I'm on the Engineering team and I’ve been here for 1 year and 5 months.
I was actually first introduced to Informed K12 as an intern that was a part of CODE2040’s fellows program. Informed K12 ended up being the perfect place for me to grow and learn about what engineering work was all about and so I couldn’t wait to come back after finishing my last year at UCBerkeley.
I’m a big advocate for the growth mindset and truly believe that we can learn and get good at anything we put our minds to. This manifests at work where I love deep diving into things I find initially uncomfortable. Knowing that I’m gradually developing the necessary skills to get comfortable anywhere in our codebase definitely helps in me jumping from challenge to challenge.
I’ve learned how to be more intentional with my work. One thing I’ve always appreciated about Informed K12 is having the opportunity to explore our interests. There is tons of work to do and it can be easy to just go with the flow, but here I’m constantly reminded to focus on what’s going to matter to my skill set in the long run.
I just had one of those days where time flies and I was just having fun tackling some difficult refactoring (sidenote: I think setting my hue lights to change as my music changes might have had something to do with the abnormal levels of concentration).
For me it’s the empathy and care we have for each other. I appreciate how open everyone is to helping each other out and the importance we hold on making sure everyone is growing. Also, having good bonds with each other definitely does make for some pretty good karaoke duos.
I was genuinely surprised by how good everyone is at their job here and how invested everyone is in the work that they do. It really does feel like everyone has something to contribute and having an environment like this opens the door for voices and creativity.
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