Working in Tech Ep 74 - How to Become A Software Engineer with Milecia McGregor

The #WorkingInTech series follows the career journeys of thriving tech professionals. We unpack their stories to turn lessons learned into useful tips to help you make winning career moves.

On this episode of #WorkingInTech, we're talking to Milecia McGregor. Milecia is an Associate Director and Senior Staff Engineer at Method, where she helps startups build full-stack TypeScript prototypes and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS.

She’s held engineering leadership roles at Mediavine, written technical tutorials for DigitalOcean, and worked across the stack at companies like Mozilla, MindTrust, and Conducto. She also founded Flipped Coding, a mentorship program for aspiring developers.

She will share how she went from a background in mechanical and aerospace engineering to senior software roles, the value of technical writing and developer advocacy, and her advice for building a flexible and lasting tech career.

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CONNECT WITH MILECIA
LinkedIn:   / milecia  
Company Website: https://flippedcoding.com/
Blog: https://dev.to/flippedcoding
Portfolio: https://github.com/flippedcoder
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098122259

CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - Why Tech
13:56 - Joining Communities
20:53 - First Tech Job
27:00 - Interview Tips
35:00 - Dev Rel
43:40 - Technical Writing
46:30 - FlippedCoding and Helping Young Devs
53:00 - Workplace Relationships
1:01:16 - Salary Progression
1:04:00 - Final Words
1:06:29 - Conclusion