Erik Andersen is a Senior Engineer at Yum Brands. He's also a volunteer and advocate for junior developers everywhere, as well as a co-organizer for the Dallas Software Developers meetup group.

In this conversation Erik shares his journey into tech, along with the tips, tricks and lessons learned along the way.

Chapters:

(01:00) Intro

(01:44) Erik's Journey into Tech

(07:32) Story time: Erik's Initial Job Search

(11:28) Traditional Education and 4.0 Students

(16:12) What would Erik do Different?

(19:21) First Jobs and Internships

(22:18) How to Stand Out

(27:26) Thoughts on Data Structures & Algorithms

(32:13) Working for Consultancies

(38:58) Developer to Manager, and Back Again

(40:43) Growing from a Junior to a Senior Developer

(43:31) Content Creation

(47:53) Hot Seat Questions