Olena
Deering
Senior Software Engineer at Celonis
"Non-traditional Path from Biosciences to Software Engineering"
"Non-traditional Path from Biosciences to Software Engineering"
11 - 9:50 AM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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05//2025 9:50 AM
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"Non-traditional Path from Biosciences to Software Engineering"
"Non-traditional Path from Biosciences to Software Engineering"
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Session: Non-traditional Path from Biosciences to Software Engineering
In this talk Olena will describe her journey from PhD in biosciences to a software engineering bootcamp to becoming a senior software engineer at Apple. Olena will talk about tips and tricks on how to grow and develop technical expertise via networking, conferences, bootcamps and online courses. Olena will talk about the importance of mentoring and supporting others. Olena will discuss her experience of becoming a mom and maintaining a career in software engineering.Key Takeaways
- Non-traditional career in tech is possible.
- How to build up technical skills while working?
- Juggling engineering career and becoming a parent.
- It is important to mentor and network.
Bio
I am a Senior Software Engineer with a non-traditional career path. I have a PhD in Biosciences and I transitioned to engineering via a bootcamp in San Francisco. Most of my engineering career was spent in Silicon Valley where I worked at Apple and Groupon. While working on my career I became a mom of twins. It set me back in my career, but at the same time it allowed me to develop deeper engineering expertise since I stopped the career climb and concentrated on expanding and amplifying my technical expertise.