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Shanice Smith
2:37 PM
Scored 3 fall internships offers at Twitter and NBCUniversal!
Malik Saafir
3:13 PM
I’ll be starting full time with Cruise Automation as a SWE on their Embedded Systems team on Monday!!
Abisola Dayspring Johnson
8:07 PM
Hey y’all, I’ve been sitting on this for almost a month now 😅 but I received multiple offers including a Security Engineer internship from Intel and and a full-time offer to work at Optive as a Cyber Threat Analyst 👨🏽‍💻
Arianna Cooper
1:55 PM
Sooo I got an offer from a startup: Dreamhaven, for a Summer 2022 Internship as a Platform/Infrastructure SWE!!! 😭🙌🏾
I was also accepted into the DS4A program as well 🥳 Almost forgot to mention that one a bit ago lolz
Pauli Peralta
4:20 PM
To echo the above, just got my first offer from Paylocity and it was all thanks to meeting them at Stacked Up Summit!! Thank you ColorStack :)))
Melissa Perez
4:13 PM
I’m about to accept an offer for Twilio!!! Thank you for the introduction at ColorStack’s Stacked up Summit! I have also received other offers from: Wells Fargo, Discover, Asurion, and Bank of America! But Twilio will win out due to being in Irvine or Portland and giving me a chance to go home for the summer in either case (family in both states). I can’t believe it!
Jonathan Padilla
11:22 AM
accepted an offer from Datadog 2022 SWE Internship glad they went to the stacked up summit and are a partner!
Dasha
6:37 PM
AHHHHHH. This year has truly been a journey. I came into college as a lost freshman who didn’t think she could survive the semester and now I’ve gotten offers from FBU, Google STEP, AND Microsoft Explore. This is so crazy and I feel so blessed to have this community that has embraced, supported and uplifted me greatly. Thank you so much Colorstack and AHHHHH!
Oluwatise Alatise
4:28 PM
Got design offers from Disney, Amazon, and Facebook! Thank you to ColorStack for not only the community but my first paid design role back in the day!
I grew so much here 😭
Yaw Frempong
3:24 PM
Got new grad SWE offers from Cruise, Gusto, and Google. The you ColorStack for hosting so many virtual events since the pandemic and giving me the
opportunity to connect with so many awesome people in the community 🙏
Samuel Rodriguez
4:15 PM
Got SWE offers from Google, Facebook, Doordash, and JPMorgan! Thank you @ColorStack for helping me secure the bag! The resume drop helped my
name reach out to many different recruiters, so I cannot thank you all enough!!!
Yesenia Odalyss s.
8:26 AM
I’ve been selected to speak on a SECOND intern panel for IBM! 🗣 This is after receiving offers for different positions within the company: hardware
developer and firmware engineer 😤 I want to thank ColorStack for getting me here, I’d never thought that I’d be able to receive offers Nuro, IBM, and Mathworks, nor final rounds with
Bloomberg, Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google with no family or industry connections, so thank you for giving me the resources and confidence to thrive in
tech as a first generation woman of color.
Shanice Smith
2:37 PM
Scored 3 fall internships offers at Twitter and NBCUniversal!
Malik Saafir
3:13 PM
I’ll be starting full time with Cruise Automation as a SWE on their Embedded Systems team on Monday!!
Abisola Dayspring Johnson
8:07 PM
Hey y’all, I’ve been sitting on this for almost a month now 😅 but I received multiple offers including a Security Engineer internship from Intel and and a full-time offer to work at Optive as a Cyber Threat Analyst 👨🏽‍💻
Arianna Cooper
1:55 PM
Sooo I got an offer from a startup: Dreamhaven, for a Summer 2022 Internship as a Platform/Infrastructure SWE!!! 😭🙌🏾
I was also accepted into the DS4A program as well 🥳 Almost forgot to mention that one a bit ago lolz
Pauli Peralta
4:20 PM
To echo the above, just got my first offer from Paylocity and it was all thanks to meeting them at Stacked Up Summit!! Thank you ColorStack :)))
Melissa Perez
4:13 PM
I’m about to accept an offer for Twilio!!! Thank you for the introduction at ColorStack’s Stacked up Summit! I have also received other offers from: Wells Fargo, Discover, Asurion, and Bank of America! But Twilio will win out due to being in Irvine or Portland and giving me a chance to go home for the summer in either case (family in both states). I can’t believe it!
Jonathan Padilla
11:22 AM
accepted an offer from Datadog 2022 SWE Internship glad they went to the stacked up summit and are a partner!
Dasha
6:37 PM
AHHHHHH. This year has truly been a journey. I came into college as a lost freshman who didn’t think she could survive the semester and now I’ve gotten offers from FBU, Google STEP, AND Microsoft Explore. This is so crazy and I feel so blessed to have this community that has embraced, supported and uplifted me greatly. Thank you so much Colorstack and AHHHHH!
Oluwatise Alatise
4:28 PM
Got design offers from Disney, Amazon, and Facebook! Thank you to ColorStack for not only the community but my first paid design role back in the day!
I grew so much here 😭
Yaw Frempong
3:24 PM
Got new grad SWE offers from Cruise, Gusto, and Google. The you ColorStack for hosting so many virtual events since the pandemic and giving me the
opportunity to connect with so many awesome people in the community 🙏
Samuel Rodriguez
4:15 PM
Got SWE offers from Google, Facebook, Doordash, and JPMorgan! Thank you @ColorStack for helping me secure the bag! The resume drop helped my
name reach out to many different recruiters, so I cannot thank you all enough!!!
Yesenia Odalyss s.
8:26 AM
I’ve been selected to speak on a SECOND intern panel for IBM! 🗣 This is after receiving offers for different positions within the company: hardware
developer and firmware engineer 😤 I want to thank ColorStack for getting me here, I’d never thought that I’d be able to receive offers Nuro, IBM, and Mathworks, nor final rounds with
Bloomberg, Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google with no family or industry connections, so thank you for giving me the resources and confidence to thrive in
tech as a first generation woman of color.
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Shanice Smith
2:37 PM
Scored 3 fall internships offers at Twitter and NBCUniversal!
Malik Saafir
3:13 PM
I’ll be starting full time with Cruise Automation as a SWE on their Embedded Systems team on Monday!!
Abisola Dayspring Johnson
8:07 PM
Hey y’all, I’ve been sitting on this for almost a month now 😅 but I received multiple offers including a Security Engineer internship from Intel and and a full-time offer to work at Optive as a Cyber Threat Analyst 👨🏽‍💻
Arianna Cooper
1:55 PM
Sooo I got an offer from a startup: Dreamhaven, for a Summer 2022 Internship as a Platform/Infrastructure SWE!!! 😭🙌🏾
I was also accepted into the DS4A program as well 🥳 Almost forgot to mention that one a bit ago lolz
Pauli Peralta
4:20 PM
To echo the above, just got my first offer from Paylocity and it was all thanks to meeting them at Stacked Up Summit!! Thank you ColorStack :)))
Melissa Perez
4:13 PM
I’m about to accept an offer for Twilio!!! Thank you for the introduction at ColorStack’s Stacked up Summit! I have also received other offers from: Wells Fargo, Discover, Asurion, and Bank of America! But Twilio will win out due to being in Irvine or Portland and giving me a chance to go home for the summer in either case (family in both states). I can’t believe it!
Jonathan Padilla
11:22 AM
accepted an offer from Datadog 2022 SWE Internship glad they went to the stacked up summit and are a partner!
Dasha
6:37 PM
AHHHHHH. This year has truly been a journey. I came into college as a lost freshman who didn’t think she could survive the semester and now I’ve gotten offers from FBU, Google STEP, AND Microsoft Explore. This is so crazy and I feel so blessed to have this community that has embraced, supported and uplifted me greatly. Thank you so much Colorstack and AHHHHH!
Oluwatise Alatise
4:28 PM
Got design offers from Disney, Amazon, and Facebook! Thank you to ColorStack for not only the community but my first paid design role back in the day!
I grew so much here 😭
Yaw Frempong
3:24 PM
Got new grad SWE offers from Cruise, Gusto, and Google. The you ColorStack for hosting so many virtual events since the pandemic and giving me the
opportunity to connect with so many awesome people in the community 🙏
Samuel Rodriguez
4:15 PM
Got SWE offers from Google, Facebook, Doordash, and JPMorgan! Thank you @ColorStack for helping me secure the bag! The resume drop helped my
name reach out to many different recruiters, so I cannot thank you all enough!!!
Yesenia Odalyss s.
8:26 AM
I’ve been selected to speak on a SECOND intern panel for IBM! 🗣 This is after receiving offers for different positions within the company: hardware
developer and firmware engineer 😤 I want to thank ColorStack for getting me here, I’d never thought that I’d be able to receive offers Nuro, IBM, and Mathworks, nor final rounds with
Bloomberg, Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google with no family or industry connections, so thank you for giving me the resources and confidence to thrive in
tech as a first generation woman of color.
Shanice Smith
2:37 PM
Scored 3 fall internships offers at Twitter and NBCUniversal!
Malik Saafir
3:13 PM
I’ll be starting full time with Cruise Automation as a SWE on their Embedded Systems team on Monday!!
Abisola Dayspring Johnson
8:07 PM
Hey y’all, I’ve been sitting on this for almost a month now 😅 but I received multiple offers including a Security Engineer internship from Intel and and a full-time offer to work at Optive as a Cyber Threat Analyst 👨🏽‍💻
Arianna Cooper
1:55 PM
Sooo I got an offer from a startup: Dreamhaven, for a Summer 2022 Internship as a Platform/Infrastructure SWE!!! 😭🙌🏾
I was also accepted into the DS4A program as well 🥳 Almost forgot to mention that one a bit ago lolz
Pauli Peralta
4:20 PM
To echo the above, just got my first offer from Paylocity and it was all thanks to meeting them at Stacked Up Summit!! Thank you ColorStack :)))
Melissa Perez
4:13 PM
I’m about to accept an offer for Twilio!!! Thank you for the introduction at ColorStack’s Stacked up Summit! I have also received other offers from: Wells Fargo, Discover, Asurion, and Bank of America! But Twilio will win out due to being in Irvine or Portland and giving me a chance to go home for the summer in either case (family in both states). I can’t believe it!
Jonathan Padilla
11:22 AM
accepted an offer from Datadog 2022 SWE Internship glad they went to the stacked up summit and are a partner!
Dasha
6:37 PM
AHHHHHH. This year has truly been a journey. I came into college as a lost freshman who didn’t think she could survive the semester and now I’ve gotten offers from FBU, Google STEP, AND Microsoft Explore. This is so crazy and I feel so blessed to have this community that has embraced, supported and uplifted me greatly. Thank you so much Colorstack and AHHHHH!
Oluwatise Alatise
4:28 PM
Got design offers from Disney, Amazon, and Facebook! Thank you to ColorStack for not only the community but my first paid design role back in the day!
I grew so much here 😭
Yaw Frempong
3:24 PM
Got new grad SWE offers from Cruise, Gusto, and Google. The you ColorStack for hosting so many virtual events since the pandemic and giving me the
opportunity to connect with so many awesome people in the community 🙏
Samuel Rodriguez
4:15 PM
Got SWE offers from Google, Facebook, Doordash, and JPMorgan! Thank you @ColorStack for helping me secure the bag! The resume drop helped my
name reach out to many different recruiters, so I cannot thank you all enough!!!
Yesenia Odalyss s.
8:26 AM
I’ve been selected to speak on a SECOND intern panel for IBM! 🗣 This is after receiving offers for different positions within the company: hardware
developer and firmware engineer 😤 I want to thank ColorStack for getting me here, I’d never thought that I’d be able to receive offers Nuro, IBM, and Mathworks, nor final rounds with
Bloomberg, Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google with no family or industry connections, so thank you for giving me the resources and confidence to thrive in
tech as a first generation woman of color.
Shanice Smith
2:37 PM
Scored 3 fall internships offers at Twitter and NBCUniversal!
Malik Saafir
3:13 PM
I’ll be starting full time with Cruise Automation as a SWE on their Embedded Systems team on Monday!!
Abisola Dayspring Johnson
8:07 PM
Hey y’all, I’ve been sitting on this for almost a month now 😅 but I received multiple offers including a Security Engineer internship from Intel and and a full-time offer to work at Optive as a Cyber Threat Analyst 👨🏽‍💻
Arianna Cooper
1:55 PM
Sooo I got an offer from a startup: Dreamhaven, for a Summer 2022 Internship as a Platform/Infrastructure SWE!!! 😭🙌🏾
I was also accepted into the DS4A program as well 🥳 Almost forgot to mention that one a bit ago lolz
Pauli Peralta
4:20 PM
To echo the above, just got my first offer from Paylocity and it was all thanks to meeting them at Stacked Up Summit!! Thank you ColorStack :)))
Melissa Perez
4:13 PM
I’m about to accept an offer for Twilio!!! Thank you for the introduction at ColorStack’s Stacked up Summit! I have also received other offers from: Wells Fargo, Discover, Asurion, and Bank of America! But Twilio will win out due to being in Irvine or Portland and giving me a chance to go home for the summer in either case (family in both states). I can’t believe it!
Jonathan Padilla
11:22 AM
accepted an offer from Datadog 2022 SWE Internship glad they went to the stacked up summit and are a partner!
Dasha
6:37 PM
AHHHHHH. This year has truly been a journey. I came into college as a lost freshman who didn’t think she could survive the semester and now I’ve gotten offers from FBU, Google STEP, AND Microsoft Explore. This is so crazy and I feel so blessed to have this community that has embraced, supported and uplifted me greatly. Thank you so much Colorstack and AHHHHH!
Oluwatise Alatise
4:28 PM
Got design offers from Disney, Amazon, and Facebook! Thank you to ColorStack for not only the community but my first paid design role back in the day!
I grew so much here 😭
Yaw Frempong
3:24 PM
Got new grad SWE offers from Cruise, Gusto, and Google. The you ColorStack for hosting so many virtual events since the pandemic and giving me the
opportunity to connect with so many awesome people in the community 🙏
Samuel Rodriguez
4:15 PM
Got SWE offers from Google, Facebook, Doordash, and JPMorgan! Thank you @ColorStack for helping me secure the bag! The resume drop helped my
name reach out to many different recruiters, so I cannot thank you all enough!!!
Yesenia Odalyss s.
8:26 AM
I’ve been selected to speak on a SECOND intern panel for IBM! 🗣 This is after receiving offers for different positions within the company: hardware
developer and firmware engineer 😤 I want to thank ColorStack for getting me here, I’d never thought that I’d be able to receive offers Nuro, IBM, and Mathworks, nor final rounds with
Bloomberg, Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google with no family or industry connections, so thank you for giving me the resources and confidence to thrive in
tech as a first generation woman of color.
Shanice Smith
2:37 PM
Scored 3 fall internships offers at Twitter and NBCUniversal!
Malik Saafir
3:13 PM
I’ll be starting full time with Cruise Automation as a SWE on their Embedded Systems team on Monday!!
Abisola Dayspring Johnson
8:07 PM
Hey y’all, I’ve been sitting on this for almost a month now 😅 but I received multiple offers including a Security Engineer internship from Intel and and a full-time offer to work at Optive as a Cyber Threat Analyst 👨🏽‍💻
Arianna Cooper
1:55 PM
Sooo I got an offer from a startup: Dreamhaven, for a Summer 2022 Internship as a Platform/Infrastructure SWE!!! 😭🙌🏾
I was also accepted into the DS4A program as well 🥳 Almost forgot to mention that one a bit ago lolz
Pauli Peralta
4:20 PM
To echo the above, just got my first offer from Paylocity and it was all thanks to meeting them at Stacked Up Summit!! Thank you ColorStack :)))
Melissa Perez
4:13 PM
I’m about to accept an offer for Twilio!!! Thank you for the introduction at ColorStack’s Stacked up Summit! I have also received other offers from: Wells Fargo, Discover, Asurion, and Bank of America! But Twilio will win out due to being in Irvine or Portland and giving me a chance to go home for the summer in either case (family in both states). I can’t believe it!
Jonathan Padilla
11:22 AM
accepted an offer from Datadog 2022 SWE Internship glad they went to the stacked up summit and are a partner!
Dasha
6:37 PM
AHHHHHH. This year has truly been a journey. I came into college as a lost freshman who didn’t think she could survive the semester and now I’ve gotten offers from FBU, Google STEP, AND Microsoft Explore. This is so crazy and I feel so blessed to have this community that has embraced, supported and uplifted me greatly. Thank you so much Colorstack and AHHHHH!
Oluwatise Alatise
4:28 PM
Got design offers from Disney, Amazon, and Facebook! Thank you to ColorStack for not only the community but my first paid design role back in the day!
I grew so much here 😭
Yaw Frempong
3:24 PM
Got new grad SWE offers from Cruise, Gusto, and Google. The you ColorStack for hosting so many virtual events since the pandemic and giving me the
opportunity to connect with so many awesome people in the community 🙏
Samuel Rodriguez
4:15 PM
Got SWE offers from Google, Facebook, Doordash, and JPMorgan! Thank you @ColorStack for helping me secure the bag! The resume drop helped my
name reach out to many different recruiters, so I cannot thank you all enough!!!
Yesenia Odalyss s.
8:26 AM
I’ve been selected to speak on a SECOND intern panel for IBM! 🗣 This is after receiving offers for different positions within the company: hardware
developer and firmware engineer 😤 I want to thank ColorStack for getting me here, I’d never thought that I’d be able to receive offers Nuro, IBM, and Mathworks, nor final rounds with
Bloomberg, Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google with no family or industry connections, so thank you for giving me the resources and confidence to thrive in
tech as a first generation woman of color.
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