From 0 to Clojure, Career Change
With Cat Rivers
Software engineer @ Metosin Ltd Need help with a project, contact: first.last@metosin.com As a ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ, I help clients find technical solutions to their business problems and facilitate communication between the stakeholders and the technical team. As a ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ, I build technical solutions for client's problems from user interfaces, and backend services to infrastructure-as-code solutions. As a ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ, I create, validate and deploy predictive models.
Cat Rivers shares her journey from tattooing to software development and back, discussing burnout, coding experiences, and the challenges of career changes. Highlights
๐จ Cat Rivers is a tattoo artist and psychologist who briefly ventured into coding.
๐ป She experienced burnout while juggling entrepreneurship and sought stability in tech.
๐ Coding was seen as a potential career change but led to emotional challenges.
๐ She learned JavaScript, TypeScript, and Clojure, noting their complexities.
๐ค Networking helped her land an internship and eventually a job in software development.
๐ง Imposter syndrome and communication barriers are common in tech environments.
๐ฆ Cat returned to tattooing, emphasizing the need for creative fulfillment.
Spotify version will be published on the 22. of August.
