Femgineer Spotlight: Stephanie Shupe From Civil to Software
Stephanie Shupe has had quite a whirlwind of an engineering career! At the ripe age of 10, Stephanie helped her dad, who worked in …
Stephanie Shupe has had quite a whirlwind of an engineering career! At the ripe age of 10, Stephanie helped her dad, who worked in construction, on site. This inspired her to pursue a degree in civil engineering at Virginia Tech. After graduation she continued to work as a civil engineer, but felt like she was spending too much of her time as a project manager, going back and forth coordinating projects. What she really wanted was a creative role where she could solve problems, and basically be an engineer! Stephanie also thought about going to get an MBA, and while she was accepted to business school, she ultimately gave her spot up to pursue software engineering.
She started slowly: civil engineer by day, and learning how to code on CodeAcademy at night. Then to make her dream come true, she decided to take a pretty big risk last year, by going full steam ahead, and moving to San Francisco to study at App Academy.
Post graduation she joined Lookout, and wouldn’t you know the first week on the job her company hosted their semi-annual hackathon, and guess who won, Stephanie! Talk about an amazing first week, and first time experience as a software engineer.
Stephanie is a true femgineer, spending her free time as a board member of Women Who Code, where she helps coordinate events for women, and even kids who code!
I’m definitely curious and excited to see how Stephanie’s career as a software engineer will evolve!
