interviews

Interested in learning more about what software engineers do? By definition, software engineers build digital products, database programs, and computer systems for businesses by applying different kinds of programming languages to user-focused applications.But to give you a better picture of what it's like to work as a software engineer, we spoke with Xavier, a Senior…

Bringing history to life on screen isn’t always easy, especially with something as visceral as food and feasting. To help people experience dining at court in way that’s truly vivid we used ‘historical interpreters’ who appear in a cameo role each week. So, what does it take to transform into a historic figure? We thought…

Catherine Zhou manages the data science team at Codecademy. She’s been working at Codecademy for 3 years and as a data scientist for ten. Because the job title of “Data Scientist” is relatively new, Catherine’s title has ranged over the years from quant to researcher to business intelligence analyst to engineer — but through it…

Codecademy for Business and our friends at Code Climate have been meeting with engineering leaders to talk about their career journeys, leadership tactics, and their advice for the next generation of engineers in a new series, 1 on 1 with Engineering leaders.So far we’ve heard from Tara Ellis of Netflix and Brooks Swinnerton of GitHub.…

In the past decades computers have radically changed society. The digital revolution has had a powerful effect on lots of fields, including communication, economics, art and science. The impact of digital technology is visible almost everywhere in our lives: shaping social behaviour and mentality but also practical skills like cooking, driving and reading. In recent…

by Eddie Litonjua Personal development is a widely used but rarely explained term. In essence, it’s the lifelong process of investing in yourself. It’s about expanding your knowledge and skillsets so you can attain the goals you set yourself, both personally and professionally. Personal development is about engaging proactively with life. Rather than waiting for…

We couldn’t be more excited to introduce you to Isabel Abonitalla — a computer science and biology student, programmer, entrepreneur, and one of the leaders of Codecademy’s CUNY Tech chapter. CUNY Tech is the Codecademy Community chapter made up of the schools in the City University of New York school system, led by Isabel and…

Thinking about a career in back-end development? We spoke with Doug, a senior back-end engineer here at Codecademy, to find out more about what the day to day looks like for someone in a back-end role.What’s Doug’s favorite thing about being a back-end engineer? He tells us, “I like that there’s a really wide realm…

Are you a front-end developer, thinking about switching from front end to back end? We talked with Arnav Luthra, a Back-End Software Engineer at Delivery Hero, to find out how he made the transition.Making the switch from front end to back end can feel daunting. It means having to learn new frameworks, new languages, and…

Codecademy for Business and our friends at Code Climate have been meeting with engineering leaders to talk about their career journeys, leadership tactics, and their advice for the next generation of engineers in an interview series, 1 on 1 with Engineering Leaders.We’ve had conversations with Tara Ellis of Netflix, Brooks Swinnerton of GitHub, and Gergely…