Dear junior developer, I don’t care about your portfolio

The tech world needs you thinking bigger

Kairsten Fay
CodeX
Published in
6 min readJul 28, 2022

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The number of software developer jobs in the United States is rapidly increasing with no slowdown in sight. Without a doubt, the tech world needs more junior software developers. Yet, companies of all sizes are reluctant to hire juniors when their budget and time constraints demand everyone be…

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Kairsten Fay
CodeX
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Sr. software engineer and storyteller. I publish articles demystifying tech culture. SWE @ Meta. 1x top writer in Technology. Seattle-based. she/her 🏳️‍🌈.