UI-Engineering

Initially a Chicago-based data analyst, Jelanah had her heart set on a more meaningful career in frontend (UI) engineering. She chronicles for us how a life-changing engineering mentor at LinkedIn unlocked her frontend technical skills, supported a relocation to Atlanta, and championed a promotion to software engineer. Finding the right fit at LinkedIn After I graduated from college with an interdisciplinary marketing, math and computer science degree, I wanted to find a role that combined my interests in computer science, math, and marketing. I started my career at Allstate in an […]

Christine’s journey to LinkedIn has not been linear. A graphic designer by training, Christine initially worked in hospitality before she found her true passion in engineering. After working remotely in Arizona as a LinkedIn frontend (UI) engineer, she shares how her supportive supervisor and our Mobile Academy training/mentorship program catalyzed a Next Play internal mobility opportunity to transition into iOS mobile engineering back in her hometown of NYC: Building a coding career at bootcamp When I first graduated from Smith College with a fine arts degree, I was certain my […]