Breaking Into Startups

#103: Madelyn Tavarez - How a Part-time Bootcamp helped her Become an Android Engineer


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Our guest on the podcast has a remarkable story.
Madelyn Tavarez did a part-time bootcamp, while holding a full-time job.
She taught herself how to code.
And became a software engineer at Pinterest now building products for hundreds of millions of people.
She is also a Dominican Republic-native who grew up in Washington Heights and due to her own drive and curiosity was able to change her circumstance.
Her senior year of college she went from being a bartender to an “eat, pray, love” moment which took her to Italy. Which eventually played a big role in Madelyn deciding to teach herself how to code.
Fast-forward to today, she works as an Android engineer at Pinterest. She also continues to get actively involved in different community projects, including the TECHNOLOchicas among others.
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