What I Learned as a Rookie Engineer on a Hackathon Team

Hackathons are like special holidays for engineers. Everyone gets into the alpha zone mindset, making their frontal and temporal lobes happy when the boss says, “Hey, here’s an opportunity to learn, be creative, live up your crazy idea.” There I was, just one week after my bootcamp, participating in my first hackathon ever. While it sounded exciting, I kept asking myself, “What can I bring to the table to enrich their approach?” and “What role could be best for me around these coding superheroes?” Determined to make a positive impact, I mustered up all my confidence and said to myself, “Let’s