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Kelly

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Scholarly

Loyola Marymount University
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Kelly has over 14 years of experience in software engineering and engineering management in venture-backed technology companies.
Education
Technology
Product / Service / Software Development and Management
Computer Science
Honors Student

Q1Career path

Startup Experience

Software Engineering

Career Exploration

1:38

"We never quite found what's known as product market fit, um, but learned a lot in the process."

Q2Main responsibilities

Data Security

Product Development

Team Management

0:50

"I'm building the product and building the team that builds the product"

Q3Day in the life

Project Management

Executive/Leadership

Communication

1:01

"'cause we can, we can all fit in a room."

Q4Most important skills - role

Technical Excellence

Software Development

Customer Empathy

0:40

"customer empathy is probably the most important, which might be a little not obvious coming from the technical side"

Q5Favorite parts - role

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

0:33

"We get to work with a lot of folks within universities, and they're just great people. We know our customers on a first name basis."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Management

Hiring

Leadership

0:26

"The biggest challenge of a small growing company is usually hiring."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Technology

Customer Relations

Software Development

0:38

"Customers will send us a request in the morning, and oftentimes we can get that turned around by the end of the day."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Coding

Software Development Lifecycle

Customer Empathy

0:44

"Keeping in mind the nitty gritty technical details of what you're doing, while also thinking of the customer really helps folks thrive."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Technology

Leadership

Career Exploration

2:03

"This industry is very large and in some ways, like every company is a software company these days."

Q10Entry-level positions

Career Exploration

Entry-Level

Technology

1:08

"Generally I might recommend working at like a scale up or a more mature company, to see how a successful business works."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Job Satisfaction

Leadership

Teamwork

0:39

"An important lesson...is the folks that I'm working with. There's nothing better than just working on a great team."

Q12College ideas for success

Overcoming Challenges

Communication

Teamwork

1:08

"Learning all of the skills from improv, creating like a great group of friends, really changed the trajectory of my time in school and my life and career afterwards."