Jade Wilson is a Software Developer at Microsoft, based in the United Kingdom. Although she studied Computer Science in college, Jade's initial onramp into tech was anything but a walk in the park.

In addition to dealing with discrimination early on, Jade discusses the hardships of balancing job searches, becoming and growing as a developer, and parenting. She also shares her views on empowering women in tech, and shares the importance of overcoming self-doubt, encouraging persistence and confidently express oneself.

Chapters:

(00:45) Intro

(04:56) College Studies

(11:05) First Interviews & Landing Her First Job

(20:57) Working through problems

(25:40) Getting recruited by Microsoft

(36:34) Biggest Struggles Being Remote

(41:51) Empowering Women in Tech

(45:13) A Day in the Life at Microsoft

(55:07) Experience with Azure Cloud

(59:17) Using AI Tools

(01:02:48) Content Creation

(01:11:45) Hot Seat

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