Hi friends! Welcome to my new series: TALK TECH WITH TIFF! Where I am sitting down with industry professionals to hear about their career journeys and current roles. Today I am sitting down with AK who is a Shopify Software Engineer.

I created this series to hear from people who are established in the tech industry, so that we can all learn what these individuals do in their day to day job and the types of opportunities that are out there.

0:00 Intro
0:28 Software Engineer at Shopify
0:56 What does a Software Engineer at Shopify do?
1:56 How did you you know Software Engineering was what you wanted to pursue?
3:02 Did you have prior experience with coding before going to school?
3:50 One of the best things about coding
4:43 How do you get experience before landing your first tech job?
5:58 What kind of side projects to focus on?
6:45 How to get into Hackathons?
7:58 Winning Princeton's Hackathon
9:53 What to expect as a Software Engineer your first few weeks on the job?
11:23 How long does it take to get comfortable on a code base?
12:03 What do you do when you are stuck on a coding problem?
14:37 Generalist vs. Specialist
15:39 How to know where to specialize in? Frontend? Backend?
16:45 What advice would you give to your younger self?

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// My Story

I am currently a software developer who once modeled and thought I wanted to pursue a career in the fashion industry. While I was modeling in Hong Kong, I eventually felt the desire to further my education. I decided to depart the modeling world and move back to Canada, knowing that could be the end of my modeling opportunities. I attended Ryerson University for GCM (Graphic Communications Management), as I thought I might still work in the fashion industry in another capacity. It was in my last year of university, I was introduced to a very basic coding course. I instantly fell in love. From there I knew I wanted to pursue software development but didn't have a clue where to start. I didn't want to go back to university as I just completed a four-year degree. I decided to enroll in a 10-week intensive coding Bootcamp. From there I started working at a small startup learning and growing my technical and soft skills. I then transitioned to a larger company where I am a software developer and technical consultant today.

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