It’s not a growth thing, it’s a career change.

I grew up surrounded by educators. Teachers, social workers, principals, librarians, you name it. The adults in my life were all involved with teaching the younger generations. It’s something that I quickly became passaionate about. I grew up wanting to be an educator.

The most fulfilling memories of my career are the times where I’ve been a guide. Seeing that lightbulb go off for the junior dev learning something new. Guiding a mid-level developer in leading a project for the first time to help them grow. Watching that senior graduate to principle. That’s what keeps me going in this industry.

I’ve been asked a few times why I want to be an EM. I love building things and I do enjoy seeing a system I built or helped build bring a product together. Technology is great and there are some genuinely interesting problems in the world that I’d love to help solve.

The thing that I find most fulfilling in my work though, is ,and I think always will be, helping someone grow.