2U
In February 2023, I joined 2U as a Technical Instructor, a role that quickly became more than just a job. It was a chance to dive into what I love: teaching and tech. My days were filled with tutoring and grading students projects in full-stack development, covering everything from mySQL to React.
But teaching wasn't the only highlight. I also had a hand in tweaking how we did things behind the scenes. One of my key projects was revamping our software testing process. Instead of the old way of manually checking things with Postman, I came up with a set of custom shell scripts using Curl and JQ. This change automated our testing of 14 different CRUD API endpoints, making everything faster and more reliable. It was a big win for the team and felt great to contribute something that really made a difference in how we worked.
© Shawn Mallon