High School Math Teacher to Software Engineer: 3 Lessons Learned

Erik Andersen
2 min readJun 12, 2023
https://youtu.be/AgLAAEcm5S4

Introduction

The Junior Jobs Podcast is a show focused on surfacing the voices of recently hired junior developers to give you relatable and actionable job search advice relevant to TODAY’s market.

In this episode we interview Rebecka Hendricks, a former high school math teacher who recently got her first job as a software engineer. If you’re a teacher, this episode is for you!

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Erik Andersen

Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience. Also an independent coach, teacher, and public speaker. My opinions are my own