In this episode, we sit down with Samantha Coyle, a software engineer who went from a high school athlete with little tech exposure to a leading Go developer. Samantha shares her path through college, where she pivoted to computer science, and how she navigated internships at top companies like Dell and AMD. She also discusses her current work at Diagrid, where she helps build cutting-edge cloud-native applications. Samantha's story highlights resilience, continuous learning, and the importance of strong mentorship in shaping a successful career in tech.

00:00 Introduction

01:50 What is Samantha Doing Today?

09:35 First Memory of a Computer

12:37 Highschool Interests / Sports

30:40 Choosing Computer Science

38:50 Various Internships

55:25 Graduating During Covid

1:00:20 FIrst Job in Go

1:07:00 Working at Intel

1:27:25 Contact Information

Connect with Samantha:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesamcoyle?lang=en

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-coyle/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Diagrid: https://www.diagrid.io/

GopherCon:https://www.gophercon.com/

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Sports, Internships, and Startups with Samantha Coyle