Hack Reactor graduate Jason Wesson was featured on the Culture of Code podcast. You can watch the episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. However you tune in, you’ll enjoy a wide-ranging conversation between Jason and host Felix Thea covering everything from coding bootcamps to imposter syndrome to tech job search advice.
Each week, Felix chats with guests who work in tech including software engineers, data scientists, product managers, and many others to discuss their careers, growth, and success in the tech industry.
In this episode, they touch on Jason’s career transition from 6th-grade science teacher to software engineer, and his decision to apply for and enroll in our Intermediate Coding Bootcamp as his way to make that big change. Jason discusses his bootcamp experience and the value of building coding community. He also talks about his tech job search at length, encouraging others to leverage tech communities like Out in Tech, Women Who Code, and Techqueria, which is how he landed his first software role at Code for America.
Throughout the interview, Felix and Jason also talk about overcoming imposter syndrome, the value of mentorship in tech, and how Jason is handling a fairly recent ADHD diagnosis, which helped explain some of the difficulties he faced at work.
Today, Jason works as a Software Engineer at 2U, which aligns with his passion for education and technology. For those considering a similar path into tech, this episode provides inspiration and practical tech job search advice for navigating the ever-evolving tech market.
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