grow.
I am a big believer that for many of us, curiosity, a desire to learn, and no fear of failure are key to learning. I happen to be work in the industry full time, however I apply the same skillset towards art, cooking, welding/fabrication. The ability to analyze and problem solve is really what it is about.
'Learn to learn' is the advice I give anyone entering the field, and oh yeah, drop the ego as that tends to hold you back from your potential; we are are continually learning...