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Bimpe Ogunmoyero

Design Engineer @ Intel Corporation

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Jun 13th to Jun 20th, 2018

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About Bimpe Ogunmoyero

I am a Design Engineer currently working at Intel, where I''m responsible for products capable of high performance computing and Artificial Intelligence. Prior to that, I worked as a software engineer in different capacities. At Snapchat, now Snap Inc., I was responsible for testing and bringing a lot of the new features/products you now see associated with Snapchat to the app and to the market: memories, bitmoji integration, snap spectacles, auto-stories etc. This was after completing my graduate degree in electrical and computer engineering. Prior to my graduate degree, I worked as a technical architect at Walt Disney co. and was responsible for the architecture and integration of the licensing software used for all Disney products you should ever see, throughout the world.

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Tobi Ajayi

Hi Bimpe,

What aspects of our everyday life (already being improved by apps & software), do you think would be most transformed by an ''AI layer''?

Also what's your take on hybrid technologies (Ionic, Xamarin, React Native) vs Java & Swift for building native apps.

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Oluwakorede Fashokun Software Developer @ DevX

How do I get jobs at a young age?

I believe I have skills that can be useful in many organizations, but I'm often disadvantaged, as many believe a young developer can never be as good or committed as an older one. I also contribute to open source, but lack professional experience.

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Bimpe Ogunmoyero Design Engineer @ Intel Corporation

Thank you for the compliment.

I'm still learning and growing in my field. This is actually a really good question because this has technically been my experience.

The answer is yes. For me, I never actually got any official software engineering degree. I studied electrical engineering in both undergrad and graduate school but just before I wrapped up my undergraduate degree, I got an interest in software engineering. I felt it was too late to make an official change, especially because it was my last semester so I started learning how to use a programming language on my own.

Through books, tutorials, online coding camps etc., I learned and used programming to create basic applications and like I mentioned in my answer to the previous question, I made sure to market that as a skill that I had. This is how my software engineering journey began.

So, not to sound cliche but if you put your mind to it, you can. Don't go into it thinking it won't be difficult because it most likely would be. It might be really difficult but if you truly know what you want to get out of it and you set that goal in mind, you can motivate yourself (and have a good support system motivating you as well) to put in the work that is necessary to make the ''zero experience'' obsolete

Osaretin Emmanuel

Would it be possible for someone who has zero experience in software engineering to study the same at masters degree level and still be as good as you? I want to know if at masters degree level I would be able to cope as they would jump some things I ought to have known at my undergraduate level.

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Bimpe Ogunmoyero Design Engineer @ Intel Corporation

It's all about marketing yourself. If you believe you have the skills, make them believe it too.

Whether it is an official interview position or a networking opportunity, always make sure to take advantage and sell yourself. If you contribute to open source, highlight it in your conversation. If you''ve developed any applications or even simply learned a new technology/programming language, never fail to mention those. Do not let the lack of professional experience deter you.

As a developer, I would also suggest to create a portfolio of your work, no matter how small. If this portfolio is technology-based, like a well designed website or app, that highlights your skills even more and can serve as a great first impression and good conversation starter.

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