In this week’s episode, we explore the journey of Alejandro Aspinwall, a Frontend Engineer at Amazon. You’ll hear how Alejandro began his career deeply immersed in the world of music and what led him to transition to the world of tech. He emphasizes the importance of adaptability in his career shift and provides insights into how coding bootcamps played a pivotal role in his development. Additionally, Alejandro explores the impact of artificial intelligence in his work, particularly discussing how AI tools have become an integral part of his coding toolkit. His experiences offer valuable perspectives on the practical use of AI in software engineering, and his story sheds light on the evolving nature of tech careers and the increasing role of AI in the industry.
Show LinksAlejandro started playing with computers when he was 11 years-old. Since then he has been tinkering with all sorts of technologies that in some way or another led him to work on music, photography, sound engineering, electric engineering, automation, video production, feature film post-production, VR games, and 3D sound. As a Senior Frontend Engineer at Amazon, he is responsible for maintaining and enhancing a suite of applications that cater to over 1 million daily users.
S22:E9 - Coding Bootcamps & Coding Journeys (Mark Thompson)
S22:E8 - From Opera to Code (Anna McDougall)
S22:E7 - Starting out in Open Source (Brian Douglas)
S22:E6 - Technical writing (Philip Kiely)
S22:E5 - Bonus: How should we handle failure? (Compiler)
S22:E4 - Showing up in tech (Jason Lengstorf)
S22:E3 - Demonstrating curiosity kindly with Matt Newkirk (Matt Newkirk)
S22:E2 - Building the bridge across the tech gap (Michelle Glauser)
S22:E1 - The new wave of frontend developer tools are on their way (Chris Ferdinandi)
S21:E8 - How to get into Web3 development (Nader Dabit)
S21:E7 - What does it mean to be a part of the software development life cycle (Cliff Craig)
S21:E6 - What it looks like to be an apprentice engineer at Pinterest (Alison Quaglia)
S21:E5 - What is the Metaverse and what does it look like to build for it (Daniel Liebeskind)
S21:E4 - What is SQL and why you should learn it (Sia Seko)
S21:E3 - Why learning good documentation skills is so important for leveling up (Eddie Hinkle)
S21:E2 - What your bootcamp isn't teaching you (Caitlyn Greffly)
S21:E1 - What it looks like to be an AR/VR engineer (Luca Mefisto)
S20:E8 - How to be a successful solopreneur (Jennifer Yip)
S20:E7 - What we can all learn from the experience of being a neurodivergent developer (Alex Karp)
S20:E6 - How to create successful mobile games (Bria Sullivan)
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