engineering

Tesla Discussed Building a Smaller Cybertruck, Engineering VP Says

Elon Musk’s “apocalypse-proof” Cybertruck has been a major disappointment, but it could be about to get a smaller sibling.Lars Moravy, Tesla’s engineering VP, said in an interview on Saturday that the EV giant is considering making a smaller pickup truck, as sales of the beefy science-fiction-inspired Cybertruck continue to struggle.”We…

Fintech Engineering Is a Fast-Growing Career That Rewards Curiosity

If you’ve sent money through an app or deposited a check with your phone, you’ve used fintech.Fintech, or financial technology, is a vast ecosystem of services and solutions, including payment systems, lending platforms, and cryptocurrencies, that is revolutionizing the way businesses operate and creating promising new career paths.Behind these innovations…

How I Landed a Software Engineering Job at Slack Without a Degree

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jeremiah Peoples, a 28-year-old staff developer advocate at Slack in Austin. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I work in software engineering as a staff developer advocate without a college degree. After my first semester in Butler University’s computer science program,…