
Aly Stroud
Java Developer
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Give everything a go! Try to learn to code, create your own website or solve a problem. You can do anything you put your mind to.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
I create and maintain applications for companies to help them solve problems and work more efficiently.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS FIELD?
I have always liked problem solving, but I didn't know what I wanted to do with my future. I 'fell' into software development during my engineering degree as we learnt MATLAB to solve engineering problems. I realised I loved programming and it went from there!
WHAT DO YOU LOOK AT & THINK, "I WISH YOUNGER ME WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS POSSIBLE?"
Being a female software engineer and taking charge of a project which was successful - saving the customer thousands of pounds a year!
WHY DO YOU LOVE WORKING IN STEM?
I absolutely love solving problems. Working hard and struggling but then finally the code works and nothing matches that feeling of elation!
BEST ADVICE FOR NEXT GENERATION?
Give everything a go! Try to learn to code, create your own website or solve a problem. You can do anything you put your mind to.
INSPO / FUN FACT
“You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”