What I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Career in Tech as a Woman

Short summary

A software developer with four years of experience across two countries shares practical and mindset lessons from navigating a tech career as a woman. Key themes include trusting your technical instincts, accepting that discomfort in new rooms is not a signal you don't belong, finding community early, and recognizing that good engineering is collaborative rather than about knowing everything. The overarching message is that the career is long and consistency matters more than speed.

• •You will repeatedly have to prove yourself; the freeing shift is stopping the need for validation
• •Trust your technical instincts and speak up when something feels off in code or design
• •Find communities of peers early and share your work publicly rather than waiting until you feel ready

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