My Journey to becoming a Quantum Engineer

I have procrastinated on documenting this process for the longest time. But I think i am ready now (maybe).
Coming from a front end engineering background, I am fascinated by the work being done by the quantum engineers at IBM. I am not that great with maths and statistics but I believe anything can be learned with tons of practice and consistency. I want to use this platform to hold myself accountable (that is if i don't give up half way and delete all my posts. I'll try not to btw).

This is an article describing what quantum computing is and some of it's use cases.

I became an IBM qiskit advocate late last year and I have been exposed to a lot of resources and networked a bunch as well. However, I still think to get to a higher level, there's still a lot of work I need to do individually behind closed doors.

I guess that's why I am embarking on this journey and you all are coming with me lol. I will be posting content here weekly and consistently. No using AI.

Certification

The first step of my plan is to pass the Qiskit v2 certification exam. I will be following the curriculum outlined there since it covers everything i need to know in order to pass the exam.

Career path

The second step should be choosing a specific area to focus on since quantum computing has a vast amount of fields. Build stuff and contribute to that field.
This is an article that describes 8 quantum computing careers. I haven't decided on an area yet.

I actually applied to some PhD programs last year but I got rejected from most of them except one. Still waiting on a response from the last school. Fingers crossed. If I don't get accepted, I think I would just focus on trying to get more research experience before applying again or maybe just abandon it all together and focus on the industry 🤷🏽‍♀️.

Yeah. I guess this is what I have for now. Until I have something new to share.