Femke Buijs
Software Engineer, Mollie
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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When Femke was young (younger), she did not know anything about programming. She was an avid PC gamer when her mother allowed her too, but was never introduced into the wonders of what was behind those fascinating interfaces. Never really knowing what she wanted to do, but having a knack for maths and economics, she chose a study in finance.
What started off as a draining career in finance, continued as a dream job in engineering. These days she works in the FinTech industry as a PHP backend developer. When not trying to prevent systems from breaking, she is busy organising coding camps for high school kids to inspire the younger generation to choose a career in engineering, and gives motivational talks to people within and outside the developer community.
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Stories from a career dropout
Your career can feel like it is taking all the energy you have inside of you. You’re dreading the next working day, and you keep wondering if this is what you are going to do for the rest of your life. But what if it isn't? What if you find a job that makes you feel like you are on top of the world, all while being productive as well? During my talk I will share the lessons I have learned after changing my career, what the points are you need to take into consideration when making such a decision, and how this actually resembles climbing a mountain very well.
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