Ep 61 - How to Become A Software Engineer with Victoria Walker

On this episode of #WorkingInTech, we're talking to Victoria Walker. Victoria is the Founder of Vivify Solutions Inc., a one-stop-shop software development company operating remotely out of Atlanta, GA. She specializes in building teams and creating seamless, repeatable processes to help innovators develop and market successful applications.Victoria has been in the tech space since 2013 and a Fullstack Software Engineer since 2019. Her impact has been recognized—she was featured in Voyage ATL magazine’s Hidden Gems and won Best Tech Professional of the Year 2022 from BUiLT International, where she also serves as the Atlanta Chapter Co-Leader.Victoria will share her journey into tech, lessons from building Vivify Solutions, and key insights for anyone looking to launch and scale a successful tech career.𝕏 CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIALS 𝕏Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juwonthetechie/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuwonTheTechieThreads: https://www.threads.net/@juwonthetechieIG: https://www.instagram.com/juwonthetechie/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juwon-io/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juwonthetechieCONNECT WITH VICTORIALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-s-walker/Website: https://app.revature.com/profile/vswalker96/GitHub: https://github.com/vswalker96CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro1:10 - Why Tech?7:10 - Learning Journey10:25 - Getting in without a Degree12:40 - Getting Support18:45 - A Long Journey25:40 - Networking29:35 - Projects42:45 - Support System45:20 - Mentorship56:10 - Best Skills to Learn in 202558:30 - Outlook for Software Engineering1:00:50 - Biggest Career Challenge1:09:00 - Final Words1:10:20 - Conclusion