HashiCorp's Early Careers program has provided Zoraya Sanchez De La Vega Cayero with an opportunity to transition into the tech industry, despite being a non-traditional student and having a long-term career in healthcare. She joined the HashiCorp Engineering team as a Technical Program Manager Intern and is now pursuing a BS in software engineering at the University of Texas in UT Dallas. Zoraya's experience has been shaped by her desire to learn about programming, her curiosity about the tech field, and her need for support from her family. She faces challenges such as biases and assumptions about women in tech, but finds it rewarding to prove herself and demonstrate that there are no limits to what she can achieve. Zoraya's story highlights the importance of encouraging people of all genders to work in various job fields, avoiding inaccurate assumptions, and emphasizes the value of taking advantage of opportunities, such as HashiCorp's Early Careers program, to pursue a new career path.