Mary Webby
Pinterest: Sr. Software Engineer, Full Stack
requires knowledge of Java, JavaScript, and Python, as well as React/Redux
Junior Backend Engineer Markets & Subscriptions / Junior Backend Engineer Content Catalog
requires knowdledge of Java & Python, and experience with SQL and No SQL databases
I specifically chose Java and Python because I want to stay competitive within the companies that I specifically drawn to. Being more on the creative side, a lot of the industries and job postings I gravitate to require knowledge with building full stack applications on those languages
- Resources
- HyperSkill: Introduction to Java
- HyperSkill: Java Backend Developer(Spring)
- Coursera: IBM Data Engineering course
- DataCamp: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- AWS Certification: Practitioners Exam
- Mentorship/Peers
- I already currently have a mentor who was my bootcamp instructor, we work together on connecting me to industry professionals and discuss good next steps for me to take. He currently works as a Manager for a SW team in a data company.
- Hands-On Practice
- Create a pinterest-esque style app for my friends and I to use to display our current projects we are working on, implementing bootstrap mansonry
- 2 weeks: Complete Java Hyperskill Course + Begin Backend course with Springboot
- 4 weeks: Set up running java locally with the IntelliJ IDE and begin personal project
- 6 weeks: Begin IBM course on data engineering for python to brush up on skills
- 8 weeks: Take AWS Certification & Continue personal project scaling with resources
- Certification Achieved: Java intro course
- Practical Knowledge: Comfortable writing and completing leetcode problems
- Job-Readiness: Meet the qualifications of my dream roles
I want to make sure I am placing good study habits right off the bad with specific times, I don't want to make myself burnout in the first week. Calendar events