In this episode, I had the pleasure to speak with Oscar Romero Jorge, a first-gen immigrant, and a passionate software engineer. He is a DACAmented Mexican American and an activist for equity and inclusion. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and a minor in computer engineering.
Oscar has worked on numerous projects such as VotemosNC, a bilingual space for the Latinx community to get information about elections and voting, google drive and docs API integration, WordPress authentication, as well as started a blog titled “my undocu life” about life as an undocumented individual in the United States.
Episode Topics:
- Breaking into the tech industry
- Coding boot camps
- Self-taught coders
- Striving for higher education as a DACA recipient
- Myths of working in tech
- Benefits of having a career in tech
- Resources to get kickstart your career in tech
Important links
Oscar Romero Jorges website and socials
- Instagram: @oscarmrom
- Website: https://oscarromerojorge.com/
- Blog: https://myundoculife.com/
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