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Goldman Sachs Women in Engineering hosts Kode With Klossy 2024

Girls working on laptops at a communal table

For the fourth consecutive year, Women in Engineering at Goldman Sachs partnered with Kode With Klossy to sponsor an engineering summer camp in New York City. Karlie Kloss launched Kode With Klossy (KWK) in 2015, inspired by her own experience as a computer science student and her desire to bridge the gender gap in the tech industry. The goal of these camps is to provide young women and gender expansive teens with opportunities to learn and engage in coding and computer science. 

This summer, Goldman Sachs hosted 30 scholars to learn programming languages like HTML/CSS and JavaScript, work on group projects, and build a completed website from scratch. 

GS mentors and KWK scholars participated in a mentor lunch, where they networked and discussed what it is like to work in tech, which was followed by an analyst and associate panel discussion. The Goldman Sachs panel of engineers shared their experiences and insights on a wide range of topics from initial interest in computer science, the differences between what they studied in college and what they practice in their careers, and their current roles at the firm. Panelists shared advice and encouraged scholars to try new things, explore their passions, and attend conferences to meet others in the industry. 

Girls collaborating

Goldman Sachs then hosted the KWK Pitch Party at 200 West. Amrita Rajagopal, global head of Equities Client Platforms Engineering and MD sponsor of the Women in Engineering Outreach Pillar, kicked off the event with welcoming remarks. She walked scholars through her journey into computer science and her work in the Equities trading technology team at GS. Scholars then had time to socialize over ice-cream before presenting their project ideas on topics like climate change, mental wellness, and sustainability. Following each group presentation scholars and mentors alike were encouraged to provide feedback. 

Finally, GS mentors went to the KWK Camp site to help the scholars with their projects. Upon arrival, scholars and mentors split up into groups and moved into separate quiet spaces to focus on their project development. Mentors helped scholars implement features for their websites, debug code, and helped prepare presentations for Demo Day. 

Girls presenting in front of an audience

The camp concluded with scholars presenting their projects at Demo Day in the presence of their families, friends, instructors, and GS mentors. Each scholar group presented their project and briefly discussed areas of focus, challenges faced, lessons learned, and future iterations planned. They then presented demos of their websites. Each presentation was followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion from the audience. Scholars were then presented with graduation certificates. 

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