zds
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Comment · 4 years ago
this is why we show up to work in the morning! thank you so much. if you have more you want to share, shoot me an email!
Comment · 4 years ago
this is why we started the company! it killed me in college, but it didn't have to be that hard. so glad we could play a small part in your career!
Comment · 4 years ago
thank you!
Comment · 4 years ago
thank you so much! glad to hear the java and python paid off ;)
Comment · 4 years ago
congratulations to you on your new career! i almost became a lawyer too ;)
Comment · 4 years ago
this (and every other story in this thread!) really makes everything worth it. would love to hear as much as you're comfortable sharing over email!
Comment · 4 years ago
awesome! would love to hear more (and to tell our team!). shoot me an email!
Comment · 4 years ago
this is amazing to read. thank you so much! would love to hear your story -- I'm zach@ if you want to shoot a note over.
Comment · 4 years ago
that first one brings back memories! thanks for resurfacing these, @dang!
Comment · 4 years ago
thank you! i'm glad you trusted us as a place to start. i hope it's helped you level up your career!
Comment · 4 years ago
Co-Founder and CEO here. We started Codecademy and launched on HN 10 years ago. I'm so thankful to this community for helping us to get started and to see up the momentum! We're committed to making sure that the product stays as great as the one you've used for years (and gets even better!).
Comment · 10 years ago
Codecademy | ONSITE | Senior Full Stack Engineer | New York, NY
We’re looking for a versatile full-stack senior software engineer who bring new ideas and experience from new areas, such as including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, graphics, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile.
As a senior software engineer, you will help lead projects critical to Codecademy’s needs with opportunities to switch projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic about tackling new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
Codecademy’s team is passionate about teaching technical skills to millions of people across the world, and building the best online learning environment. If you value creating polished digital experiences, building scalable systems, and understanding customer and business needs to create awesome web and mobile products, Codecademy is the place for you!
Message me at [email protected] (Cofounder and CEO) or apply here: https://www.codecademy.com/about/jobs/senior-software-engine
email: zach@[company name].com twitter: @zsims