"I've been messing around with computers since I got my first MacBook in 2006 at age 11. From building potato cannons to flying drones, I always wanted to solve problems and build things. After college, I worked in data science at a European bank and as a quantitative analyst at a hedge fund specializing in mortgage investments. When a friend from college who worked at Nvidia posted on LinkedIn about a software engineering opportunity, I knew I had to apply."
"It was the first time I was on a team where software was the final product and not just an internal tool - where getting the last mile right really mattered. But after a few months, I felt like I wasn't learning anymore. There was a top-down management style and a nitpicky, boxed-in way of working. I worked on a lot of bugs and features, and when I asked to work on different projects that I wasn't familiar with, I was told no."
Derek Fulton, 31, left Nvidia to found North Carolina-based cloud startup Carolina Cloud with his wife. He began tinkering with computers at age 11 and previously worked in data science at a European bank and as a quantitative analyst at a hedge fund specializing in mortgage investments. He joined Nvidia after a college friend posted a software-engineering opening. Initially he learned a lot, but learning later stalled amid top-down management, constrained project assignments, and repetitive bug work. His compensation was in the low six figures and pay disparities affected culture. Leaving revived his mental health and renewed his passion for building technology.
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