Career Changer Looking for Engineer Role

HeatherFischer·Jan 06, 2022

I used to be a government analyst before leaving the US in 2014 for family reasons. Over the past year I have retrained as a fullstack web developer (MERN stack) with the Digital Career Institute in Germany. I am looking for my first experience as an engineer and would appreciate any leads! Preferably Europe based, but I am open.

prettycold·Jan 07, 2022

Hi @HeatherFischerHere are a few links that may be of help:1. Elpha Job board2. https://codefirstgirls.org.uk/opportunities/job-board/ - This is majorly in London, but I'm sure a lot of other European countries will also be present3. https://shecancode.io/ - This is another good community, again majorly UK4. If you want to check opportunities in Estonia, then https://www.workinestonia.com/latest-offers/?cat=415. MeetFrank App is majorly for European tech companies.If you are interested in pure remote jobs then, I can share a couple of more links too.Good luck with your job hunt!

rachelserwetz·Jan 11, 2022

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