Using Reflection

Show Notes Topics: Career Advancement, Career Change, Code Schools, Computer Science Education, Learning, Podcasting, Social Responsibility Companies Cogo Labs Madefire Introduction A funny thing happened to Max Mautner after he landed a job as a technical analyst: he noticed his job actually involved writing lots of code. Soon after he realized programming was fun, there was high demand for programmers, and he could get paid more if he could work his way into a position with “engineer” rather than “analyst” in the title. Two jobs later he’d achieved his goal and is now a lead platform engineer at Madefire, creators of an innovative publishing platform combining animation and comic books. As he leveled up Max remained a keen observer of how to improve as an engineer and advance his career. He also noticed many of his friends and colleagues had likewise followed a non-traditional path into engineering, so he started to the podcast “The Accidental Engineer” to “make his friends look good,” and to ins