A software engineer shares his remarkable journey from incarceration to joining Turso as a database developer. After enrolling in a prison college program that provided computer access, he rediscovered programming and began contributing to open source projects. Through Maine's remote work program for inmates, he first worked at Unlocked Labs before becoming a major contributor to Turso's Project Limbo, a SQLite rewrite. His dedication to learning database internals and consistent contributions eventually led to a full-time position at Turso, demonstrating how determination and skill development can create unexpected career opportunities even in challenging circumstances.
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