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How to Use Philosophy in Software Engineering, Career Story with Xuan Wang

Xuan Wang

Software Engineer at a UK health tech company

Mentor · OneUpOneDown · 17 August 2021

TechnologyCareer changeLearning both ways

Xuan Wang, a mentee and mentor at OneUpOneDown, taught philosophy for seven years before retraining as a software engineer at a London health tech company. She explains how teaching gave her the empathy and audience awareness that make her a better engineer.

“Keep an open mind, keep learning, keep networking, don’t lose the fire in you – it will take you far.”

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