Nina Lofrese

Android Engineer based in Berlin and passionate about creating user-friendly and accessible mobile applications.

Panoramic view of Berlin featuring the golden dome of the New Synagogue in the foreground, with the Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm) visible in the distance against a backdrop of blue sky and scattered clouds. Surrounding buildings display classic European architecture with red rooftops and light-colored facades.

How Curiosity Led Me to a Job in Germany

The teenage me learned English by translating music lyrics long before they were available on Spotify. I always dreamt of living overseas, but adulting got in the way, and that dream got shelved as “too silly for real life”. Fast forward to the 33-year-old me. Sheer luck triggered this life-changing event. The mentorship After changing careers, I attended some GDG-SP events in 2020-21 and followed many GDEs on social media. Roque Buarque, living in Germany at the time, shared insightful interviews with immigrant developers on his YouTube channel....

From Journalism to IT: My journey becoming an Android Engineer

It was at the beginning of 2019. I had a Communication company with a friend, and we had tried for the past 4 years to earn a living. But even though we were proud of our work, it wasn’t enough. That’s when we decided to close it and move on. The decision At that particular time, I needed to decide for myself. Was I going to put myself back in the Communication market and work as a journalist or a press officer?...