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Emily Gulliver

SheCodes Graduate


Job Title
Software Developer


Location
Western Australia, Australia


Nationality
Australian


Social media
LinkedIn


Written by Sofรญa Cetrulo,
Edited by Sofรญa Cetrulo, July, 2024

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป SheCodes Success Story

Emily

Emilyโ€™s journey from Teaching to Software Development!

๐Ÿ™โ€โ™€๏ธ Before SheCodes

Introducing Emily ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ! Originally from Australia, Emily was a dedicated primary school teacher and a tech enthusiast. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two beautiful little girls. They love outdoor activities, especially walking and bike rides, and enjoying the beach during the summer. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Living by the coast allows them to spend a lot of time outdoors as a family, making the most of the beautiful weather.ย 

Emilyโ€™s career journey began as an IT business consultant in Australia and London before she transitioned into teaching. For the last five years, she has been a primary school teacher who has always looked for ways to integrate technology into her classroom. At her school, she automated many processes with tech solutions and implemented SharePoint across the school ecosystem. Although she loved teaching, she was consistently drawn to technology.ย 

โ€œI really wanted to do it myself but lacked the skill set. I decided to start SheCodes while on maternity leave with my youngest daughter so that I could finally bring all my side projects to life without having to pay someone else to do it.โ€ย 

Emily has always been a tech enthusiast, working on various side projects and even starting her own startup a few years back. In this project, she had to collaborate with developers to bring her web app to life. This sparked her interest in learning how to code so she could handle these projects herself without relying on external help. The final push came from the feedback she received from investors, who suggested she needed to find a CTO. Determined to acquire the skills herself, Emily decided to dive into coding with SheCodes while on maternity leave with her youngest daughter.ย 

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป Her SheCodes Experience

Emily's experience with SheCodes was absolutely wonderful. She loved how the information was presented and felt that Matt did an excellent job of making everything understandable. It truly served as the foundational building block she needed.ย 

โ€œAbsolutely loved it. I loved the way the information was presented. I felt that Mat did an excellent job of making the information he was presenting understandable. It really was the foundation building block that I needed.โ€ย 

She found the SheCodes Front-End course to be incredible. The structure was perfect, with interesting and relevant challenges along the way. The homework and projects were particularly helpful in solidifying the knowledge gained throughout each course. Emily also appreciated that she now has a portfolio to showcase her coding projects! ๐Ÿ’ปย 

๐Ÿ™‹ How SheCodes has Helped to Change Her Life

After SheCodes, Emily took her learning even further. The strong foundation she built with SheCodes allowed her to further her coding education into back-end development, giving her a comprehensive understanding of the full-stack development process. This helped her build side projects and land her first job as a Software Developer. Without SheCodes, this journey would have taken her years, but she managed to transition from teaching to software development in under six months.ย 

Emily is now working as a full-stack software developer for a boutique software development agency specializing in custom integrations.
She has already built some fascinating projects and continues to learn every day. Her role includes writing statements of work, reviewing reports and other documentation, writing code, and creating beautiful web apps. Sheโ€™s proud of how far sheโ€™s come and continues to grow in her new career. ๐ŸŒŸย 

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ Advice to Future SheCodes Student

Emily has some valuable advice for future SheCodes students. She encourages everyone to dive in and start. Follow along with the challenges and push yourself by applying the knowledge to create something similar but slightly different. Keep this process going!ย 

โ€œMaking mistakes and breaking code isn't the best feeling but its also what helps you learn the most!โ€ย 

Embrace the learning journey, and donโ€™t be afraid to experiment and grow. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ปย 

Weโ€™re very proud of you, Emily! ๐Ÿ’œ

๐ŸŽ‰ Emilyโ€™s SheCodes Front-End Testimonial:ย 
โ€œSheCodes Front-End is an incredible course. Itโ€™s structured perfectly, with interesting and relevant challenges along the way. The homework and projects really solidified the knowledge gained throughout each course. I love that I now have a portfolio to showcase my coding projects, too!โ€ย 

๐ŸŽ‰ย  Emilyโ€™s SheCodes React Testimonial:ย 
โ€œWas great to learn how to build an app with components using React. Made the code much easier to read and manipulate!โ€ย 

๐ŸŽ‰ย  Emilyโ€™s SheCodes Plus Testimonial:ย 
โ€œSheCodes Plus workshop has been incredibly well structured and easy to follow. I love how Matt has set out each of the weeks and how it has contributed to the final project. Really enjoyable!โ€ย 

๐ŸŽ‰ย  Emilyโ€™s SheCodes Basics Testimonial:ย 
โ€œThis course has far exceeded my expectations. It is so easy to follow and complete each of the bite-sized lessons.โ€ย 

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