I'm someone who qualifies as a junior developer even though I have a minor in CS, a BS in math, and a BS in mechanical engineering.

My career has been an interesting journey. I've worked in sales, taught high school mathematic and computer science, and led technical SEO for multiple successful startups.

I left all that in January to pursue my dream of becoming a full-time frontend developer. My wife and I have two daughters and this is my opportunity to show them some risks are worth taking.

I'm not fooling myself into thinking my first developer job is going to fall into my lap, but I'm confident it's out there and I'm going to keep writing code and challenging myself all day, every day until I find it.