#26 - Modupe Theko Lekena, Software Engineer III at Google, Fordham, Skidmore & ALA Alumni

Update: 2024-01-15

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This week's guest is Modupe Theko Lekena, a Software Engineer III at Google, based in New York City.

Modupe is originally from South Africa, where he graduated from the African Leadership Academy and relocated to the United States to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Skidmore College.Upon graduating, he started working at Google as a Software Engineer and later joined Axioni, specializing in Blockchain and Smart Contract development. While at Axioni, he pursued a Master of Science in Computer Science from Fordham University and later rejoined Google in his current role as a Software Engineer on the Search team.

Tune in to this week’s episode to listen to his story and learn how he got to where he is today.

Watch full episode: YouTube

Note: This episode was originally recorded on November 6th 2022.

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#26 - Modupe Theko Lekena, Software Engineer III at Google, Fordham, Skidmore & ALA Alumni

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#26 - Modupe Theko Lekena, Software Engineer III at Google, Fordham, Skidmore & ALA Alumni