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When I set my sights on <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/learning" target="_blank">learning</a> to code and becoming a professional <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/software-developer" target="_blank">software developer</a> five years ago, there was one thing that I was seeking from the job above all else — freedom. When I graduated from college with a B.S. in Neuroscience, I knew next to nothing about software and had never written a line of code. I took a job working in a Neuroscience lab at UCSF hoping to prepare myself for a career in science or medicine. After a little more than a year of work down this path, I realized it wasn’t for me. While I had tremendous respect for my colleagues and the work we were doing, I was being driven insane by the monotony of the daily work and, more importantly, my entire daily routine. I knew that I needed to find a job that would provide me with more intellectual engagement on a daily basis, and the flexibility and freedom to work for myself and work remotely.