"I thought it would be far more straightforward to find a company I was genuinely interested in and personalize my approach - either by building or improving a tool for them, or developing a relationship with senior people at the company. That strategy helped me land an AI internship while I was still in college, and ultimately led to me securing a full-time job as a research engineer at the AI startup Artificial Societies, which I joined immediately after completing my postgraduate degree."
"When I was about 10, my parents gave me a Raspberry Pi for Christmas, which came pre-installed with Python. It was the start of my coding journey. My parents weren't keen on me playing computer games, but I wanted to play them so badly that I decided to make my own. That, they supported. I started with small Python projects, although I eventually realized it was a terrible language for making games."
Felix Wallis began coding at age ten after receiving a Raspberry Pi and learned Python before exploring machine learning. Instead of mass-applying, Felix focused on companies of genuine interest and personalized outreach by building or improving tools and forming relationships with senior staff. Posting a code fix in a company's Facebook group led to an internship while still in college. That internship and continued focused contributions culminated in a full-time research-engineer position at Artificial Societies immediately after completing a postgraduate degree. Parental support for self-directed projects supported the technical development and career path.
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