Alumni Stories

One Student’s Journey from Stay-at-Home Mom to Mod 1

Meet Flatiron Alum and Software Engineer at Lantern, Wendy Calderon
Alumni Stories

From Peace Corps to Predicting Weather: Mark Ehler’s Story

After returning from the Peach Corps, Mark Ehler worked in a retina lab but wanted to improve lives in a bigger way. Mark enrolled in Flatiron School and now uses machine learning principles to better predict weather pattens.
Alumni Stories

Future Focus: this London coder loves his job in theatre

Sang Song has always loved the theatre—a self-described "theatre geek, he grew up passionate about the West End, but never thought he could work in the field. A Londoner, Sang studied politics and history at Uni before starting a career in marketing and analytics at a variety of companies. Sang was always interested in tech—and […]
Alumni Stories

Flatiron School alum builds community in Charlotte, NC

There are vibrant, fast-growing tech hubs flourishing across the country. Oftentimes, our online graduates are some of the first to know where they’re popping up.  We spoke with Anthony, a graduate of Flatiron School’s online software engineering course, who lives and works in Charlotte, North Carolina. While learning with Flatiron School and launching his new […]
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Future Focus: The future is bright for this London alum

Flatiron School London alumna, Lucy, came to Flatiron School because she sought change: in her job, her day-to-day life, her future—but also in herself and the future of tech. Studying at Flatiron School, she overcame personal and professional challenges to do something great: learn to code, switch career, buy a house, support those she loved. […]
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Future Focus: A musician turned coder looks to the future

As part of our Future Focus series, we're ushering in the new decade by looking to the future. We're catching up with Flatiron School alumni to see where they've been, where they're going, and why they're excited about the future. Raised in the United Kingdom, Ian Harrison grew up passionate about music, but first discovered […]