interviews

We’re celebrating International Women’s Day by looking to the future for women in tech.Through our community, we get a glimpse into the tech industry’s future — because today’s learners are tomorrow’s leaders. From what we’ve seen, the next generation is more diverse, open-minded, and innovative than ever. But there’s still more work to do.It’s more…

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…

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…

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…

If you’re not sure what a Data Scientist does, you’re not alone. At a high-level, a data scientist collects and analyzes large amounts of data to find useful patterns and insights. They use tools like statistics, coding, and data visualization to help businesses make smarter decisions. In this article, Catherine Zhou, a Data Scientist at…

Choosing a career path while in college can feel like a huge undertaking. You may still be trying to decide what exactly you want to study, trying to navigate finding an internship, or figuring out what type of job you want to get when you graduate.Because hindsight is 20/20, we interviewed five members of the…

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.…

Codecademy community member Regina Gerbeaux recently went from being a classical piano teacher with no coding experience to landing a job as a software engineer in six months. We sat down to talk with Regina over Zoom about her inspiring journey.If you’re considering a career change, we know it can be daunting. So, as part…

Codecademy for Business and our friends Code Climate are meeting with engineering leaders to talk about their career journeys, leadership tactics, and their advice for the next generation of engineers in our new series, 1 on 1 with Engineering Leaders.  Below is an excerpt from a 1 on 1 chat with Tara Ellis, Manager, UI…

Thinking about a career in full-stack development? We spoke with Taylor, a technology consultant and full-stack software developer at RightNow Media, to find out more about her day to day and what she works on in her full-stack role. Taylor was a consultant on our brand new Back-End Engineer Career Path.In our interview, Taylor defines…