Success Story:

Masha Budryte

Hired in August 2019

From Bartending to Tech.

Masha was a bartender with a degree in Human Nutrition, as well as doing freelance testing of mobile apps, before she decided to retrain. She was hired in August 2019 and now works for Thoughtworks. 

Read more success stories of some of our graduates: Funmi Adewodu, Gabriela Budeanu, Jordan Brooks, Lorraine Phillips, Chris Harrop, Daniah Mah, Dominic Vernon, PJ Johnstone

If you are not sure whether you should attend a coding bootcamp or not, bear in mind that it will teach you much more than just coding.”

I graduated from university with a degree in Human Nutrition. Then I did some freelance, mostly testing mobile apps, I worked in a couple of start-ups in a non-tech roles as well as worked as a bartender for almost a year.

I was always interested in techie and geeky things. I even did a few coding courses online. After the yet another internship at the medical start-up I have made a decision to ‘commit’ to coding and see whether it something for me.

This is how I ended up in Makers and it was definitely one of the best decisions I have made. Makers actively encouraged communication in our cohort even before we had a chance to meet each other in person. Your cohort becomes somewhat of the first network circle in your new life as a dev.

We had quite a mix of backgrounds in our cohort and also different levels of proficiency in coding. One of the best things was constant pair-programming with daily rotations so you end up working with every cohort mate at least twice — this really helped to build connections quickly and make friends.

Beyond the cohort there is a big network of current and former Makers students in which people post all sort of events, tech and non-tech happening both at Makers and outside. Our cohort still stays in touch with each other and try to meet up from time to time.

Now, I work in a consulting company which means that most of my work is happening at the client site. I am currently working at the project that is happening in Scotland.

You can read more about my story here

 

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