Hannah Mudge pursued her dream of becoming a software engineer despite being one of the few women in her computer science program, driven by her early passion for technology cultivated during her homeschooling years. She joined Elastic through the Elastigrad program after completing her master’s degree, appreciating their culture and the opportunity for remote work. At Elastic, she primarily works on front-end development for Kibana's Dashboard team, with occasional back-end tasks involving Elasticsearch, and she appreciates the variety in her role. Promoted to Software Engineer II after a year, Hannah aims to become a Senior Software Engineer, taking on larger projects and higher-level code design. Throughout her journey in tech, Hannah faced challenges as a minority in her field but remained steadfast, encouraged by supportive mentors and colleagues, and she emphasizes the importance of perseverance for others pursuing similar paths.