Yetunde Adebisi
If you think logically and can easily understand instructions, then software developer is a great role for you. If you have a flair for Maths it is not difficult and is easy to pick up.
About Yetunde...
Who am I?
"Yetunde is a software developer, designing and testing solutions for software systems that support technical products to work.Yetunde is a logical thinker and is persistent, skills that really are really useful when designing and checking software, the ‘Developer’ and ‘Explorer’ type fit her role well. She is practical and curious which are good for problem solving. The ‘Innovator’ part of her personality fits well with her being creative and developing solutions and ideas for the company."
What do I do?
"Yetunde is a software developer. She helps to design, improve and troubleshoot software for mobile technology such as phones and laptops and for embedded systems like smart TV, set top boxes, navigational systems, and in vehicle systems. The work requires her to think logically, follow instructions and problem solve, all of which she really enjoys. She loves to find solutions to software challenges. Yetunde works flexible hours but likes to be in the office by 10:00am. Her days are spent at the computer investigating why software is not working as expected, she may have to combine information from different data sources to find the solution. Yetunde designed an application that handles how a telephony system will work, she says it was exciting to implement the solution and see it run on the system.Yetunde has the opportunity to travel and has been to Norway and Poland, but she has chosen not to travel as much because of her family. Yetunde says there are plenty of opportunities to progress from software engineer to senior consultant and into management, project manager or engineering manager."
How did I get here?
"Yetunde’s brother and sister are both engineers so she had plenty of inspiration from them. She had a flair for Physics and Maths at school and knew she wanted to be an engineer. Her brother bought a computer in the ‘90s and she knew she wanted to write software then. She took her degree and then her post graduate degree in IT and Communications. Her starting salary after graduating was £18,000."
The life I live
"Yetunde likes cycling, running and reading, as well as spending time with her family.She sees herself in the future as a technical manager or even a university lecturer."