Sonja Parsell’s Post

I'm attending React Summit US 2024 - get your free remote ticket and join me there with 10k other engineers and 50+ great speakers https://lnkd.in/egKEjUnj #ReactSummitUS

While finding myself a part of my former company's mass layoff two weeks ago was not a welcome event, I'm choosing to focus on the silver lining: - I got to spend the last two weeks of my kids' summer holiday with them and saying 'yes' to everything they wanted to do. That felt GREAT. - I was fortunate to work for over a year with some of the most intelligent and generous colleagues I've ever known. My only regret is that I didn't get to say 'goodbye' properly. - I still get to go to a React conference and Typescript workshop in October (thank goodness I booked that 'continuous learning' benefit before it was too late!), so look out for me if you'll be at #reactadvanced in London. So, yeah, I'm now looking for my next software engineering role and would appreciate any leads or ideas from my amazing network. Feel free to contact me directly with any options. If I'm not qualified, I know a LOT of talented engineers who just might be. 💻 #OpenToWork #softwareengineer #nextmove #womenwhocode

How I feel about becoming a #software #engineer at the age of 48: “The lightness of being a beginner again, be less sure about everything...freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life." Steve Jobs, Commencement address at Stanford (2005) #nevertoolate #neverstoplearning #changethings #womenintech #momswhocode #secondcareer #justdoitalready #softwareengineer

I’m happy to share that today I started a new position as a Software Engineering Apprentice at VTS. It's been such an incredibly rewarding journey to this day! #softwareengineer #neverstoplearning #womenintech #bethechange #flatironschool

This #tech non-profit is so inspiring to me. I have my own story about how I’m trying to break into tech. While it’s been challenging and I’ve worked incredibly hard, my path is also full of privelege and has been, relatively speaking, stress-free. I’ve benefitted by attending Flatiron School for software engineering, and am now a part of DLT Talents, learning in-depth about blockchain. For some reason, I’ve been waiting for that first Junior Software Engineering role to celebrate and start paying it forward for others, but it occurred to me I don’t have to wait. I can start giving back today. I met Ruthe Farmer over a decade ago; she’s a powerful inspiration and has an insatiable passion for equality, and getting underrepresented people into tech. It’s such an important time for that, too. The development of #web3 needs everyone’s voices, thoughts and ideas. The opportunity and challenge to get it right is here. Right now. I’d love to hear from you about other non-profits in this space. Who/what are you contributing to, and how? #girlsintech #womenintech #softwareengineering #breakintotech #lastmile #changetheworld #girlseducation #girlscancode #underrepresented #blockchainecosystem #blockchain #metaverse #metafi #defi #changethings