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Anna J McDougall

Full-stack Developer

Feb 1, 2021

How I Became a Junior Software Engineer in Under a Year

Today I announced my first official job as a developer after accepting a position as Junior Software Engineer with Novatec GmbH. I see this job as a long time coming, and the culmination of years of interest in technology and coding, but the truth is...

blog.annamcdougall.com19 min read

#career #junior-developer #programming

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Lauren Lucero

software developer, yoga practitioner, lifelong learner, teacher, human, being (ella/her)

Feb 4, 2021

Thanks for sharing! I'd love to hear how you did all of this WITH A BABY?!

Kelechi P. Nwachukwu

Be a Pluckyspiration

Feb 3, 2021

That’s the way!🥳 Best wishes Anna.

Mohamed Yamani

Software Engineer - I build web experiences and write about it online.

Feb 2, 2021

What a great article, we definitely need more of these in the dev community, ones that share pure human experiences that we can learn from! I have related so much to this piece it's crazy, especially the "floating thought" part! Respect, Anna!!

Victor Adeshile

I Code

Feb 2, 2021

I'm blown away! Really an amazing experience shared. Thanks.Anna J McDougall

Mosopefoluwa Ogunlaiye

Blogging about Data analytics

Feb 1, 2021

So inspiring. Keep it up.👍🏾

Edidiong Asikpo (Didi)

Senior Developer Advocate at Ambassador Labs

Feb 1, 2021

I am so so happy for you Anna J McDougall. Congratulations. 😍