A Software Engineer on maternity leave in Germany reflects on burnout while managing her baby and preparing for interviews amidst company shutdown.
She works with technologies like Kotlin, Spring Boot, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and TDD in her role for Wayfair, before the news of company shutting down the German Technology Development Center.
Struggling to manage her baby's crying while contemplating ways to alleviate the situation, she writes about the challenges of balancing personal and professional responsibilities.
This introspective piece sheds light on the stress faced by working mothers, especially in demanding tech roles, during major life transitions and uncertain career prospects due to company closures.