Cracking SWE as a Non-CS Major: A Strange Path to Software from Chemical Engineering
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After trying then entire breadth of Chemical Engineering in college, I found that I resonated with software development way more. I tried everything in ChemE: from internships at hot places for ChemE majors, 3 years of research, and clubs/communities on campus. I came to this conclusion at the beginning of my senior year. In my last year in college, I took OOP, DSAs, DS/ML classes, got a SWE internship, and landed an offer at a S&P 500 company in the heinous 2024 market.