Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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“It was a small startup so the pay wasn’t super competitive…I did it just for the experience so I could move and apply to more roles at other companies.” - Satoshi Iwako, Senior Front-end Engineer

From unpaid intern to contractor to full-time employee to department leader – it’s all about patience, timing, and strategic positioning to move up the tech career ladder. 🪜

Hear more about Satoshi Iwako’s inspiring story from barista to successful Silicon Valley developer in our latest installment of How I Broke Into Tech.

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