Sonya Nadesan
About Sonya Nadesan
Sonya Nadesan is a Full Stack Developer at Jefferies with a background in .NET development and a First Class BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering from Kingston University.
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Sonya Nadesan currently holds the position of Full Stack Developer at Jefferies, where she has been working since 2021.
Professional Experience
Sonya Nadesan's professional journey includes a series of roles in prominent organizations. She worked at Mimecast as a .NET Developer from 2020 to 2021, where she played a key role in significant projects. Prior to this, she served as a Junior .NET Developer at Marie Curie UK from 2019 to 2020. Her earlier career experiences include a Graduate Developer position at GenSight from 2017 to 2019, and academic roles at Kingston University as a Teaching Assistant and Academic Mentor.
Education and Expertise
Sonya Nadesan graduated from Kingston University with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering, a degree she earned from 2014 to 2017. Prior to her university studies, she attended Wallington High School for Girls where she completed 12 GCSEs and 3 A-Levels from 2010 to 2014. She also attended Old Palace Of John Whitgift for part of 2010 and Norbury Manor Business & Enterprise College from 2007 to 2009.
Skills and Mentorship
During her tenure at Jefferies, Sonya Nadesan demonstrated quick adaptability by mastering Angular for front-end development despite limited prior experience. Furthermore, she mentors interns at Jefferies, helping them understand technical concepts and assisting with debugging and issue resolution.
Achievements
Sonya Nadesan was shortlisted in The Future Stars of Tech in the Developer Category in 2019. She also organized fundraising events for Save The Children and Cancer Research while working at GenSight, underscoring her commitment to social causes.