Acting, Front End Dev, and Golang with Rita Iglesias

Rita Iglesias is a Software Engineer currently employed at a startup called Topi. Lately, Rita has been creating projects using React for the frontend and Go for the backend. She also creates some awesome content relating to the tech world! In this episode, Rita takes us on a journey through her time entering the tech industry while sharing valuable insight and entertaining stories along the way.

00:00 Introduction

01:55 What is Rita Doing Today?  

09:22 First Memories of a Computer

21:10 Direction after High School  

32:30 Pursuing a Degree in the Performing Arts

38:30 Employment Outside of School   

44:40  Learning to Code 

54:00 Applying to the First Job in Tech

1:07:15 Moving on From Front End Development

1:17:30 Goals For The Future

1:30:00 Contact Info 

Connect with Rita: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rita_codes

Rita's Website: https://rita.codes/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Topi: https://www.topi.eu/en

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