DEV Community: Emmett Naughton

What are some things you should do before starting a new role?

Emmett Naughton — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:52:58 +0000

Bet on me in 2023

Emmett Naughton — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:17:46 +0000

Cross post from Emmettnaughton.com

I don't make asks very often. I try to give way more value to others and see them win, but this year 2023 is the year I ask for what I want, and what I deserve.

What I am looking for

Remote role
A place to grow and help others
Build meaningful things/support meaningful missions

My experience in the Emergency Room is a benefit to you!

Talking to patients in stressful situations. A lot of times the worst day of their life. Making sure they felt comfortable and heard about their problems and struggles. Translates directly to taking care of customers who have questions and complaints.

Running a Community Slack Channel

Another skill I have is running and building community. I run a community for Dads that Code. #CoderDads

Building a community around Dads that have similar stories to mine has given me a lot of pride and hope for the future. Dads getting to buy their first house, Dads doubling their salary from selling car tires to being a developer.

It's also taught me that I am not alone in the journey and to share my daily struggles.

2023: I'm gonna bet on me, and so should you.

I will bring the ability to build meaningful products, and build customer relationships that will last and turn your customers into advocates for your product. I have the skills and ability to jump right in and start building. Let's chat.

A year in review (2022)

Emmett Naughton — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 21:08:06 +0000

Cross post from emmettnaughton.com

First, I've got to work with wonderful people, which helped make the challenging parts of this year bearable.

I got the opportunity twice this year to get in on some very cool companies building exciting products.

Govalo

I got to work on making online gifting better and more accessible to brands, and who doesn't like getting gifts?

Built features to help get over 500 merchants to use Govalo as their gifting platform.
Learned Typescript
Built an email redemption app
Contextual Savebar
A lot of customizations
Knowing things I built helped merchants pad their stats on Black Friday/Cyber Monday (BFCM)
Over 270 contributions from Jan-May 2022

Luro

I worked with an incredible group.

Over 319 contributions
Learned Vue/Nuxt
Learned Prisma
Built multiple features
Leveled up my UI skills

Here are some stats!

Those were just professional achievements.
Here are the things that happened too.

#CoderDads

Broke 250 Dads
Saw many Dads get their first tech jobs.
Homes bought

Very thankful for this community that has watched me ride the tidal waves of moving from a busy ER job to a tech job. CoderDads helped me through 2 layoffs this year.

I was on some podcasts/live streams this year! If you have a podcast, I would love to come on and share my story.

Podcasts:

Gaelan Trombley show (Last year, but close enough)

Youtube:

Guidance Counselor 2.0

Janitor to Software Engineer Roadmap with Emmett Naughton

It's been a wild year.
I am looking for my next adventure. I am working on a few personal projects now.
I am going into the New Year rested and ready to be an asset to my next company.

What is your best tip for working remotely as an software engineer?

Emmett Naughton — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:09:05 +0000

I am starting my first fully remote full time job on Monday. What is your best tip?

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