Latest Career switching Podcast Episodes

Dominic Myers (Episode 6)

Career Switching Coders - June 28, 2019 16:15 - 45 minutes
n this episode, we'll be speaking to Dominic Myers. Dom has been a developer for about nine years now and is currently focusing mainly on front-end development. He had a diverse career working as a mental health nurse for the NHS for many years, where he increased his qualification to Bachelors D...

Eddie Andress (Episode 5)

Career Switching Coders - June 15, 2019 12:14 - 48 minutes
In this episode we'll be talking to Eddie Andress. Eddie has an impressive academic career prior to becoming a software developer, studying epigenetics and gaining a PhD in 2009. He took a gamble and got into software development without 100% knowing where it would lead and went to Makers Academy...

Paula Muldoon (Episode 4)

Career Switching Coders - May 21, 2019 18:39 - 42 minutes
In this episode we'll be talking to Paula Muldoon. Paula is a world class violinist. After a successful career in one of the most competitive working environments she decided to pursue something that challenged her more intellectually. We'll be talking about some of the practical reasons she chos...

Lewis Jones (Episode 3)

Career Switching Coders - April 23, 2019 18:15 - 37 minutes
In this episode we talk to Lewis Jones. Lewis finished an Art degree before getting into retail for a few years. He took a chance in stepping into a more technical support analyst role and eventually went to a bootcamp to become a software developer about 3.5 years ago. He's now a senior software...

Tom Gallacher (Episode 2)

Career Switching Coders - March 27, 2019 21:36 - 38 minutes
In this episode we talk to Tom Gallacher. Tom has an impressive career that kicked off with 13 years in experimental physics (including a Doctorate that he's way too modest about). After switching into coding he's had a wide range of roles including backend, frontend and devops positions. He's a ...

Ella Schofield (Episode 1)

Career Switching Coders - March 27, 2019 20:00 - 39 minutes
In this episode we talk to Ella Schofield. Ella has a fascinating background that begins with her dropping out of school at 14, we pick up with her 4 years into her coding career having spent many years working in clubs, ski resorts and charities before doing a coding bootcamp (Makers Academy) i...