Career

Just like in life, every career has chapters. Some are filled with momentum and adrenaline. Others demand soul-searching, patience, and growth. My past two years at Messenger were all of the above and more. When I first joined Meta four years ago, I started on an infra team building internal tools for employees. It was… Read more: Built Through Challenge: My Time at Messenger

Recently, I sat in on a Women in Leadership talk hosted by the Facebook org at work and I have to admit, I usually skip these because I tell myself I have “too much work.” But wow, I didn’t realize how much I was missing out on. There’s something so powerful about hearing from women… Read more: Tackling Unconscious Bias in Tech

I’m writing this blog post for a few reasons. First, I was promoted to Senior Engineer during a pivotal cultural shift at the company I work for (and tech industry in general). Second, I want to talk about the realities of working in tech, beyond the headlines and assumptions. But most importantly, I want to… Read more: Navigating Change and Growth: My Journey to Senior Engineer

I had been working at Meta for ~8 months when my manager brought up the conversation about my first promotion. This didn’t mean I was promoted, it meant my manager and I were going to work together to make sure I met all the requirements to move to the next level. Ten months after having… Read more: How to Get Your First Promotion

A few weeks ago, I celebrated my very first Metaversary! That’s what we call a work anniversary at Meta. Time flew by, it feels like just yesterday I was nervous about interviewing. In only 1 year, I’ve learned and grown so much as an engineer, team member and contributor. I put together a list of… Read more: My First Metaversary: What I Learned After 1 Year at Meta

Lately I’ve been feeling extremely grateful and humbled by all the women who have followed me on this journey. Especially for those who have reached out to share their own stories and how my story made a difference in theirs. That’s what inspired this blog post. This post is dedicated to the women who are… Read more: A Message to Aspiring Women in Tech

Well, it’s here. You asked for it! My journey to Facebook, part 1. A year ago, summer 2020, I interned at Facebook as a Software Engineer. Wow, it’s been a year and saying that I interned at Facebook still sounds unreal. Let’s start at the way beginning. How did I even get this opportunity? Well,… Read more: How I Landed an Internship at Facebook

We’ve all had to take that first step into the real world. It can be intimidating and sometimes too scary to take. I remember being there. I was registering for my senior year, excited as ever because I was getting closer to graduation. I called my brother to share my excitement and his response was… Read more: 7 Tips On Landing Your First Internship

My second internship was a dream come true. I don’t even know where to begin… My sophomore year of college, I applied to the Disney College Program and to my surprise, I got in! I was so excited for the opportunity but after consulting it with my parents and older brother, they weren’t fully on… Read more: My Software Engineering Internship At Disney

When I started preparing for technical interviews, it was challenging to figure out where to start. I created a routine that helped me stay organized and true to myself as I learned how to pass one. I’m going to share with you how I prepared for and passed technical interviews with multiple companies including Facebook,… Read more: How I Prepared for Technical Interviews

2 years ago, I was sitting in my Data Structures course and we had a visitor. I do not remember his name and I wish I would’ve written down his information so I can reach out to him today and thank him. He was a recent graduate from my university. He had just returned from… Read more: My Summer Internship in Chicago

Hello, my name is Paola and I am a current senior at the University of Texas at El Paso. If you’d like to know a little more about me, check out my About page! I started this blog for many reasons, mostly to share my journey but the main goal is for my journey to… Read more: First Blog Post: Hello World