Andrew Knapp
Senior Director of Software Engineering
Salesforce
Forest Grove, OR USA
Milestones
My road in life has taken me all over.
Going away from the town where I grew up in was a pretty big milestone for me. Living abroad was really important, because it opened my eyes to the world and gave me awesome new experiences.
Moving to San Francisco was another really big moment in my life—it really helped to jump start my career. Being in the hub of technology in the U.S. was a major advantage at that point.
Meeting my wife was obviously a pretty important moment.
And having my child was another obvious milestone.
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Education
High School
Arlington Memorial High School
Arlington Memorial High School
Career
Senior Director of Software Engineering
I lead a software development organization of 40+ engineers.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Technology
Business
Helping People
Day to Day
On a typical day I facilitate agreements or through disagreements. I help my team through personal or professional issues and help them develop their career. I help with managing long term plans for projects, so my team can focus on just the next couple of weeks. When we don't meet deadlines or our project can't do what we were asked to make it do yet, I deal with those situations so that end so my team can focus on their work.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for everyone
Find something you're passionate about and go do it, especially if it involves technology. If you love to do something, then employers will see that. Just go make projects you're proud of.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Peers:
"Entered this career as it was sort of exploding, faced mostly people telling me to enter the field."
Q&A
If you could do anything differently, what would it be?
Asked by Anonymous StudentI don't have many regrets, I guess I would have left my current job sooner. Being able to always be learning and growing is important.
What can someone do right now to help them towards this career?
Asked by Anonymous Studentlearning how to be a team player is important. Find a community, develop social skills.
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