Sarah Jenkins
Before: Marketing Specialist
After: Frontend Developer
Learn It. Build It. Run It.
Former High School History Teacher
"I was teaching history, but my brain craved logic and systems. I spent every lunch break looking up Python tutorials, but I felt stuck in a career that didn't challenge me."
Marcus didn't just watch videos. He built a multi-tenant SaaS dashboard for a local charity and deployed it to production as his final capstone project.
Landed a Senior Backend Engineer role at a Fintech startup in 8 months. Salary increased by 180%.
The RunIt community is full of career switchers, bootcamp grads, and industry veterans leveling up.
Before: Marketing Specialist
After: Frontend Developer
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After: Frontend Lead
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After: Full Stack Freelancer
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After: Junior Developer
From Marketing to Frontend Dev in 6 months.
Why testing skills made him a better developer.
The timeline of her successful career switch.