Philippa Main

Job:

Senior Developer

Company:

Auto Trader UK

I write programs to help people use all the data we get from 2M interactions with our website every day.

I am...
Logical
kind
interested
The skills I use most in my job...

Team work

Googling

Programming

The most interesting thing I've worked on in my career so far...

I'm excited about being part of the team that is building Auto Trader's big data platform, using cutting-edge technologies and learning new things every day.

What inspired me into digital and tech...

I love to solve puzzles and work with great people.

My educational background is...

I studied Maths at university then got a job programming. I learnt on the job, mostly through mentoring. Now we learn from each other and the internet.

What advice I'd give to girls thinking about a career in digital and tech...

Go for it! There's always something interesting to do and they'll pay you well for it.

Job type tags:

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