I was a full time software engineer for 5 years and now I've recently switched to full time developer relations. And I also mentored for Bloc (an online software bootcamp school) for 4 years!
Four years ago I was where you may be now. A complete newb to all things technical. I worked at a small tech startup where I designed and marketed a mobile application. After working with our developers day in and day out I found their work to be much more interesting and exciting.
So I went to a few tech conferences and met the right people who convinced me to apply to The Starter League, a bootcamp school for web development. After graduation I started working as a Junior Developer at Software for Good. Also, while in Minneapolis I got involved in the local tech community and become the Web Director for Girls in Tech Minneapolis. By March of 2014 I made the jump to San Diego where I worked at Intuit (Turbotax) as a Software Engineer. The entire time I've been in San Diego I've also been working part time with Bloc.io mentoring students. In September 2015 I traveled and worked remote full-time with Bloc.io mentoring the full stack students! Current update, I still mentor with Bloc part-time because I'm now a full time software engineer at Iora Health and based out of Minneapolis, MN.
Learn more about me here: bobbileehartman.com