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Tech Is for Everyone is a series designed to introduce graduate students from all academic backgrounds to exciting career paths in tech. 

Through networking workshops, site visits to top Austin employers and events, and curated resources, students will explore the tech ecosystem, build connections and discover opportunities tailored to their skills.

Upcoming Events

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Event Status
Scheduled
Date and time: Friday March 27, 2026, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location:Off-Campus
Expedia welcomes UT Austin advanced degree students for an interactive site visit focused on networking, portfolio-building and translating academic training into industry impact.
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Event Status
Scheduled
Date and time: Friday April 3, 2026, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location:Off-Campus
Co-hosted by Arduino, DigiKey and Texas Inventionworks, this hands-on Edge AI Hackathon is open to students from all disciplines and backgrounds—whether you’ve never touched hardware before or you’re ready to push your technical skills further.
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Office of Career and Life Design Resources

Exponent

Prep for tech interviews with Exponent! Designed by hiring managers at companies like Meta and Google, Exponent includes technical interview prep courses, real interview questions, mock interviews and referrals. Prepare for interviews in machine learning, data science, UX / Product Design, Product Management, Software Engineering and more! Exponent is free for all UT grad students and postdocs.

Meet Alumni in Tech

Alumni Profiles

Learn what it’s like to transition from grad school into a tech role straight from UT graduate alumni! Read their profiles and watch their Alumni@Work videos for short interviews with Master’s and Ph.D. students from across the university.

Cindy Blanco

Senior Learning Scientist
Duolingo
Ph.D. Linguistics

Decio Correa

Senior Data Scientist
IBM
Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Elisa Ferracane

Research Scientist
Abridge AI
Ph.D. Linguistics

Oscar Daniel Galvis Arce

Resident Engineer
Trimble
Ph.D. Transportation/Mobility Management
(College of Engineering)

Saurabh Gupta

GPU Architect
NVIDIA
M.S. ECE Engineering