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1. What were you doing before you became a Software Engineer?  Since I was born, I was expected to become a medical doctor. Most of my reading material during childhood was medical literature and National Geographic. I studied biochemistry at the University of Iowa, while…

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1. What were you doing before you became a Software Engineer? Before I became a software engineer, I was a high school teacher— I mostly taught English 12 and a bit of Spanish 1. 2. Where are you currently working and what do you do?…

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  Why do you believe the Ada program is good for your company?   Zillow is committed to creating more opportunities for hiring women into technology roles. Ada is a great partner that produces professional, and technically skilled women, who have proven successful in a…

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1. What were you doing before you became a Software Engineer? My career prior to Ada was in sports marketing. My last “real” job was marketing and promotions assistant at the Orange Bowl Committee in Miami. However, immediately before Ada I was working random jobs…

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Why do you believe the Ada program is good for your company?   The ability to attract outstanding tech talent is one of our greatest challenges. Ada has allowed us to do that while increasing the diversity of our workforce, making our company better and…

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1. What were you doing before you became a Software Engineer?  Bug-related things. And by bugs I mean insects, not software bugs. I worked as an entomologist studying the evolutionary biology and taxonomy of soapberry bugs. I also worked on mosquito and tick repellent efficacy…

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