"I hope to inspire others to join the ‘JavaScript world’”
“I am inspired to learn new stuff while making real difference in this huge company, and I hope to inspire others to join the ‘JavaScript world’.” Says Gaon Yang, front-end developer at .
“I really feel I contribute to the digital transition that is in, and I learn so much developing our new design system. It’s awesome!
Gaon feels privileged in her current position at . She really likes what she does and her team although she is not an IT scholar from start.
“I took a two-year digital creative course at Hyper Island in Stockholm. But I’m very much self-taught in programming. I’ve attended many free online courses, like Pink Programming, and I always have my small projects on the side.”
She studied literature and linguistics in Seoul, South Korea. A Swedish friend introduced her to a game company in Sweden, for translations for the Korean market. This made Gaon dare to change her path and move to Stockholm in 2015.
“They offered me a job as game tester. As I had grown to like my new situation and work life in Sweden I decided to stay. Now I live with my partner in Stockholm City.”
Gaon’s fascination for the digital world grew. She moved on to work with programming for smaller start-ups and bigger firms before she eventually was recruited by IT department, through LinkedIn.
