Today’s Tech Role Model is Meka Seymour. Currently, she’s a full-fledged software engineer at Harry’s, a startup that makes and sells shaving equipment. Meka started working on their Customer Experience team. As she interacted with more engineers, she realized she wanted to move into software engineering. Instead of quitting her job, Meka took a different approach and shared her vision with her manager. With her manager’s support, she enrolled in online courses and studied in her free time to build her skills.

When you think of the words “job search,” how does your body feel? Anxious? Tense? Uncomfortable? I feel you.

Illustration by Andy J. Miller