Jade Wilson is a Software Developer at Microsoft, based in the United Kingdom. Although she studied Computer Science in college, Jade's initial onramp into tech was anything but a walk in the park. In addition to dealing with discrimination early on, Jade discusses the hardships of balancing job searches, becoming and growing as a developer, and parenting. She also shares her views on empowering women in tech, and shares the importance of overcoming self-doubt, encouraging persistence and confidently express oneself. Chapters: (00:45) Intro (04:56) College Studies (11:05) First Interviews & Landing Her First Job (20:57) Working through problems (25:40) Getting recruited by Microsoft (36:34) Biggest Struggles Being Remote (41:51) Empowering Women in Tech (45:13) A Day in the Life at Microsoft (55:07) Experience with Azure Cloud (59:17) Using AI Tools (01:02:48) Content Creation (01:11:45) Hot Seat Jade's Links: Social links: https://jade-codes.dev LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-codes/