A software engineer of 8 years quit her career to go back to school and switch fields. These 3 steps helped her pivot successfully.

Harshita Pal had been a software engineer for over eight years when she realized she wanted a change — and quit her job to pursue product management.
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I'm a senior software engineer at Microsoft. My AI skills have helped me climb the ladder in my career — here's my advice.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nandita Giri, a 32-year-old software engineer at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. It has been edited for length and clarity. My journey began ...