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by FrustratedMonky 1113 days ago
This. This is best advice. I can't imagine there isn't some software company that could use a doctor-SWE combo. Usually SWE struggle not knowing the subject matter they are coding about. It is the subject matter experts that they need.
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This, I work with these people all day. There are tons of medical device and medtech companies that need people with both medical and technical backgrounds.
Even large corporations, Matt Lungren is a notable radiologist with a tech background and was hired at AWS and is now CMIO at Microsoft + Nuance.