 After finishing his training, Alex earned $42,000 a year as a basic coder and now makes $77,000 as the lead software developer. He's responsible for managing a team which has members in Chicago and Atlanta and implements software solutions for General Electric Appliances headquartered in Louisville to build smart appliances, including refrigerators, coffee makers, ovens, and laundry machines. Alex can schedule his own hours and feels lucky to have worked remotely every day during the pandemic.