# How a Neuroscience Graduate Transitioned to Software Engineering

DevFeed: [How a Neuroscience Graduate Transitioned to Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/so-you-want-to-be-a-software-engineer-41247.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.emilykager.com/writing/2018/07/29/my-story.html>)

Published: 2018-07-29T00:42:05Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Emily Kager](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/emily-kager.md>)

Topics: [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Computer science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/computer-science.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mozilla.md>)

Tags: [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [computer-science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer-science.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [internship](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internship.md>), [learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learning.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [mozilla](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mozilla.md>), [software-engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineer.md>), [writing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/writing.md>)

## AI overview

The author describes moving from a neuroscience degree and public-health work into software engineering. After exploring several career options, they took Harvard's CS50x course, pursued a computer science post-baccalaureate program at Mills College, and later began a mobile developer internship at Mozilla.

## Source excerpt

Here I am in 2015, graduating from undergrad with a degree in neuroscience and no concrete plans in place. Exactly two years later, I was starting a mobile developer internship at Mozilla.